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    And the Freshwater zouk (listed in the classifieds, btw)
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    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.
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    Having signed up for Luthier's OM building workshop in April, I will have pics of that when its done...I can hardly wait!
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    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.
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    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.
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    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
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    Mandobar-
    Worse things could happen!
    Go ahead...play that Trillium a little more...
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    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.

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    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!"



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    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.



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    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.
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    and the back.









    It's a Chanticleer and it's a lot of fun. Very versatile instrument.

    Cheers
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    Here's my freshwater OM, which is unfortunately for sale in the cafe classifieds.
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    Here's the Stephen Owsley Smith 10 string that I have listed in the Classifieds. Ad #12454

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    Quote Originally Posted by (zoukboy @ Jan. 31 2005, 21:50)
    Here's the Stephen Owsley Smith 10 string that I have listed in the Classifieds. #Ad #12454

    Roger Landes
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    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)
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    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?

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    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.
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    And one more...can't believe more people haven't posted.
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by (aldimandola @ Jan. 30 2005, 21:47)
    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.
    Oh man! that is a lovely thing! I just love tenors, especially resonators.

    you don't see them that often, which is a crying shame.

    What kind of music do you play?
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    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
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    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
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    Here's mine, another oustanding example of Bill Bussman's work.
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    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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