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Good work. You have, however, included many tunes by known composers whos work should be acknowledged at the very least.

Note that despite the 4 on a plate tuners, this is a trichordo bouzouki - three courses usually tuned D3D4–A3A3–D4D4.

Answering my own question. A Vega mandola/ mandolin hybrid originally I think. Looks like the nut has been modified at some point. Nice instrument at an amazing price. Worth a little investment I...

10 strings! Any ideas as to what this might be? Photo of the nut seems to suggests 3 x first and second courses, 2 x third and fourth.

The floating (?) "Miro pickguard" seems to be a latter addition. The two pins presumably locate in holes drilled in the fingerboard. Curious as to the function of the metal bracket near the...

Unfortunately, Clem Vickery passed away in February. I don't know if his family intend to continue the business.

Keith Richards' first plectrum...?

Any effect pedal with an input impedance of 1Meg Ohms will act as a buffer. You don't need to engage the "effect" just need to power up the pedal.

As far as further tone shaping goes-I note that...

As observed by dhergert above, the played strings appear to be loop ended. It seems to me that this installation is a solution to fitting loop strings which were otherwise too short.
An ingenious...

Hi Scott
If tuning the Tenor banjo to GDAE then that should be one octave below
the pitch for mandolin using strings of appropriate gauge. As stated above , the banjo's longer scale length will...