The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #84399   Message #1557433
Posted By: mooman
06-Sep-05 - 09:07 AM
Thread Name: Wanted : Fylde Bazouki
Subject: RE: Wanted : Fylde Bazouki
It's a matter of personal taste and preference I suppose. I used to own a Hathway OM and, earlier, an Oakwood (and several other makes as well, e.g. John Le Voi) and prefer the Fylde to both the Hathway and the Oakwood both for aesthetics and sound. That is not to say in the slightest that the latter two are in any way anything other than excellent instruments. But the best bouzouki I owned was an old John Roberts.

My line-up, for what it's worth, is now a Terry Docherty octave mandolin, and Gideon Weigert mandolin and mandola.

Peace

moo