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he used to use sunrise pick ups I believe but recently changed them over to K&K PICK UPS, sounds much nicer and more acoustic feeling to it.

enjoy

Andy is not an intrumentalist, though he does do instrumental pieces. on this you will have 'East at Glendart' and 'Norwegian Mazurka'. If they are anything like the classic's on Rain on the Roof...

Andy has a new CD out, and it is FANTASTIC,

IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THE LAST ONE AND HIS BEST YET !!!!

ORDER IT DIRECTLY FROM ANDY,

A HAPPY IRISH LISTENER IN CHINA
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if you get the chance go to Rogers Zoukfest, and check out a whole bunch of crazy shapes and variables........you will find your love there....or two or three

in thinking, is the actually many...

can not see the video link above, but the Bert Jansch version is superb...........still one of the greats. There is a few slow versions on you tube that may help.

well worth the hard work.

I have to say that this really is a PER INSTRUMENT subject and not a general.

I feel the Flat top has much more attack and life to them , where as carved appears warmer and with more depth.

If...

I have a very old sherwood and still play it, I really enjoy the bright tone of it.

http://www.china2galway.com/toys%20sherwood%20bouzouki.html

It does sound quite expensive for a sherwood, I...

Again these usually come down to the player and in a strange way the modern instruments seem to be getting bigger bodies, or guitar shaped bodies and getting further away from the origins, the greek...

it has very little to do witht he 'name' in my honest opinion. Some people will fall in love with an instrument that sounds like heavan to them, and a cardboard box to others...........it is finding...

gorgeous instruments as usual........stunning

Thanks Mark,

if the wife sees this I will have a very busy weekend !

Guess I could do with the excercise

kieron

and who would control the volume button.............you ??

it sounds like the crowd will find another session to listen to before the guitarist does, join a new session and enjoy the music. Surely...

great link steve, enjoyed that

Fylde will do it all for you, didn't enjoy the moons I test ran, to be honest........though they do look lovely. Over the years I have owned a number of Fyldes and they really grow with a player and...

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chaley that is lovely........who made it, do you have a few other images or link?

thanks GD, much appreciated.

I would recommend the green man electric, they were very nice. I bought a custom one a few years back and still love it

http://www.china2galway.com/toys%20electric%20bouzouki.html

lovely...

could someone give me a few very cool mandolin, mandola or irish bouzouki video links?

i can not access blogs, facebook or youtube so anything other than those would be very much appreciated. I am...

Thank Mark and Fliss.........he is a great man, a great player .......it is the least I can do !

thank you

yes indeed, but costs me a fortune in strings !

how can I change my signature from
www.chinatogalway.com ......to
www.china2galway.com

thanks

I have a lovely old sobell mandolin, sounds great. would love a sobell mandola too.

http://www.china2galway.com/toys%20sobell%20mandolin.html

sobell next to my SOS
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Hi All and very happy new year !

after a year off line, I am very happy to get china2galway website back online. It is a great collection of everything to do with Andy Irvine, his music and his...