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   Hi Dave, just to let you know that the bridge arrived yesterday and I am absolutely delighted with it. I'll take it down a small amount to get the action just right, which should be no problem - especially having read
your excellent website instructions!  

(Martin; UK)

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   Hi Dave, the mandolin has arrived safe and sound and I can't keep the smile off my face!  It's fantastic!  Thank you so much for such a fine job - I could hardly believe it when I opened the case.  I shall be recommending you far and wide, especially as it's actually quite difficult to get anyone to even consider mending an elderly bowl back. It's just great that a house clearance wreck can now provide years of music. Thank you once again!   

Moira. (West Country)

   Hi Dave.......I have received the bridge and have spent the last two days slowly fitting it to the bouzouki, as per the instructions given on your site.  The bridge itself is gorgeous and the sound quality, volume, and sustain are immense....it is like having a completely new instrument. I am really pleased and would like to thank you for all your advice and time spent giving me the appropriate and valuable information. Cheers............

Ian (Cheshire)

   Hello Dave, I have been reunited with my Kay Mandolin. I was so nervous opening the box but shouldn't have been, well packed, well done.
Wow! I have wandered around the house with it and it looks good where ever I put it and it is easy to play too.So, so pleased. To top it all (i thought I spyed it in one of the last photos) I have one of your stickers on the inside, signed!  Dave you are gifted with great hands.  Take care of yourself, it has been good doing business with you, be in touch in the future no doubt.  Kind Regards,   

Steve (Aylesbury)

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restored instruments sold on Ebay. 

Hello Dave, the lovely Thuringer waldzither arrived safely in Dorset yesterday
afternoon - thank you!  You have done a really lovely job on it and I'm
thoroughly enjoying playing it... so much so that my left hand has
started aching from the thicker neck compared with my mandolins! It's
got a lovely 'glossy' sound and a lovely pure, 'un-coloured' sustain -
beautiful!  Thanks again from a very happy Dorset-lad!

Regards, Stephen  (Dorset)  (Mar '10)
The Bohm has just arrived. The instrument looks good - I've tightened the strings a bit and am waiting for it to settle, but the sound already seems nice and open.  I see it has the usual cricket-bat neck ! that'll take some getting used to, but it really looks great.

By the way, we used the waldzither in a concert last week - it sounded pretty damn good.

Doc Rossi (Grenoble Mar '10)

Hello Dave, the mandolin arrived today (Tuesday) in good shape. It is a present for my wife who is delighted. You have done a very nice job of restoration.Many thanks - Michael  (Wales) (Mar '10) Hello Dave! The mandolin arrived. It is so nice and BEAUTIFUL   -- You did a fantastic job !! I will be very carefull with tuning-- just let it be accustomed to it´s Norwegian climate. Again-- thank you so much for all the nice work-- even the case looks great--!! 

Best regards from a very happy Nanneke (Norway Mar '10)

   

      Dear Dave, Mureda mandolin arrived safe today. I meant to write you as soon as I received it, but don't blame me for not having been able to stop playing it for 2 hours! It usually takes me an hour or so before stop playing once I hold mandolin, but with this one... I will get into serious trouble! I like the sound very much. Clear, joyful treble side and rich bass with no buzz. I'm afraid that my English is not good enough to explaining the sound. Louder than Suzuki I was using. The "F holes" on the side might have something to do with it. 

    This mandolin is easier for me to hold the instrument and play. I was surprised how easy the fingering is with the Mureda mandolin. Action is perfect too. Comparing to the force I had to put into my fingers to play the Suzuki, it's like nothing. I feel like I suddenly became a better player, 2 or 3 steps forward. Well, at least it was useful for muscle training of left hand fingers.

    I really appreciate your great work. You are wonderful, Dave! Now I have a terrible feeling that I will come back to you for another mandolin in the near future. What people at the Mandolin Cafe call "MAS" seems to have caught me. Or,,, I can even find another mandolin for my friend and keep the Ceccherini for myself!  I'd better work harder and save up. 

   Thank you so much,  Aya (Japan, Nov 09)

   Hi Dave, just to say the mandolin has arrived. Many thanks, it’s a lovely sounding instrument.. better than I expected from something of that age. Finding it difficult to put down at the moment and I’m sure I’ll need new strings before too long, especially in my attempts to get to grips with tremolo.  Thanks for the advice on care that came with the instrument and on website. I must admit I can’t really see myself boxing it away when it is not being used and is in the house - looks too nice to be hidden in a box. Best wishes, Mike (UK NOV 09)

   Hi, I'm really sorry for not emailing you earlier - the mandolin arrived about a week ago and has been very, very distracting.  Its so brilliant - its wonderful to play and looks so beautiful, so thank you very much for doing such a good job of repairing it.     Best wishes, Eleanor   (UK Nov. 09)
Yippee !!! It arrived today. It is sooo sweet. Guess what I am wanting one now. I want a pretty one so will keep on looking on Ebay. But if you are doing one up keep me informed. Hate all this bidding stuff. Us oldies cant take the pressure !!!!. Again thanks and we love the little canvas cover
A great touch that!!  (Barbara, Leeds, UK)
  Hi Dave, I picked the guitar up at work today and have just opened it on arriving home.  You've really done a fantastic job on the instrument - the polishing on the back looks great and you'd hardly know it had been cracked.  I've just been playing it for a bit, getting used to the strings etc.  I'd forgotten how wide apart the strings are - much more than a mandolin or banjo.  I think you've got the string gauges right - it sounds good when tuned up and the bottom G string plays really well.  Once again thanks for your time and patience with this.  Your attention to detail is obvious and I'd have no hesitation in recommending your work to others.  In fact, I might have another little project for you soon.  

Thanks Dave - much appreciated. Best wishes, Philip (UK Apr.09)

   Hello Dave. Just received it this Friday morning in a very good shape. Thanks for the careful packaging. Have tuned it straight away and tried my favourite little medieval jingle. The idea of a 12 strings seems to be a good one, it is easy to go with: you have only to IMAGINE that the tune sounded in the 13th century just like you are hearing it today on an unusual instrument. But I have to accustom myself with it and for chords learning may be my usual mandolin will be better. Many thanks and best regards,  (Bernard, France) Dear Dave, I've got the mandolin tuned and it sounds great! I'm very happy
with it. My former mandolin was more of a bluegrass style so
I'm getting used to how different the sound is. I'm really loving the mandolin.
Thanks! Christy (Christy USA)
" I buy quite a few mandolins from Dave, mainly for use in our guitar and mandolin orchestra and for our many mandolin students... Why?.. well sometimes on ebay you're not quite sure what you're going to get with a second hand mandolin, but with Dave I can be completely confident that every mandolin he puts on Ebay is restored to the highest level of workmanship, reasonably priced and importantly, is ready to play... you can't really ask for more"

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