Insane Beard: your YouTube links don't communicate much to me at the moment ad the only computer in the house capable of playing them is terminally bust. But for this one

: Here's a nice Turkish wooden G...

I would guess the player you have in mind is either Selim Sesler or Husnu Seslendirici, who are both stunningly good. I've tried a wooden G in an Istanbul shop and was tempted, but not quite enough considering the price

Look for a duet on YouTube between Husnu Seslendirici and the violinist Canan Leslie Anderson. There are substantial non-musical reasons for watching it...