Old Bouzouki--Can any one help identify?

[Graham McDonald]

Great links, thanks Tony

I have just ordered your Greek Rhapsody CDs and sent an email to the Opheum folks in Greece.

cheers

Those who are interested in the history of the bouzouki and its early recordings will probably find this of interest

http://www.mustrad.org.uk/reviews/tam_bouz.htm

For the very first known recording of a bouzouki and for, among other things, a fairly exhaustive collection of Peristeris' instrumentals on mandolin, guitar and bouzouki, other early mandolin recordings (1905, 1928) and other 1930s bouzouki solos, this may also be of interest

http://www.mustrad.org.uk/reviews/rhapsody.htm

[SDimis]

For the lovers and enthusiasts of the old rebetiko Era, I will attempt during the next months, through my luthier's Giannis Tsoulogiannis craftsmanship, to convert a vintage 1910 bowl-back Mandolin with a lot of characteristics of the old Stathopoulos bouzoukia , to a miso-bouzouko/ tzoura.

It will be an interesting attempt as the luthier will try to restore and save the wounded, and seriously warped vintage soundboard, and reverse the time back to the pre-war era when Greek luthiers converted mandoles and mandolins to bouzouki and tzoura instruments.

Here is a digital visualization of the initial mandolin and the future conversion to tzoura

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Es8UQb9wCq...4_57%2B(1).JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-H...1783826820.jpg


For more information please follow my blog:

http://memoriesoftheinnocentage.blog...n-to-miso.html

[Colin Lindsay]

Ok! I will bring the Tsipouro!!

Oh Lord. Tsipouro. I lost a few hours around Korakavouni and Astros due to that stuff over the last few years. The music was good, though, although thankfully no-one recorded it so that I could listen when sober and realise just how it actually was…

[SDimis]

I had the pleasure to talk with a very valuable instrument maker-Isidoro Papadamou on my blog
Restless spirit regarding the good old sound of rebetiko era, caustic in his words for those (luthiers) who do not research on how to build musical instruments with quality sound, and revealing through his person photographic materials in creation of the exact replicas of Yovan Tsaous tambouro-bouzouko and its hollow neck construction.
Also he is giving some "behind the scene" information regarding various special unique constructions he made through the years

For more information please visit my blog

http://memoriesoftheinnocentage.blog...aditional.html

[Mike Anderson]

I had the pleasure to talk with a very valuable instrument maker-Isidoro Papadamou on my blog
Restless spirit regarding the good old sound of rebetiko era, caustic in his words for those (luthiers) who do not research on how to build musical instruments with quality sound, and revealing through his person photographic materials in creation of the exact replicas of Yovan Tsaous tambouro-bouzouko and its hollow neck construction.
Also he is giving some "behind the scene" information regarding various special unique constructions he made through the years

For more information please visit my blog

http://memoriesoftheinnocentage.blog...aditional.html

What a really extraordinary blog you have, such a pleasure to read and to see the gorgeous pictures!

[DavidKOS]

Great thread, thanks to all that posted.

Another Greek-style Bouzouki player.

[SDimis]

Thank you for the good words! Greatly appreciated

It is the early 20th century in Unites States, and the traditional lutherie of bouzouki making, finds in the new continent , 5 worthy representatives

A detailed post on my blog, with some speculation of a really unique connection between 3 luthiers of NY, which needs further investigation

And help of information will be appreciated

http://memoriesoftheinnocentage.blog...therie-in.html