After a long search for I fell in love with this fiddle. It was made by Kuros Torkzadeh, who lives just north of Kinvara in Co Galway, in 2010. It is based on a model by Hieronymus Amati circa 1700. It is warm and rich and a joy to play."
Tom Davis has been looking after my guitars for more years that I care to remember. He knows my playing and what I look for in an instrument. This guitar was specially made for me over the summer of 2005. The back and sides are Madagascan Rosewood, the neck is Walnut and the top European Spruce. The body is roughly OO shape, although a little deeper, and the table and back are virtually parallel rather than the usual taper from button to neck joint. It sounds great acoustically and amplified. It is one of the best guitars I have come across.....
This is my second guitar. I found it in 2004 at Elderly Instruments in Lansing Michigan. I played it for ten minutes and bought it on the spot!
I bought my first bow from Noel in 1999. It took me a while to appreciate it as I found it so intimidating in its responsiveness. After a while I realized I had a really great bow in my hand and that other bows did not feel quite right to me any more. So, I bought another one.
In 2004 Dan showed me his new idea for a capo. I thought it was a wonderful invention, especially for the way I play and the tunings I use. I had one custom fitted for each of my guitars.