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| To contact, click below | In order to minimise SPAM, please contact me thru my Guestbook (left) or via dave17120 (on eBay) Let me know what you are interested in and I will then email you back with my proper email address. Many thanks, Dave Hynds |
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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) |
Where the restoration Instruments have gone. |
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) |
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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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New bridges and private repairs. |
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restored instruments sold on Ebay. |
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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) |
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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) |
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| 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) |
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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) |
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| 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) | |||
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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)
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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) |
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| 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) |
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"
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"
www.mandolinscotland.org Ian Steel: Administrator/ Coordinator, Lanarkshire Guitar and Mandolin Association mandolinscotland@yahoo.co.uk |
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