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03 Jan 11 - 05:17 PM (#3066518) Subject: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: Phil Williams The new style Guitar-Bouzouki 'The Gazuki' has arrived and is better than very good. Nice smooth low action and built-in tuner. www.gazuki.co.uk - Phil Williams |
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04 Jan 11 - 04:06 AM (#3066796) Subject: RE: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: Dave Hanson Maybe not your model Phil but the guitar shaped bouzouki has been around for a long time, Andy Irvine has played one for years. Dave H |
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04 Jan 11 - 05:01 AM (#3066813) Subject: RE: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: Phil Williams Yes indeed, superior instruments by Stefan Sobell, Nigel Forster, Hathway etc but I'm trying to provide a low-cost version with no waiting list, and one you can take down the pub. |
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04 Jan 11 - 05:18 AM (#3066820) Subject: RE: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: Stu Looks excellent Phil - I fancy one of these but will have to save my pennies ;-) |
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04 Jan 11 - 05:20 AM (#3066821) Subject: RE: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: Silas Looks very good indeed. Wish I could afford one! |
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04 Jan 11 - 07:00 AM (#3066880) Subject: RE: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: Leadfingers Web Site |
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04 Jan 11 - 10:53 AM (#3067019) Subject: RE: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: Dave Hanson Good looking instruments, and a great price. Dave H |
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04 Jan 11 - 11:51 AM (#3067062) Subject: RE: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: GUEST,Ian I have one of the 'old' ones and am very pleased with it. I changed all the bridge pins to brass and it certainly changed the sound! One day I'll change them all back to remind myself of the difference. I suppose I'll have to decide if I prefer 'bright' or 'mellow'. |
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04 Jan 11 - 12:29 PM (#3067092) Subject: RE: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: GUEST,leeneia I listened to a sound sample, and they seem very fine. How would a beginner go about learning to play it? |
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04 Jan 11 - 05:39 PM (#3067293) Subject: RE: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: Leadfingers Buy it and try it leenia ! Same as any other Musical Instrument |
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05 Jan 11 - 03:34 AM (#3067547) Subject: RE: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: Abdul The Bul Bul Easy to learn leeneia, plays just like a mandola tuned GDAE although I prefer GDAD. I have a 1st edition gazuki and after 'having it set up, it has an absolutely beautiful sound. Ian, did the sound change to or from mellow with the brass pins? Al |
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05 Jan 11 - 02:41 PM (#3067902) Subject: RE: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: GUEST,Ian Hi Abdul, The sound went mellow with the brass pins which makes a nice sound when 'strumming' behind vocals. With 8 brass pins it must make quite a change to the weight on the sound-board. I have a love-hate relationship with brass pins. For a while I thought they were brilliant on some of my guitars. Then I replaced them and changed my mind. Then I changed some of them back! They just add another imponderable when moving from one guitar to another, changing string gauges, pins, plectrum, etc. Ian |
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05 Jan 11 - 04:24 PM (#3067983) Subject: RE: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: alex s I changed mine from brass to ebony and prefer the latter |
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05 Jan 11 - 05:54 PM (#3068054) Subject: RE: The New 'Gazuki' has landed From: Richard Bridge I'm generally a fan of brass bridge pins for "bite". But I have not tried them on a Gazuki and I don't plan on playing a Gazuki the left hand stretches are too tricky even though I do play a bass guitar (short scale) tuned an octave down from a gazuki |