Bouzouki players?

Hi,

did a search for bouzouki & was supprised when nothing came up so thought i'd start it off.

If there are any bouzouki or GDAD octave mandolin players out there it would be great to start a thread.

Brian

Plays Oakwood Bouzouki

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Permalink Reply by Carmel Gunning on May 27, 2012 at 20:57

Thank you so much Michael for your help. Regards, Carmel Gunning.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Giblin on May 28, 2012 at 6:43

Hey Dhomhnaill,

54 is the gauge on my Davy Stuart ZX10 right enough. Makes for good rebar when done as pointed out by Andy... :)

I'm starting to favour the style of Alec Finn on it now but the sound is still far richer than that of the greek bouzouki.

I use Kyser capos and Planet Waves but they're not great for quick shifts so I use the last two bars of a tune to drop out and shift up or avoid the capo altogether. I need to find a good old style elasticated one that will sit well on the neck, be easy to move and not ruin the intonation. Simple task right??

The OX10 is Davy Stuart's cittern offering. It has a big resonant body and a short neck. I have one on order and am salivating at the thought of it...

As to strings, I only use Elixir strings these days and have a double wrapping at the machine head. I rarely break strings and get 6 months out of a set with good consistency of sound.

Hope this helps!

Mick

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Permalink Reply by Michael Giblin on June 5, 2012 at 7:21

Okay, so maybe I'm absolutely nuts, but a afriend fo mine sent me a link for Muiderman Guitars... http://www.muidermanguitars.com/

Kevin Muiderman build 4 instruments for John Doyle including 2 guizoukis (8 & 10-string). The big B'day comes up this year so I though "Why the hell not?"

He's now building me a 10-string guizouki which I hope to have by October.

Check out the picture...

Mick

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Permalink Reply by andy muir on June 5, 2012 at 9:05

Wow, what a beauty!,

I really don't think you're nuts. I'm impulsive when it comes to instruments. Although some people may think I'm nuts so, from one nut to another "I don't think you're nuts"

I sold a guitzouk on ebay last year, a Graham Mcdonald, carved top 8 string. It sounded really nice but I'm having currently having Cittern obsessions, I'm going to inspect that Muiderman pic again......

Congratulations on the new addition to the family,

Andy

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Permalink Reply by Davy Moore on February 14, 2013 at 17:12

Hi another GDAd player here, I live in Ireland but play an American instrument built for me by Herb Taylor http://www.herbtaylor.com/instruments/ I've played most makers instruments but I prefer this to any other I've ever had the pleasure to play.

I play in a regular session in Co. Clare on Friday nights. Great to finally find a bouzouki discussion at last even if I am 2 years late in joining in :)