Graham mcdonald has been building mandolins, bouzoukis and other stringed instruments for over 25 years, and has published the bouzouki book, on building irish bouzoukis and citterns and the mandolin project, a manual for building four styles of m. Also, don kawalek offers plans and instructions on building a flattop. This book is also written in english and it is intended for bouzouki students that have completed part 1 and for the developed bouzouki player who may have a need for further development. The neck joint is one of the versions outlined in graham s. The bouzouki book is a comprehensive workshop manual on building irish bouzoukis and citterns, it leads the builder step by step through the procedures amd techniques involved in a building these instruments. Also just for the heck of it, has anyone had experience with the bouzouki book by graham mcdonald. Is one of those equivalent to an octave mando scale length around 20 inches. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Bracing for flat top mandolins mandolin cafe forum. I based this off one of the plans in graham mcdonald s bouzouki book, which is an excellent resource. Please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Would western red cedar be a good top wood for a flat top irish bouzouki.
The bouzouki book is a comprehensive workshop manual on building irish bouzoukis and citterns, it leads the builder step by step through the procedures amd. Graham mcdonald stringed instruments independent publishers. Aug 20, 2011 bouzouki made by graham mc donald, for sale on ebay. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. In the past forty years bouzoukis, citterns and octave mandol. The bouzouki book is the first, and only, book to guides the reader through the steps to build one of these fascinating stringed musical instruments. The greek bouzouki is a plucked musical instrument of the lute family, called the thabouras or tambouras family.
Graham mcdonald has written books about mandolinfamily instrument construction as well as speaking at gal conventions and writing for al. Teachers will find this book extremely useful as a teaching aid as it contains much prepared material. Graham mcdonald mandocello stringed instrument for sale. Graham mcdonald is the author of the mandolin project 4. I have just about completed a bouzouki using the bouzouki book by graham mcdonald.
The mandolin project by graham mcdonald, guitar woods. T wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Graham mcdonald has been building mandolins, bouzoukis and other stringed instruments for more than 30 years. My mandolins are inspired by classic early 20th century american instruments. I think he may have just come out with one on mandolins also. Now he has written a book about mandolin history, and longtime gal member gd armstrong likes it.
Download pdf the bouzouki book free online new books. Browse all graham mcdonald stringed instruments titles. The newer greek tetrachordo 4 courses of strings bouzouki was introduced into irish traditional music in the mid1960s by johnny moynihan of the folk group sweeneys men. With photographs and indepth details, this book traces the history of the mandolin and its family that can be found around the world. The book shows a wide saddle and its later shaped for intonationi want to use a narrow saddle and slant it. He is the author of the bouzouki book and the mandolin, a history. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Fyi, dons kits do have a slight induced arch for structural strength. He is the author of the bouzouki book, on building irish bouzoukis and citterns and the mandolin project, a manual for building four styles of mandolin.
The bouzouki book is the first, and only, book to guides the reader throug. A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns por graham mcdonald disponible en rakuten kobo. Both are essentialy big mandolins tuned an octave lower, with the cittern having an extra course of strings, usually higher, but sometimes a lower course is added. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions. Graham mcdonald has been building mandolins, bouzoukis and other stringed instruments for over 25 years, and has published the bouzouki book. Also of interest might be graham mcdonald s the bouzouki book, which, besides plans, contains all sorts of useful information on building bouzoukis and related instruments. Bouzouki books go to the books page and find out what is available. The bouzouk book by graham mcdonald, 9780646436029, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Nov 22, 2019 the distributor in chicago ipg has rights to the us and canada and though people like amazon to other parts of the world. Graham mcdonald has been building mandolins for 35 years.
It has been available through stewart mcdonald and luthiers mercantile, but stewmac have recently decided to discontinue stocking it. The bouzouki book by graham mcdonald book read online. Some of you may know the bouzouki book, my book on building irish bouzoukis and citterns, that was originally published in 2004. There are also less expensive flat mandolins with canted bent soundboards based on several of the popular american mandolins of. If you are interested in purchasing copies of the books please follow the instructions in book orders. The bouzouki and the baglamas are the direct descendants. There are detailed stories that tell who, where, why. And finally, you could also join the cittern mailing list, where we have also quite a few instrument makers joining in the discussions.
A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns by graham mcdonald 2012, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Drawings for mandolinoctavemandolatenorguitarbouzouki on. The book is comprehensively illustrated with photographs, diagrams and plans and includes an extensive chapter on the history of the mandolin. I am selling them directly here in australia retail and wholesale but i have no real way of making the book available in europe or the rest of the world other than by mail, which effectively doubles the price of the book. Read the bouzouki book by graham mcdonald for free with a 30 day free trial.
The mandolin by graham mcdonald, 9780980476279, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The bouzouki book a workshop guide to building irish. A history by graham mcdonald paperback softback, 2016 at the best online prices at. The bouzouki book by graham mcdonald overdrive rakuten. The mandolin project available for download and read online in other formats. Graham mcdonald is a mandolin and bouzoukis artisan and the author of the bouzouki book. This book features loads of bw photographs showing every aspect of bouzouki building. Discover the best chordophones books and audiobooks. Graham mcdonald s book is said to contain instructions on building an irish bouzouki and cittern. I make a carved a style, an assymetrical twopoint model and an f style mandolin. I had been thinking about an electronic version for some time, so this was stimulus to finish off the work i had started on. Click on the tiles for more information and how to get a copy. I like graham mcdonald s bouzouki book over troughtons book.
A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns. A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns by graham mcdonald available from rakuten kobo. Graham mcdonald stringed instruments is the publisher of mutliple books on stringed instruments. The bouzouki book by graham mcdonald is available in these. Thanks for your insight, i am just asking before i. Learn from chordophones experts like graham mcdonald and manuel rodriguez. A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns by graham mcdonald online at alibris. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Graham mcdonald mandolin builder and author mcdonald. Mandolins are available in a variety of styles, with flat, canted or carved soundboards and built with either australian timbers or traditional european and american timbers a project for 202021 is a mandolin quartet made from matched timbers. A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns by graham mcdonald spiral. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the bouzouki book.
The irish bouzouki and cittern are part of an ever evolving family of mandolin family instruments. A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns by mcdonald, graham and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The mandolin is a fascinating and diverse musical instrument that spans across centuries and continents. Graham mcdonald has been building mandolins, bouzoukis and other stringed instruments for over 25 years, and has published the bouzouki book, on building irish bouzoukis and citterns and the mandolin project, a manual for building four styles of. A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns by graham mcdonald. If you have give me your opinion on the book and are the blueprints full size. Graham mcdonald has a good book called the bouzouki book. I have chosen to dedicate a page to the irish bouzouki because there. It also comes with plans that could be altered to fit a mandolin bodyneck size. The original print run has now sold out june, 2017 and is being reprinted in shorter digital print runs. I am trying to decipher the difference but running into some roadblocks. Some people say cedar is very brittle and prone to cracking, others say thats just a myth and that cedar is strong. Read chordophones books like the bouzouki book and the art and craft of making classical guitars for free with a free 30day trial.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover grahams. Pdf the mandolin project download full pdf book download. Graham mcdonald has been building mandolins, bouzoukis and other stringed instruments for over 25 years, and has published the bouzouki book, on building. Graham mcdonald has been building mandolins and bouzoukis for over 30 years. Graham mcdonald has been building mandolins, bouzoukis and other stringed instruments for over 25 years, and has published the bouzouki book, on building irish bouzoukis and citterns and the mandolin project, a manual for building four styles of mandolin. A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns kindle edition by mcdonald, graham. Bracing for flat top mandolins archive mandolin cafe forum.
Also of interest might be graham mcdonalds the bouzouki book. Jan 16, 2016 view graham mcdonalds profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The tambouras has existed in ancient greece as pandoura, and can be found in various sizes, shapes, depths of body, lengths of neck and number of strings. Graham mcdonald stringed instruments, february 2012. He has published two books on musical instrument construction the bouzouki book in 2004 and the mandolin project in 2008 in addition to numerous articles on musical instruments for various journals. The ukulele construction manual first copies page 3. The bouzouki book a workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns. Although its primarily concerned with bouzoukis obviously, its all relevant to mandolins too. I used the plan for a flat top and the lattice tonebarsif i could go back i probally would have used just the x bracing and used a floating bridge. In the past forty years bouzoukis, citterns and octave mandolins have become an essential part of acoustic music.
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