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stephen owsley smith, instrument maker
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Stephen Owsley Smith builds top-quality bouzoukis, octave
mandolins & guitars with the celtic musician in mind.
Dear Musician,
Howdy! Here I am in northern New Mexico building instruments and taking some time out to let you know about them. Maybe you saw one, got my name and contacted me, maybe I saw you playing somewhere and got your address on my mailing list, maybe you found out about me on the internet: however the connection was made, I hope this will be an appropriate response. These pictures are representative of my mandolin family instruments, including mandolins, mandolas, octave mandolins, Irish bouzoukis, and mandocellos. Most of my customers for these instruments play Celtic, eclectic or non-categorical musical styles. Bluegrass purists should be warned that my mandolins don’t have the categorically-correct bluegrass sound: I’m not interested in building an instrument that "barks", I’d rather build instruments that sing, cry, and occasionally howl at the moon ...
mandolins & guitars with the celtic musician in mind.
Dear Musician,
Howdy! Here I am in northern New Mexico building instruments and taking some time out to let you know about them. Maybe you saw one, got my name and contacted me, maybe I saw you playing somewhere and got your address on my mailing list, maybe you found out about me on the internet: however the connection was made, I hope this will be an appropriate response. These pictures are representative of my mandolin family instruments, including mandolins, mandolas, octave mandolins, Irish bouzoukis, and mandocellos. Most of my customers for these instruments play Celtic, eclectic or non-categorical musical styles. Bluegrass purists should be warned that my mandolins don’t have the categorically-correct bluegrass sound: I’m not interested in building an instrument that "barks", I’d rather build instruments that sing, cry, and occasionally howl at the moon ...
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MEG's components are precision machined by North Central Technology located at the University of Minnesota Crookston Campus's Valley Technology Park. They are then finished and assembled by experienced craftspeople at Stringtime Music, a longtime maker of fine acoustic and electric instruments located in Bagley, Minnesota. MEG draws its infinite array of body designs from sculpted domestic and exotic hardwoods. Each is a work of art.
* Interchangeable neck modules— standard, baritone, 12 and octave 12
* Four neck profiles—elliptical, oval, wide and narrow
* Custom electronics and pickup selection
* Custom and production body styles
* Component loaner program— fastest delivery
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