The bouzouki book by graham mcdonald book read online. Graham mcdonald has a good book called the bouzouki book. The bouzouki book by graham mcdonald overdrive rakuten. Discover the best chordophones books and audiobooks. A history by graham mcdonald paperback softback, 2016 at the best online prices at. The book is comprehensively illustrated with photographs, diagrams and plans and includes an extensive chapter on the history of the mandolin. Graham mcdonald stringed instruments, february 2012. The bouzouki book a workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns. 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. 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. T wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. It also comes with plans that could be altered to fit a mandolin bodyneck size.
Graham mcdonald is the author of the mandolin project 4. Bracing for flat top mandolins archive mandolin cafe forum. 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 bouzouk book by graham mcdonald, 9780646436029, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Graham mcdonald has been building mandolins, bouzoukis and other stringed instruments for over 25 years, and has published the bouzouki book, on building.
My mandolins are inspired by classic early 20th century american instruments. Also of interest might be graham mcdonalds the bouzouki book. I like graham mcdonald s bouzouki book over troughtons book. Fyi, dons kits do have a slight induced arch for structural strength.
With photographs and indepth details, this book traces the history of the mandolin and its family that can be found around the world. A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns by graham mcdonald online at alibris. Pdf the mandolin project download full pdf book download. The mandolin by graham mcdonald, 9780980476279, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. 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. Graham mcdonald stringed instruments is the publisher of mutliple books on stringed instruments. In the past forty years bouzoukis, citterns and octave mandolins have become an essential part of acoustic music. And finally, you could also join the cittern mailing list, where we have also quite a few instrument makers joining in the discussions. 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. The bouzouki and the baglamas are the direct descendants. Teachers will find this book extremely useful as a teaching aid as it contains much prepared material.
A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns por graham mcdonald disponible en rakuten kobo. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. 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. Download pdf the bouzouki book free online new books. Now he has written a book about mandolin history, and longtime gal member gd armstrong likes it. Bracing for flat top mandolins mandolin cafe forum. 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.
We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The bouzouki book by graham mcdonald is available in these. 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. He is the author of the bouzouki book and the mandolin, a history.
Bouzouki books go to the books page and find out what is available. It has been available through stewart mcdonald and luthiers mercantile, but stewmac have recently decided to discontinue stocking it. Read chordophones books like the bouzouki book and the art and craft of making classical guitars for free with a free 30day trial. 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. 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. Also just for the heck of it, has anyone had experience with the bouzouki book by graham mcdonald. Graham mcdonald has been building mandolins, bouzoukis and other stringed instruments for more than 30 years. 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. The original print run has now sold out june, 2017 and is being reprinted in shorter digital print runs. Learn from chordophones experts like graham mcdonald and manuel rodriguez. Graham mcdonald stringed instruments independent publishers.
There are detailed stories that tell who, where, why. The mandolin project by graham mcdonald, guitar woods. 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. Graham mcdonald has written books about mandolinfamily instrument construction as well as speaking at gal conventions and writing for al. Please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. 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. Graham mcdonald mandocello stringed instrument for sale. In the past forty years bouzoukis, citterns and octave mandol. I make a carved a style, an assymetrical twopoint model and an f style mandolin. Click on the tiles for more information and how to get a copy. Also, don kawalek offers plans and instructions on building a flattop. If you have give me your opinion on the book and are the blueprints full size. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions. There are also less expensive flat mandolins with canted bent soundboards based on several of the popular american mandolins of.
Browse all graham mcdonald stringed instruments titles. I think he may have just come out with one on mandolins also. Graham mcdonald has been building mandolins and bouzoukis for over 30 years. The bouzouki book is the first, and only, book to guides the reader throug. Graham mcdonald mandolin builder and author mcdonald.
The neck joint is one of the versions outlined in graham s. I have just about completed a bouzouki using the bouzouki book by graham mcdonald. Jan 16, 2016 view graham mcdonalds profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. If you are interested in purchasing copies of the books please follow the instructions in book orders. Graham mcdonald s book is said to contain instructions on building an irish bouzouki and cittern. 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. 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. Graham mcdonald has been building mandolins, bouzoukis and other stringed instruments for over 25 years, and has published the bouzouki book. 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. Some people say cedar is very brittle and prone to cracking, others say thats just a myth and that cedar is strong. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Is one of those equivalent to an octave mando scale length around 20 inches. The book shows a wide saddle and its later shaped for intonationi want to use a narrow saddle and slant it. Aug 20, 2011 bouzouki made by graham mc donald, for sale on ebay. Read the bouzouki book by graham mcdonald for free with a 30 day free trial. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the bouzouki book. Would western red cedar be a good top wood for a flat top irish bouzouki. The mandolin is a fascinating and diverse musical instrument that spans across centuries and continents.
The greek bouzouki is a plucked musical instrument of the lute family, called the thabouras or tambouras family. I based this off one of the plans in graham mcdonald s bouzouki book, which is an excellent resource. A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns by graham mcdonald available from rakuten kobo. The mandolin project available for download and read online in other formats. I had been thinking about an electronic version for some time, so this was stimulus to finish off the work i had started on. Graham mcdonald is a mandolin and bouzoukis artisan and the author of the bouzouki book. 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. A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns. Although its primarily concerned with bouzoukis obviously, its all relevant to mandolins too. I am trying to decipher the difference but running into some roadblocks.
This book features loads of bw photographs showing every aspect of bouzouki building. A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns by graham mcdonald 2012, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The bouzouki book a workshop guide to building irish. 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 kindle edition by mcdonald, graham. A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns by graham mcdonald spiral. Drawings for mandolinoctavemandolatenorguitarbouzouki on. Graham mcdonald has been building mandolins for 35 years.
I have chosen to dedicate a page to the irish bouzouki because there. Thanks for your insight, i am just asking before i. Some of you may know the bouzouki book, my book on building irish bouzoukis and citterns, that was originally published in 2004. A workshop guide to building irish bouzoukis and citterns by graham mcdonald. 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. The ukulele construction manual first copies page 3. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover grahams.
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