by Andy Tobin | Feb 27, 2026 | News
I built my first bouzouki for Ivan Milletich back in February 1987, and here we are nearly 40 years later and many, many instruments out there in the wild. I’ve been thinking for a few years now that I’d like to take a break from orders and commissions to concentrate...
by Andy Tobin | Feb 27, 2026 | News
For the past couple of months I’ve been working on a new bouzouki for Daoirí. We talked about a new instrument when he visited after his gig at The Regal in Tenbury Wells a year and a half ago. His current bouzouki is the one I built a number of years ago as a...
by Andy Tobin | Jun 6, 2024 | News
Annie and I finally managed to get over to see Daoirí Farrell play in Tenbury Wells back in April. We missed him last year — there was torrential rain, the River Teme flooded, the gig was cancelled. The two concerts before that, Covid got in the way!! Anyway, what a...
by Andy Tobin | May 29, 2024 | News
After a long 35 years, I’ve finally got round to starting and finishing my own bouzouki! This instrument has been a long time in the planning – just never got round to doing it though, as the old saying goes, “The cobbler’s kids are the poorest shod”!! It’s an...
by Andy Tobin | Aug 25, 2022 | News
Mike McNelly must like the instruments I build – he’s recently taken delivery of his third, a Mandolin. Mike hails from California and first got in touch back in June 2013 to enquire about a large body bouzouki. This instrument was delivered mid 2014. Then a few years...
