And the Freshwater zouk (listed in the classifieds, btw)
And the Freshwater zouk (listed in the classifieds, btw)
Karen Escovitz
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Otter OM #1
Brian Dean OM #32
Old Wave Mandola #372
Phoenix Neoclassical #256
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If you're gonna walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!
And an interesting 1922 Italian mandola that I recently swapped with a friend for a tenor banjo... I posted this anyway, just cause I think it's fairly unique... I don't see many like it... flat back (not bowl like most of its contemporaries) with a canted top.
Karen Escovitz
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Otter OM #1
Brian Dean OM #32
Old Wave Mandola #372
Phoenix Neoclassical #256
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If you're gonna walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!
Having signed up for Luthier's OM building workshop in April, I will have pics of that when its done...I can hardly wait!
KE
Karen Escovitz
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Otter OM #1
Brian Dean OM #32
Old Wave Mandola #372
Phoenix Neoclassical #256
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If you're gonna walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!
does anyone play celtic music on a greek style zouk, I prefer them to the irish type, I know Kevin Mcleod does as does Alec Finn.
Mountains are holy places
and beauty is free (runrig)
www.aomusicshop.com has a trillium octave in walnut and adirondack. i run past it every other week when i have my lesson. i played it once. i am afraid that one day it is going to end up in my car on the way home.
"your posts ... very VERY opinionated ...basing your opinion/recommendations ... pot calling ...kettle... black...sarcasm...comment ...unwarranted...unnecessary...."
This is what I'm playing at the moment
Brazilian rosewood body, carved Englemann top, mahogany neck
It started off life as a guitar, but I decided I didn't like it so a new top and nexk. The Brazilian was just too nice not to use
For sale if anyone is interested
http://www.mcdonaldstrings.com
The Mandolin Project on building mandolins
The Mandolin-a history
The Ukulele on building ukuleles
Mandobar-
Worse things could happen!
Go ahead...play that Trillium a little more...
*(-;
Karen Escovitz
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Otter OM #1
Brian Dean OM #32
Old Wave Mandola #372
Phoenix Neoclassical #256
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If you're gonna walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!
Here's my cheap and cheerful Troubadour bouzouki. It can't compete with the other lovely instruments in this thread, but it's all solid woods, it's lots of fun, and its tone has improved vastly by putting a replacement ebony bridge on. I've recently put the stock bridge back on for comparison, and it's really day and night. The scale length is pretty gruesome for playing melody (660mm/26"), but I have large hands.
Martin
Finally got around to posting a pic of my beloved Fylde Bouzouki.
At my session (Bill Chalkes, Adare, Ireland) last week, the regular guitarist - Batty Collins - asked me if I had had changed the strings, or improved it in some other way, as it was sounding (quote) "much more musical, lately". "No", I replied, "it's probably just that I'm playing it properly more often!"
And here's my Freshwater Octave Mandolin.
I'm not playing it as often as I'd like. I messed up the width of the grooves in the top nut, which causes a rattle on the bottom course, and the intonation is out at the 2nd Fret (nowhere else). I'm too far away from DF to send it back - and so I've spoken to a luthier in Galway (Paul Doyle) who says he'll sort it out in half a day, as soon as I can get it up there.
I think Paul Doyle is a famous builder. I heared his name several times, even here in Germany. Makes highend zouks as far as I know.
If it's allowed in this context, here's my cbom.
and the back.
It's a Chanticleer and it's a lot of fun. Very versatile instrument.
Cheers
Michael
Here's my freshwater OM, which is unfortunately for sale in the cafe classifieds.
Here's the Stephen Owsley Smith 10 string that I have listed in the Classifieds. Ad #12454
Roger Landes
Roger Landes
http://rogerlandes.com
Lessons: https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/199670#199670
The Hal Leonard Irish Bouzouki Method:
https://www.halleonard.com/product/v...?itemid=696348
"Dragon Reels" 25th Anniversary Reissue
https://rogerlandes.bandcamp.com/releases
Where?Originally Posted by (zoukboy @ Jan. 31 2005, 21:50)
Don't tell me I've got SOS blindness! It's a REAL SOS if I have!
Steve
Here's my Weber Sage #1 octave mandolin. Sound is sweet, dry on the lower end, more chimey on top. Plays like a dream. Started with a Morgan Monroe zouk, but like the shorter scale of the octave. Currently strung with D'Addario octave strings. 1 year old.
(it may go up for sale on the classifieds soon, pm me if you're interested)
I have wanted an OM for a long time and that Brunkalla is absolutely amazing. I love the finish. Is he going to be making these now?
Shaun Garrity
http://www.youtube.com/user/spgokc78
Hey all,
Here's a pic of my Flatiron Octave/Zouk. Loads of fun and a great sound. Don't you just love the looks you get from people when you pull your octave out?
On a side note - I tried to sell this earlier, but had to go to Thailand for an emergency trip. Drop me a line if you're seriously interested.
And one more...can't believe more people haven't posted.
Paul
here's my Parker Calvert from Ebay...HUGE sound, budget priced at $220.00...the longer scale is easier to get around on it seems for me. The longitudale oval-hole is a little weird looking as is the green binding stripe. Im pretty sure the body is cypress and top is spruce. I've done a few search's and never found any info on the builder, the tag inside sez it was made in Keene, New Hampshire and it appears to be quite old judging from the tuners and label's yellowing but thats all a guess. The first time I strummed this thing I was amazed at the volume and tone, very reminesient of the "John Browns March" soundclip.
Look up (to see whats comin down)
Oh man! that is a lovely thing! I just love tenors, especially resonators.Originally Posted by (aldimandola @ Jan. 30 2005, 21:47)
you don't see them that often, which is a crying shame.
What kind of music do you play?
I've always been crazy, but it kept me from going insane! (W.J.)
Syncopation rules the nation! (S.J.)
I Sellars,
I play mainly irish tunes on it and have it tuned GDAE, sometimes GDAD and GDGD for some slide playing. Changing the tuning is relative easy with single strings and this adds to the versatility of the instrument.
I also play more and more balkan music and swedish tunes on it because I found the wailing tone of this thing fits well into this styles. In addition the appearance of the tin makes people smile (as you can guess).
Cheers
Michael
FYI
***plug warning***
I'm putting the Italian mandola I posted above up for sale...it will be on the classifieds shortly...if anyone's interested, PM me.
KE
Karen Escovitz
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Otter OM #1
Brian Dean OM #32
Old Wave Mandola #372
Phoenix Neoclassical #256
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If you're gonna walk on thin ice, you might as well dance!
Here's mine, another oustanding example of Bill Bussman's work.
Less talk, more pick.
Wow, Ken, thanks for the lovely picture! I never really had an idea of how thin these were, so I'm really glad for this angle of picture!
I want Mr Bussman to build me a C# OM.... but I haven't saved up the $$ yet, so I haven't asked him... Man, he does nice work!
Thanks!
stv
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