Stringed Instruments
Apart from whistles we also make a variety of stringed instruments.
Bouzoukis, citterns, dulcimers, mandolins etc
Prices depending on timber, hardware eg machine heads for bouzoukis start around £1400
Mandolins- £995
Citterns-£1400
Ducimers- Start at around £550
Please contact us for more details shearwatermusic@hotmail.co.uk
A few pic of bouzoukis They either have floating or fixed bridge like a guitar.
10 string cittern. These have a larger sized body that the 8 string bouzouki as they have an extra bass course of strings. Can either have floating or pin bridge like bouzoukis.
Mandolin
Appalachian Dulcimers
Weissenborn guitar ( slide) inc some construction pics
I use mainly mahogany ( African or Sapelli) for my instruments with either Western red cedar or spruce for sounboards with mahogany for necks.
I tend to find these suit the instruments.
Other timber for backs and sides are available on request, however most will increase the cost of the instruments.
As with my whistles I like to keep fair prices whilst not compromising on quality and sound.
I am in the process of putting up some sound clips of some of the imstruments.Stay tuned.