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Thread #61740 Message #994623
Posted By: michaelr
31-Jul-03 - 07:52 PM
Thread Name: Trinity College Octave Mandolins
Subject: RE: Trinity College Octave Mandolins
I bought and sold one last year (a Trinity OM, that is). Didn't like the sound -- too thin, no tonal character.
Wesley has it right about Davy Stuart, a builder of excellent instruments. I bought one of his bouzoukis and love it, and since he's in New Zealand I got it for half or less of what a US-made instrument would cost (exchange rate works in our favor). Here is his website.
There's an online marketplace for these kinds of instruments here.
Cheers,
Michael