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The Overture is a three octave hammer dulcimer with a soundboard and back made from Finland Birch. The model we have in stock is finished with a black lacqeur
This package includes: Hammers, Tuning Wrench, Table Leg, Instruction Manual, Padded Bag and Note guide strips.
(Natural Finish pictured)
Fantastic fingerpicking guitar with the unique clarity and versatility of an Adirondack spruce top. This particular guitar and run of 600 are special because Eastman discovered some unused Adirondack spruce cut some 20 years ago! Slightly larger than a parlor model but still has that small, easy to hold body and focused projection.
These fine young fellows (and they did seem young) from Brandon, MB played us a song on a brief visit to the Mtn Fruit the other day. Lovely blend of voices and infectious positive energy. Roman is playing a handmade drum from Bill Machuga of Gold Line drums in Kelowna, Liam, a used Vantage acoustic bass and Dillon, one of the new Eastman 00 models with Adirondack spruce top. All currently available at the Mtn Fruit.
Custom Hardshell Case Available for $119.95
Comes with Cordoba Polyfoam Case
Adding anodized aluminum adjustment wheels to a well fitted decent quality bass bridge is a useful modification I offer at the shop. Makes seasonal action adjustments much easier and far more affordable! Done well the affect on tone and energy transmission is totally acceptable. 
Cordoba has long offered good selection in classical guitar sizes, but primarily at the entry level. Their C5 dolce or 7/8 size is popular for smaller folks with smaller hands that still want an instrument with projection and depth. Due to that popularity they have now introduced a higher level guitar of the same dimensions, 630mm string length and 50mm width at the nut vs the 650mm string length and 52mm nut width we find on the 4/4 sized classical. The C10 parlor comes in two all solid wood options, cedar top with rosewood back and sides and spruce top with rosewood back and sides. You can also get a mahogany back and sides with cedar top option called the C9 parlor.
What an incredibly rich and full, evocative tone on this Irish Bouzouki from Trinity College! Tuned to G-D-A-E with bass strings paired in octave and treble strings paired in unison.
With a wonderfully rich tone, this instrument is tuned to G-D-A-E an octave below a standard mandolin. String pairs are tuned to unison.
Includes Polyfoam mandolin case
With hard shell case
With hard shell case
This drum is beautifully crafted from repurposed wood and a perfectly tensioned goatskin head. It has a completely unique tone due to an almost combo design between Ashiko and Djembe. The stave joinery in these drums is amazingly tight and the attention to every last detail is remarkable for the price! View some more detailed photos and other drums at Gold Line Drums.
Slide player Jeff Lang knows his music and he knows his guitars. We had a great chat about both and he applied the requisite technique to the 1967 Gibson for sale in the shop right now. The result was impressive and he was impressed. In his words this Gibson is a very nice players guitar with near perfect neck angle, action and tone but not a collectors guitar. As in not mint condition, a few rough spots but nothing major, functional or structural.
Accomplished multi-instrumentalist Marty Hamilton tries out his new Eastman AR 810CE before taking it home! Apologies for the background noise.
Accomplished multi-instrumentalist Marty Hamilton tries out his new Eastman AR 810CE before taking it home! Apologies for the background noise.
On occasion I have access to discounted instruments with minor imperfections and this is one such occasion. Perfect beyond some small pin prick sized bubbles in the finish in the bridge area this 17″ AR 810CE is a fully carved solid wood jazz archtop. Remarkeable value really, very few, if any, commercial guitar makers are creating solid wood, hand carved archtops in this price range. These instruments are truly inspiring to play if you desire an instrument to match your Jazz tendencies or aspirations!
The jumbo cutaway Martin JC-16ME Aura Acoustic-Electric Guitar features a polished gloss lacquered body, European flamed maple back and sides and a solid Sitka spruce top. The fingerboard and bridge are crafted from striped Macassar ebony. Each JC16ME guitar is equipped with the acclaimed Fishman onboard Aura sound reinforcement system.
Action is perfect on this guitar, it plays beautifully and sounds fantastic!
This guitar has the requisite patina of a vintage gibson as well having great tone. Love that classic chunky bass. Neck angle is good and the guitar is very playable with nice action. A pleasure to play and a pleasure to look at!
This 21 chord autoharp is pre 78′ which means it was made in the USA! The zither pins are all working and it’s good shape.
This old tyme clawhammer signature series Bob Carlin banjo not only plays wonderfully but looks the part. Neck attachment strength and angle can be challenging with the old dowel stick system and although it looks like that’s the system on this banjo it’s not. Fake dowel stick over a modern, single co-ordinator rod, which is certainly more aesthetically pleasing to some.
These 4 string banjos were intended, as I understand it, to be versatile. At 20 frets not a true 17 or 19 fret Tenor but also not a 22 fret Plectrum.
Theory being that one could tune it to either of the short scale tunings used in Irish music, GDAE or CGDA (also for Dixieland music) as well as a std Plectrum tuning of CGBE for traditional jazz.
Std aluminum pot of the Degas banjos which seems to produce good volume.
Can’t go wrong with this all rounder in good condition.
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Recently did a project for Nelson based accomplished musician Andrew Ross. Andrew asked for a left handed dulcimer on a guitar body with some sitar overtones. Only the two plain steel octave strings have the Jawari effect.
Andrew kindly posted a YT video of some inspired playing that arose shortly after he received the modified 1940’s Kay.
