Freshwater Octave Mandolin

[SummersBaker]

so beautiful



[votesage]

hey man is your mandola made to specification or is it one of the pre-specified Accord models? Because I;m undecided as to whether to get one made to specification or not cos the Accord one looks lovely as well. peace

[juskiddinfreak91]

beautiful.

how much did you pay for this instrument and where can i get one??

[robnaylor55]

@juskiddinfreak91 You can get them made or sometimes off the shelf in several places. In the UK, there are quite a number of makers. Google Thomas Buchanan mandolin, Fylde Instruments, Sobell Instruments or Freshwater Folk Instruments. The one shown is a Freshwater. They cost about £500 to make but DON'T believe Dave's estimated delivery dates. The other brands are more expensive. There are some East European and Far East ones available. I picked up a bargain UK one on Ebay.

[RichardRRobinson]

Very nice playing, the Freshwater sounds great.

My lovely Freshwater Mandocello/Bouzouki is on sale on ebay right now.

Cheers

[glaoud]

J'aime bien le son de cet instrument ainsi que la musique .*****. J.C.

[atrickpay11]

Not bad mate! You definitely have potential.

ps. have you seen Olivier Uldry's tune on the octave mandolin? It's incredible.

[walteregeaux]

ya make Dave proud! I bought one too..., just lovely.

cheers!

[heartywhistler]

great playing.. i read that these mandolins are made in Scotland. i'm shopping for an octave mandolin not made in china. how do you like this one? Freshwater has a new, cheaper line called Accord.. i wonder if one of those would be good enough for a beginner, or if it would be better to spend more money and get the higher priced one.. hmmm..

[trumarksurfnut]

Thats a lovely tune, nicely played. Are you playing it in GDAD?

[YvonneBauwensMusic]

this is absolutely beautiful - i could listen to it over and over again! thank you for posting! :D

[petrosspetrosgali]

Dude!! Your Freshwater is almost identical to mine!!  Canadian spruce top, black walnut sides....ebony binding...awesome!!

[DrunkenPostie]

'Using', not 'Suing' !! Sorry!

[DrunkenPostie]

That's pretty cool. What tuning are you suing?

[klickstarter]

Great playing, lovely tune. What's the name of this tune you're playing?

[NardolTheElf]

This is "The Rising of the Moon" not played as it usually is (a march) but nicely rendered.

[sherlock1310]

@klickstarter It's a tune named Vianne's Lullaby. I made this tune "on air" for my beautiful daughter Vianne when she was trying to catch the sleep. The "ghost" of this tune is "Down by the Sally Gardens" and I modified the rythmic but the notes are pretty like the same

[chazmeistro]

That tune is just beautiful! Very nice playing, I like the sustain you get in that tuning for it, makes me want to go out and get an octave mandolin just to play that lol