The Irish for the wren is "an dreoilín" pronounced droh-leen like Jolene.
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The Irish for the wren is "an dreoilín" pronounced droh-leen like Jolene.
That River Oak is beautiful as is the whole mandolin. Is that a species of Sheoak?
Here are the dimensions of the buttons (in millimetres) and what your tuner shaft would need to match. If you think they would be suitable send me a private message with your address and I will let...
I have a set of ebony tuner buttons but I can't remember what they are from. They have a squarish section and a hole at the other side for the screw. If you could post a picture of the shank of the...
Hi there and welcome. The label on the headstock is fairly hard to read and I'm not sure if it says "Huttons" or "Suttons". Suttons were a large musical instrument seller in Australia for many years...
Alan, you may be interested in a book by NK Forster "Making a living in lutherie: from amateur to professional". Nigel is a luthier residing in Australia and did his apprenticeship under Stefan...
Try thesession.org/discussions which is dedicated to traditional Irish music.
It brought more than a lump to the throat it seriously brought a tear to my eye. A departed great friend of mine used to sing this song and it has great memories for me and to see Christy getting a...
Couldn't agree more.
Hi Charliefarley, any chance of some pics. Sounds like an interesting instrument. Cheers.
I think Graham McDonald's "Mandolin Project" book is worth a look. It covers a lot of ground and some different options. It is also available as an ebook....
Schottisches were very popular in Australian Bush Music. There are many of them and they definitely have a "hop" to them....
In Australia there was a racehorse named 'Euro Anchor'. A common term in Oz.
I often notice ads in the classified section that do not list a price.
Is this through forgetfulness when placing the ad or is it some selling ploy to get you interested?
Personally, I find it very...
I have a set of these in gold. I cannot remember what they came off but on the back it has "Made in Korea" and "Jin Ho" 191226
Here is a link to their website....
If your dad's fingers are so big have you thought that playing Dobro or Weissenborn with a slide might be more suitable?
Ahhh, Louise, while I am not in the least offended that you would list the didgeridoo as offensive, when played authentically and in the right context by an Australian Aborigine it is a very...
You may want to read this article from Frank Ford about packing an instrument for shipping before you send your mandolin to Don.
http://frets.com/FretsPages/Musician/GenMaint/Packing/packing1.html
Have a look at this site: http://frets.com/FretsPages/Musician/Mandolin/MandoString/mandostring2.html187206
I use these chip stoppers from StewMac. They seem to help. https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/tools-by-job/tools-for-necks-and-fingerboards/chip-stoppers-set-of-2.html
Whoo Hoo! I have been following this thread with some anticipation. Well done Belle.
The colour green comes to mind. Green with envy. What an absolutely beautiful looking mandolin and the fact that you love the sound is even better.
Cheers.
Graham, what a beautiful and elegant looking mandolin. I love it's unadorned simplicity. Of course I love Australian timbers as well. I think I am in love!
P.S. I hope you are safe from the...
Six months ago I couldn't spell 'engineer' and now I are one.
Here he is playing Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" on mandolin. This young bloke is a truly talented multi-instrumentalist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl6FwpTm1PA