Celtic-Star Irish Bouzouki "Rover´s Black" Special Edition - integr. EQ-System, Gigbag + Strings! Start Price USD 324.00 Current Price USD 324.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, November 17, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location Lowlands See more about 'Celtic-Star Irish Bouzouki "Rover´s Black"' Description bl-ebay Here you will find a small but exquisite selection of stringed instruments.  Each is built, according to my specifications, by a traditional European manufacturer  who has over 50 years of experience creating musical instruments.  All instruments are unique in their design and craftsmanship and are exclusively available from me.  If your purchasing decision is ruled by your heart, you will be rewarded with  a musical instrument far beyond the mainstream.  "Rover´s Black" Truly unique - nothing but black! This eye catching bouzouki features a solid spruce top finished in high-gloss. Body and neck are made from European maple. All the woods normally chosen for Violin making!  click to enlarge!  The neck features an integrated adjustable truss rod. The fingerboard is made from rosewood. The scale length measures 660 mm (26 inches) with 22 frets. The bridge is made from masaranduba with an ebony bridge-inlay and features an intergrated Piezo-Pickup, which has been  developed especially for these instruments (but meanwhile several times copied). Gigbag included!! Also a set of high-class Phosphor Bronze Wound original CELTIC-STAR STRINGS - specially made by my specifications! I allways do the adjustment of trussrod and bridge for a perfect action. click to enlarge! The additional 3-band EQ-system is purchased from the supplier who build OEM for many great guitar company! Gold plated and smooth working machineheads from Yamaha supplier! Custom made tailpiece made from massive(!) brass with a wider string spacing for an excellent sustain ... ...and against slipping strings!! The instrument is manufactured completely from solid wood. Customary tuning is done in G-D-A-E also G-D-A-D  (G- and D-strings are octaved) The Celtic-Star Bouz is an impressive instrument and stands with pride beside instruments several times more expensive!! Celtic-Star meanwhile played by many professionals! PS: The instrument looks "live" better than on the pictures - i hope i can change the soon... click to enlarge! Developing these instruments was a joyful experience  and I hope that you may feel a bit of that joy while playing them.  My main goal was to create something with a soul; something one can bond to.  I believe that this is of the utmost importance, if one would approach music on a higher level, beyond the technical or mathematical. My prices are extremely low. I import and sell directly from the manufacturer,  with whom I have a long and friendly relationship. The resulting savings are passed on to you.  There is no magic involved, merely solid business relationships and an eye (and an ear) for quality musical instruments. I have been a musician for over 25 years and tried to infuse these instruments with a bit of my love for the celtic music. Place a Bid!