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I'm leaning towards this one, if only because it seems a bit more solidly built. I haven't seen any mandolins around in that style either, I think it's a bit unusual for Ireland.

Hi, I'm looking to buy my first mandolin. I'm a fairly experienced guitar player and this would be my second instrument. I don't want to pend too much as I'm a student, and so long as it's playable...

I have an old APC bouzouki from Portugal. Unfortunately the action is extremely high. It's just about playable if I'm only doing chords in the first position but anything higher than that is...

I've a nice mid-priced APC Bouzouki here. It sounds good but the action is monstrous. I can't see how the action should be lowered at the bridge (I don't know the name of the bridge type but it's not...

Thanks for the advice everyone, I'm going with bouzouki (with a bit of whistle thrown in for melody). Songs are as big a part of the local tradition as tunes are and it'd be nice to be able to dabble...

Thanks for all the advice. I was one of the dunces who could never play the tin whistle in national school, but I've been trying to learn a few tunes these last few weeks and I'm enjoying it. I've...

Thanks for the replies, I'm leaning towards the bouzouki to be honest, mainly because it's a wee bit different but there are a few talented local players to learn from. If I can get to grips with...

Just a quick question on Irish bouzoukis. I've my eye on two different models from APC.

http://www.folkreps.com/index.php/bouzouki/irish-bouzouki-mod-ib-305.html
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I'm willing to risk my reputation with a banjo, but I'm afraid a ukulele would destroy it :))

Hi everyone, first post here. I've been itching to get involved in the local traditional scene but don't know where to start. I want to take up a new instrument (already play guitar) and start...