> Hi Toby, if you're looking for a solid-body electic you might want to > check out Jordan electric violins, made by John Jordan who lives a > couple miles from me (website is http://www.jordanmusic.com/violin.htm > ). Nice guy and great craftsman. I've never played one of his > electrics but have heard good things about them from people who have. > Michael Mullen, the former fiddler for Tempest played one; he could > definitely get it to not sound like a fiddle! -Steve
Hey, I took a look at these. They're quite nice from the photos. Very unconventional looking. Slightly expensive, but not overly so. I'll be up in your neck of the woods this spring for a bike race, so I'll have to find out if he won't mind me dropping in to try out some of his axes. I also noticed that Elderly Instruments is one of his dealers, which is good. Elderly is a good company. Speaking of Elderly, they have those Trinity College "celtic" Bouzoukis. The ones with the nifty knot pattern inlay on the headstock.. Very sweet, I've been lusting after those for quite some time now. They might just be an ideal instrument for me, same string intervals as the violin/mandolin, yet they've got a nice long neck and frets, like a guitar. Also the strings are doubled, like a mando, which is always a nice sound. I'm thinking it might allow me to play chords and lead parts without having to swap instruments. I could also use it like a rhythm guitar to backup my voice, that would make for a very versatile instrument. Too bad they don't make them in black! :-) Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
