News
7th July 2010
We will be at the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention (NAFCo) next week from 14th to 18th July. The convention is being hosted by the Elphinstone Insitute in Aberdeen and if the last NAFCo held in N.E Scotland is anything to go by, promises to be an exciting and well attended musical event. The hub of NAFCo will be the Lemon Tree Theatre & Cafe Bar, Aberdeen with many daily concerts & performances at various locations. Many well known guest artists will be attending from USA, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Spain, Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales & more. There will also be several fiddle workshops & conferences throughout the week & some great sessions to be had. You can check out the program on: www.abdn.ac.uk/nafco
31st March 2010
Having just returned from the Frankfurt trade music fair, we were very impressed by the quality, finish and tone of Yairi guitars. They are exceptional value (circa £800 - £900) for a hand made instrument and we are pleased to have ordered our first two New Yorker 12 fret 00 models which should arrive in the shop by this weekend.
Every "K.Yairi" guitar is given birth in Kani, a small community in the beautiful mountainside area of Honshu, Japan. In a unique, larger workshop-like guitar factory there,"K.Yairi" guitars are made under the strict supervision of Mr.Kazuo Yairi, owner of the "K.Yairi" guitar company.
The factory is staffed with carefully chosen master craftsmen, many of whom have worked there for many years.
Their skills, the calm atmosphere of the surroundings,and Mr.Yairi's attention to making the best guitars possible,are all reflected in each and every individual instrument.Mr.Yairi learned the tricks of the trade in making violins and guitars from his father,who gained international recognition for making fine instruments.
15th February 2010
We are very pleased to be the first Scottish dealer to stock Brook Guitars and took possession of a Tamar which was sold within 24 hours of displaying in our shop. Brook Guitars run by Simon Smidmore & Andy Petherick have a lovely workshop hidden in the depths of Devon near Exeter. They learned their lutherie skills with Andy Manson many years ago and turn out a limited number of gorgeous hand made acoustic guitars (all named after Devon rivers) each year. Delivery is normally around 9 months, however we are expecting our next guitars (Tamar, 12 fret Lyn & 12 fret Torridge) sometime in May.
