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Another bouzouki heading off to the USA in a couple of days. Video to follow...
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Another bouzouki heading off to the USA in a couple of days. Video to follow...
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Just came across this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtWkHESxglI&ab_channel=TomKimber
Enjoy.
Nigel
https://www.nkforsterguitars.com/instruments/tenor-guitar/tom-kimber-tenor-guitar/
After making many cylinder top guitar bouzouki, this last year I've had many orders for a Sobell style guitar bouzouki. The soundboards are much more in line with what I made with Stefan in the 90s...
The construction of my mandolins differs from most. First, I use the old Sobell style neck joint, so the neck and block are set into the ribs. Its all one unit. But then I go a little further than...
A recent build that will be heading out to England soon.
A Session King Celtic O mandolin in European spruce and mahogany.
Video to follow.
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Tom playing his new tenor in GDGC tuning...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQcuzduyibM&ab_channel=TomKimber
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zad5l5Dck4&ab_channel=N.K.ForsterGuitars
https://www.nkforsterguitars.com/instruments/tenor-guitar/tom-kimber-tenor-guitar/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVAO3YaA4Z4&ab_channel=DreamGuitars
Nigel
www.nkforsterguitars.com
Tom tells me he's making some more videos soon, but this is a sneak peak to keep us going...
http://youtu.be/iI7CKZuDGSY
Nigel...
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The most common tunings for my customers seem to be DGDAE or DGDAD or DADAD.
Nigel
https://www.nkforsterguitars.com/
This beauty should be shipping out to Dream Guitars in North Carolina soon. I've been promising them one for a couple of years.
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If you’ve watched my tenor guitar videos you will be familiar with English musician Tom Kimber. Tom and I came up with a...
There should be a few of these heading out to their new owners before the year ends.
Here is the first - A Session King with numerous upgrades which will be heading out to Canada.
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A recent video featuring a Small Celtic F mandolin.
http://youtu.be/zGv6c81QHfU
Nigel
www.nkforsterguitars.com
One of the more common questions asked -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avyGeh2Umzo&ab_channel=N.K.ForsterGuitars
Nigel
www.nkforsterguitars.com
And another!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avyGeh2Umzo&ab_channel=N.K.ForsterGuitars
An Indian rosewood and redwood Octave mandolin for a chap in Australia.
This is the first time in ages I've made an instrument that didn't have rocklite binding and ebony head veneers. The...
One last mandolin from the 2021/22 crop...European spruce and wenge.
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This OM had to take a back seat for a few weeks - a load of instruments came back from the spray shop and had to be fettled. Last week I could concentrate on the OM again, and now she's ready for the...
The last of the crop are finally leaving the nest. Big ones, small ones, F holes, O holes. Mostly maple bodies but a stunning small bodied jarrah mandolin too.
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Back to a bit of buffing:
A pair of Big bodied Celtic F mandolins -
https://www.instagram.com/p/CczKfXqD8Ij/
And a lovely Small Celtic O -
https://www.instagram.com/p/CczJn0QjMvB/
You wait for ages, then two come along at the same time...
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One of the batch finally off to her new home...
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The 2021 mandolin crop has taken a long time to harvest, but they're beginning to see come through. Sometimes I think it would be handy to have some help around here...
One snag I hit was last...
Started a new OM the other week, and I'm documenting the build on Instagram. I'll post links here for those who'd like to follow it.
The instrument is a Indian rosewood and American redwood 22"...