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Instrument was recently overhauled and tuned by a master accordion repairman. B/C tuning. Same model designed and used by John Williams during his Solas days. 3 voice, 2 and a half row LMM w/ 3 stops and 12 bass with 2 stops. The extra half row allows for some very cool melodic triplets and chords n...

Thank you all for the kind comments and thank you so much to those of you who have already pledged. I am incredibly grateful!

Zac

(grateful thanks to the mods for allowing me to post this!) Hi folks, Zac Leger here. Many of you know me. If not, a quick introduction: I am an uilleann piper and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles and I concentrate primarily on playing Irish traditional music for a living. Over the years a...

I am posting this in the ITM forum as well as the stolen instruments forum, in order to make sure plenty of people see it) Dave Cory's tenor banjo was stolen out of his car last night (Sep 22nd, 2010) in Portland, OR. The banjo is a Bacon & Day Silver Bell #1 body with a custom neck made by Dave...

Dave Cory's tenor banjo was stolen out of his car last night (Sep 22nd, 2010) in Portland, OR. The banjo is a Bacon & Day Silver Bell #1 body with a custom neck made by Dave with 5 nylon strings (lowest string tuned to a C) . Snakehead style slotted headstock with single slot. VERY distinct. If ...

Hi folks, Zac Leger here to tell you about an exciting new project that I am a part of: The John Whelan Trio, featuring legendary All-Ireland and multiple award-winning button accordionist John Whelan. The new trio also features Charlene Adzima on fiddle and both English and Irish language vocals (c...

I will add to this posting that I recently played this set. One of the most incredible sounding, easy to play flat sets I have every had the pleasure to try. The drones and regs just purr and the chanter is warm and has that great nasal reediness. Brad makes extremely comfortable flat pitch chanters...

Whistle has sold.

Bump.

Hi All, I am selling my mid ninties Copeland high D whistle. I bought this whistle from a friend back around '98 I believe. I don't know the exact year he bought it, but it was before Michael's medical issues that left him unable to work for several years, so quite early. Simply the best high D Cope...

Hi All, I am selling my mid ninties Copeland high D whistle. I bought this whistle from a friend back around '98 I believe. I don't know the exact year he bought it, but it was before Michael's medical issues that left him unable to work for several years, so quite early. Simply the best high D Cope...

Set has sold.

Sale is now pending for this set...

This guitar was purchased new in 2009 from Buffalo Bros Guitars in Carlsbad. I tried it out Collings, Santa Cruz, Goodalls and more and this guitar beat them all out in terms of sound and playability in my opinion. The guitar is a Martin 175th anniversary model and I think they put extra special lov...

This guitar was purchased new in 2009 from Buffalo Bros Guitars in Carlsbad. I tried it out Collings, Santa Cruz, Goodalls and more and this guitar beat them all out in terms of sound and playability in my opinion. The guitar is a Martin 175th anniversary model and I think they put extra special lov...