Newsletter 26/1/12

General News
A reminder that all instruments go onto my facebook page as soon as they come in. You can get to it from the central menu on my website.

Mandolin News

	Weber Gallatin A5	Mandolin	£1395
	Capek A4 basic	Vintage Mandolin	£1195
	Heiden A standard	Vintage Mandolin	£5250
	Old Wave A4	Vintage Mandolin	£1595
	Lebeda Mandola	Vintage Mandolin	£1995

Two new and one used Weber mandolins came in yesterday, but two have sold already! The remaining mandolin is a Gallatin A5 in faded leather finish with the wide nut (1 3/16”). The Gallatins are great value, the best bang for buck you can get.

On the used wall the latest additions are from Old Wave, Capek, Heiden and a Lebeda mandola. The Lebeda mandola is one of my faves, bucket loads of that deep rumble. The Heiden has all the famous Heiden sound but its been played in, so you save loads and get the mature sound, fantastic! My old friend Bill Bussmann’s (Old Wave) A4 is a beauty, also played in and sounding faboulous..

Due any day are two A4s from Mark Franzke.

Guitar News

	Webber dreadnought	Guitar	£1850
	Webber OM	Guitar	£1850
	de Jonge OM	Guitar	£5795
	Beneteau concert standard	Guitar	£4895
	Custom Charis	Vintage Guitar	£5995
	Bourgeois VOM	Vintage Guitar	£2395

Watch out for the interview and review (and front cover) for Mike Baranik in the latest edition of Acoustic Magazine. I have just ordered two of Mike’s new model, the OOm, for delivery March/April. One in sitka and Machinga and one in Carpathian spruce and sacha rosewood.

My first from Canadian luthier Sergei de Jonge is amazing. With Spanish cedar neck, top and back and sides its one of the sweetest guitars I have heard.

After a bit of a break I have two guitars in from Vancouver luthier David Weber. They are fantastic value at £1850 and will gave any of the ‘famous names’ guitars in the same price range a very good run for their money.

Marc Beneteau’s guitars have been very popular recently. The latest arrival is a concert standard in sitka and flamed maple. If you think maple can’t produce rich and deep tones come and try this one. I have two more on order, a ziricote OM and a cocobolo OO-12.

Recently arrived on the used wall, a very custom and very desirable Charis and a Bourgeois Vintage OM. The VOM is in excellent condition and £600 less than a new one.

Next week will see the arrival of a Batson grand concert in rosewood. If you like a lot of bass look no further, they remind me of a cathedral organ! Not far behind will be my first from Steve Kinnaird, an OM with cutaway in rosewood, I’m really looking forward to that and an OM in beeswing African mahogany from John Osthoff.

Just starting life on the bench, a mini mac by Tim McKnight in cocobolo and an OM from Michael Bashkin, also in cocobolo.

Happy pickin’ Trevor