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Old
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Traditional
long-necked Greek bouzouki
(280)
@
£200
This is an old, fair quality bowl-back bouzouki, probably built
around 1960-80, for the export market. Unfortunately there is no makers
name or mark, so it may well be factory made. It is in good condition
after minimal restoration, and seems to have been little used.
The
original stained fingerboard is in good condition. The
top is in good condition with NO repairs.
It has a good 17-piece bowl-back in perhaps walnut? with
box stringing, also in good
condition after two small
seam repairs. The
tuners and tailpiece and bridge are all original.
The
instrument retains its original finish. It has been restrung
with D’Addario J97 bouzouki
strings, and tuned to CFAD, with octave strings on the upper 2
courses. It is now playing well with a
surprisingly strong, mellow sound, with good resonance and sustain. The
action is light.
Other than cleaning, I have repaired as follows… 1) levelled
the frets; 2) closed two small separations in the back seams; 3) re-glued
part of the scratch plate; and 4) refitted the bridge.
This instrument is now sound
and plays well. The bouzouki
will be ‘tuned down’ and carefully packed for posting.
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