been playing greek bouzouki almost exclusively these days, much prefer the sound over my expensive irish bouzoukis.
Looking to purchase a new one as my current one is in it's last days. Wondering someone could tell me how to find a really good one so some info on the top luthiers would be nice or if anyone is selling a good greek bouzouki(tetrochordo) in the UK let me know. Cheers,
Twat
This won't be much of a help to your situation, but might be a diversion anyway. My wife and I had looked in earnest for a bouzouki to replace the one we had, which we found lacking for a variety of reasons. But the cost or the quality of the zouks we tried (at festivals and music stores) didn't exactly thrill us -- "Guess we'd have to go to Greece to find a good one that won't put us in the poor house," we grumbled.
So, lo and behold one day my father-in-law calls and mentions to my wife that he's going to Greece. "Great!" she says. "I've got a request..."
Long story short, my father-in-law -- who's not a musician, mind you, but knows how to get things done -- brought back a new, lovely bouzouki from Athens. Unfortunately, the receipt is in Greek, so I don't know what music store it's from or who the maker is!
I do know someone who teaches Greek at a local college, and I keep meaning to bring the receipt with me so she can translate...
Okay twit (nice name by the way!), this may not be a direct answer to your question, but here's a link to a Greek bouzouki player's website, complete with photos, sound clips and how to contact the guy. The zook that he is playing looks beautiful and the sound clips are phenomenal. So, look around on his page and see if there are any links to luthiers, or perhaps you could contact him. Hope it helps a little. http://www.greekcity.com.au/community/business/tsonis/index.htm
sts - I have a working knowledge of modern Greek, so if you're clever with computers you could scan the receipt and email it to me via The Session, in which case I'd try to translate / transcribe it for you and send it back.
Also, Crete is a place with its own living tradition of string music. I heard there's some Irish fiddle player who moved there, learnt the lyra and went native. Fun.
I spent some days in Crete in 1974. I remember Rethymnon for a butcher's shop with a colossal stuffed vulture, wings outspread, suspended over the door!
To digress again from zookies, I was reading the Wikipedia entry on Cumbrian dialect a few days ago. It listed the 4-letter word used by the originator of this thread as his/her username as a verb, meaning 'to hit' (as in "I t**tted him on the head"), making reference also to its meaning as a noun. It connected its etymology to that of 'thwaite' (found in placenames such as
Bassenthwaite), meaning 'fertile valley'.
Thwaite the Inuit - The Q-word might just slip by - there's a chance that our Jeremy is not be familiar with that one. But, the E-word is strictly non-PC these days. Better change it PDQ.
I know that Alec Finn and Kevin MacLeod (and probably Mick Coneely) use six-string bouzoukis made by Dekavallas (or something like that). I haven't found much info about this maker on the net though.
Sean Ó Loingsigh, who lives in or near Milltown Malbay, is another 6-string bouzouki player. He plays on Connie O'Connell's only recording to date, Ceol Cill Na Martra. I don't know who his bouzouki is made by.
GREEK bouzouki makers
GREEK bouzouki makers
been playing greek bouzouki almost exclusively these days, much prefer the sound over my expensive irish bouzoukis.
Looking to purchase a new one as my current one is in it's last days. Wondering someone could tell me how to find a really good one so some info on the top luthiers would be nice or if anyone is selling a good greek bouzouki(tetrochordo) in the UK let me know. Cheers,
Twat
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by ecidralla
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
This won't be much of a help to your situation, but might be a diversion anyway. My wife and I had looked in earnest for a bouzouki to replace the one we had, which we found lacking for a variety of reasons. But the cost or the quality of the zouks we tried (at festivals and music stores) didn't exactly thrill us -- "Guess we'd have to go to Greece to find a good one that won't put us in the poor house," we grumbled.
So, lo and behold one day my father-in-law calls and mentions to my wife that he's going to Greece. "Great!" she says. "I've got a request..."
Long story short, my father-in-law -- who's not a musician, mind you, but knows how to get things done -- brought back a new, lovely bouzouki from Athens. Unfortunately, the receipt is in Greek, so I don't know what music store it's from or who the maker is!
I do know someone who teaches Greek at a local college, and I keep meaning to bring the receipt with me so she can translate...
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by sts
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
Okay twit (nice name by the way!), this may not be a direct answer to your question, but here's a link to a Greek bouzouki player's website, complete with photos, sound clips and how to contact the guy. The zook that he is playing looks beautiful and the sound clips are phenomenal. So, look around on his page and see if there are any links to luthiers, or perhaps you could contact him. Hope it helps a little.
http://www.greekcity.com.au/community/business/tsonis/index.htm
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by MR.
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
Woops, your name isn't '"twit". I did mean to spell "twit".
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by MR.
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
Ermm...Marty...twit means a lot worse than twit, I can assure you:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=define%3Atwit&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by Rudall the time
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
sorry, the first one should be tw at of course.
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by Rudall the time
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
Bizarre - Jeremy's filter even filters links to definitions - so go to google write define: then write tee-doubleyou-ay-tee and see what it says.
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by Rudall the time
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
And yet it does not filter the usernames
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by No Cause For Alarm
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
sts - I have a working knowledge of modern Greek, so if you're clever with computers you could scan the receipt and email it to me via The Session, in which case I'd try to translate / transcribe it for you and send it back.
# Posted on March 9th 2007 by nicholas
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
I didn't realise you could email attachments via this site.
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by fidkid
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
There's a lovely luthier in the old town of Rethymnon, on Crete. And it's a good excuse to go to he Island.
Link here:
http://www.cretan-music.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=251&Itemid=36&PHPSESSID=37375a2dff87f93eedad18d045d98d60
Also, Crete is a place with its own living tradition of string music. I heard there's some Irish fiddle player who moved there, learnt the lyra and went native. Fun.
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by ewallace
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
That's Ross Daly, who has a website.
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by nicholas
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
I spent some days in Crete in 1974. I remember Rethymnon for a butcher's shop with a colossal stuffed vulture, wings outspread, suspended over the door!
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by nicholas
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
To digress again from zookies, I was reading the Wikipedia entry on Cumbrian dialect a few days ago. It listed the 4-letter word used by the originator of this thread as his/her username as a verb, meaning 'to hit' (as in "I t**tted him on the head"), making reference also to its meaning as a noun. It connected its etymology to that of 'thwaite' (found in placenames such as
Bassenthwaite), meaning 'fertile valley'.
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by CreadurMawnOrganig
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
I heard it used some time ago by a Lancastrian, as a verb.
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by nicholas
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
Ah, so Bassenthwaite DOES mean t_______t.
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by fidkid
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
Thwaite the Inuit - The Q-word might just slip by - there's a chance that our Jeremy is not be familiar with that one. But, the E-word is strictly non-PC these days. Better change it PDQ.
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by CreadurMawnOrganig
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
Thanks A Nice Kalm Day, but I already knew what the word "T W A T" means, hence the compliment. I really do like it.
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by MR.
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
Ahh, and I guess the filter explains why I can't seem to spell the word without using the old "filter go around" method.
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by MR.
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
Fidkid - that *was* PDQ. And you've made me look ridiculous - nobody has a clue now what my last comment was about.
# Posted on March 11th 2007 by CreadurMawnOrganig
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
# Posted on March 11th 2007 by fidkid
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
I know that Alec Finn and Kevin MacLeod (and probably Mick Coneely) use six-string bouzoukis made by Dekavallas (or something like that). I haven't found much info about this maker on the net though.
# Posted on March 11th 2007 by TradLad
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
Sean Ó Loingsigh, who lives in or near Milltown Malbay, is another 6-string bouzouki player. He plays on Connie O'Connell's only recording to date, Ceol Cill Na Martra. I don't know who his bouzouki is made by.
# Posted on March 11th 2007 by CreadurMawnOrganig
Re: GREEK bouzouki makers
There is a bouzouki maker in Cheltenham who makes pro quality instruments. Try the following link:
http://mariosbouzoukis.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk
# Posted on April 3rd 2007 by meph