Music Emporium in Boston lists him as one of their teachers - though I don't know how up to date their site is:
http://www.themusicemporium.com/ourservices_lessons.html
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Music Emporium in Boston lists him as one of their teachers - though I don't know how up to date their site is:
http://www.themusicemporium.com/ourservices_lessons.html
December 2001 MM #70321:
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True, Rich, except on the Strad, where the hammer price was $3.15 MM and the addition of the buyers premium brought the total to $3.544 MM. Amazing price, especially given that the previous record...
Actually, the the hammer price on the Strad was $3.15 MM (highest ever paid for a musical instrument -- at least at auction), the Hauser was $150,000 and the Henderson was $26,000. The Les Paul went...
Yeah, also have to keep in mind that they tack on an additional 20% "buyer's premium" above and beyond the hammer price - so the F4 you might win for $5k actually costs you $6k.
Browsing the listings at Christie's musical instrument auction in NYC on May 16, I noticed the following description for Lot 15:
GIBSON MANDOLIN-GUITAR COMPANY
A MANDOLIN, STYLE F-4, KALAMAZOO,...
Just thought I'd resuscitate this old thread by mentioning that Vasen's newest CD "Live in Japan" contains a bonus DVD with a couple of live recordings of the band with Mike Marshall and Darol Anger....
I periodically entertain the thought of picking up a Greek bouzouki (ideally one with a pickup installed), but I know absolutely nothing about luthiers who make these. Can anyone point me to some...
I think the short answer to your question is no, there really aren't any citterns in the $600 range that are worth owning. #You could definitely find a decent zouk or OM for under $1k, but there's...
Is the key of the tune E major -- i.e., do you need to use a G#? If so, I'd do what you suggested - tune ADAD and then capo at the 2nd fret -- gives you a great E drone which you can make even...
I took a pass on a nice Foley zouk last June -- IIRC, the seller wanted around $1,500. My impression is that Foley zouks & OM's generally sell in the $1500-2000 range. Might be a little higher now,...
Jacob - No, I haven't played one of those German OM's, so I stand corrected -- at least technically. But clearly these are classical-style instruments, not really comparable to the Freshwater that...
"Can" an 18"-scale be tuned GDAE? Of course -- you can tune it any damned way you want. Will it sound good and play well? No. To get anything close to a reasonable tension on the G, you'll have to go...
Here's another source:
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I'd have to disagree with the notion of Sobell as the Celtic mandolin. #With respect to Irish bouzoukis, octave mandolins, even mandolas, this is no doubt true. #But mandolin has never been a...
Najarian electric oud:
Acually, the scale length is quite comfortable to anyone who plays octave mandolin or bouzouki, and the mechanical tuners are a real pleasure after years of mucking about and constant retuning with...
I agree with MC Gitarz's original notion that double course instrument with scale of 20" to 24" should be called a cittern. It can be 4- or 5-string, as can a mandola (15" - 20") or a bouzouki...
I'd agree in general with the views already expressed. Be aware, though, that if you go with compromise solution (22-23") that's exactly what you'll get -- an instrument that is significantly harder...
It's certainly true that there are organizations that run around getting patents in order to seek licensing arrangements with existing users of the patented process. #I once ran a small software...
I picked up a pretty cool new toy on Ebay this week -- a Godin Glissentar. #It's a fretless instrument with 11 strings arranged like an oud (5 double courses + a single bass drone string). #Looks...
A run in Am that I like is:
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Count me as another who doesn't tune a zouk in octaves. #You can run into some huge intonation problems with octave courses up the neck. #I tune my zouk ADAD and use a capo at the 5th fret for G...
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