Great looking family, talk us through them please.
- Jeremy
Wot no catchphrase?
Well lets see, theres a Knorr mandolin on the left and a Suzuki MD4 mandola on the right side, both owned by the orchestra i play in. In the middle you can see my alhambra guitar and my suziki mandocello mc375
@Loess: You might need a .065 for that bass course...
Last edited by Eddie Sheehy; Nov-12-2016 at 6:26pm.
Last week I was able to take home my personal custom ResoOctave built by ResoDude. We collaborated on the art and design of the mandolin. Rob pulled out all the stops on the build. The concept was to make it look like it's been around a long, long time (similar to much of my artwork) it's a warm and loud beast that I hope to eventually tame
I hope we can work together again on another project. Rob can give you the exact scale length but I remember it being about 21.75" it has some crazy wood!
I'm getting that feeling too the more I play it. So dang fun to rattle the windows.
There are so many great details, big & small, in the build. Please post a recording!
I see your Harmony? Airline? tenor lurking in the back. Just remember, she needs loving as well
Nice one Wesley. I have one of Nigel's "normal" bouzoukis from 2006. Fantastic instruments.Howya gettin on with the Octave Mandolin. They're supposed to be incredibly loud!!!!!
John
It's grand. Love the tone, great volume. Really getting tough to pick up anything else at this point. I currently have an order in with Nigel for a carved top Mandola....
I've been meaning to post these for awhile. I sold my Beard Bouzouki (among other things) last year and picked up these beauties:
A Crump Octave (came in after a bit more than 2 year wait), a Nyberg bouzouki (ordered and delivered in 2016), and a 1923 Bacon and Day Tenor Banjo to scare the cats. :^)
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Last edited by Mike Anderson; Apr-05-2017 at 1:59pm.
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- Neal Stephenson, Quicksilver
great, my newish refurbished computer wouldn't post pictures. i'll figure it out.
i traded two nice instruments for this abnett. one a quite rare preston english guitar but i couldn't sell it locally and it would take forever to sell internationally. but i decided i am not a collector, i am a player and i play bouzoukis a lot. so this was a deal of a lifetime for me. it's a powerful rich sounding zouk. love it. and came with a calton case. i tried to get abnett to make me a cittern before he retired but he didn't want to, so this is next best. long scale. 25 3/4 inches, but i have played greek bouzoikis for decades so i am used to the longer scale.
My name is Rob, and I am Lord of All Badgers
Tenor Guitars: Acoustic: Mcilroy ASP10T, ‘59 Martin 0-18t. Electric: ‘57 Gibson ETG-150, ‘80s Manson Kestrel
Mandolins: Davidson f5, A5 "Badgerlin".
Bouzouki: Paul Shippey Axe
My band's website
Looks like it will be a winner.
- Jeremy
Wot no catchphrase?
Herwiga Mandola-Cello (ca. 1920) with extended bass string
C GG dd aa ee.
Scale length:
Bass-string (C) - 55 cm (21.65 inches)
GG dd aa ee - 49 cm (19.29 inches)
My name is Rob, and I am Lord of All Badgers
Tenor Guitars: Acoustic: Mcilroy ASP10T, ‘59 Martin 0-18t. Electric: ‘57 Gibson ETG-150, ‘80s Manson Kestrel
Mandolins: Davidson f5, A5 "Badgerlin".
Bouzouki: Paul Shippey Axe
My band's website
My name is Rob, and I am Lord of All Badgers
Tenor Guitars: Acoustic: Mcilroy ASP10T, ‘59 Martin 0-18t. Electric: ‘57 Gibson ETG-150, ‘80s Manson Kestrel
Mandolins: Davidson f5, A5 "Badgerlin".
Bouzouki: Paul Shippey Axe
My band's website
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