A. Stathopoulos Perfectone
With the 2-2-4 string setting !
Accordingly to the luthier, this Anastasios Stathopoulos bouzouki is the most expensive and the highest quality instrument he ever seen and has been found so far.
It carries a large body, made by 25 high quality Brazilian Rosewood staves, natural sea shell decoration with the familiar eagle theme , exceptional quality soundboard, and an amazing wooden rosette flushed to the profile of the sound board.
Accordingly to Gianni, Anastasios Stathopoulos has given special care and diligence, manufacturing internaly and externaly this musical instrument.
These days Giannis Tsoulogiannis is restoring a unique A. Stathopoulos Perfectone bouzouki made on January 1913
Accordingly to the luthier, this Anastasios Stathopoulos bouzouki is the most expensive and the highest quality instrument he ever seen and has been found so far.
It carries a large body, made by 25 high quality Brazilian Rosewood staves, natural sea shell decoration with the familiar eagle theme , exceptional quality soundboard, and an amazing wooden rosette flushed to the profile of the sound board.
Accordingly to Gianni, Anastasios Stathopoulos has given special care and diligence, manufacturing internaly and externaly this musical instrument.
The scale is 63.5cm , the bridge is the original and has been made out of bone.
It carries two different string arrangements.
The 2-2-4 which is the initial string arrangement of the instrument , and a second one with extra grooves for string arrangement of 3-2-3
During this restoration process, the luthiers tries to intervene as little as possible keeping most of this exceptional instrument's elements close to their original state
I am waiting with great anticipation the finalization of this restoration process and the moment luthier will record a sound clip.
Updates:
The beautiful A. Starhopoulos Perfectone after restoration!
http://www.trixorda.blogspot.com/2014/08/astathopoulo-bouzouki-new-york-1914-1914.html
And its beautiful sound sample
Καταπληκτικό όργανο. Και σίγουρα ο Γιάννης θα του ξαναδώσει ζωή με τον καλύτερο τρόπο. Εγκληματικό όμως να χαλάσεις μια τέτοια ροζέτα και να τρυπήσεις το καπάκι για να βάλεις μαγνήτη. Ο κάτοχός του δεν είχε καταλάβει την αξία του οργάνου
ReplyDeleteΚάποιος μου είπε οτι έβαλες τα ταλαντούχα χέρια σου στη δημιουργία της καταπληκτικής ροζεττας
DeleteΥπερβολές. Μια απλή αντιγραφή και συμμετροποίηση έκανα, κάτι που ο οποιοσδήποτε που γνωρίζει υποτυπωδώς ένα σχεδιαστικό πρόγραμμα θα μπορούσε να κάνει. Την εξαιρετική δουλειά την έκανε ο Γιάννης κάτι που για εμένα τουλάχιστον ήταν αναμενόμενο
ReplyDeleteΡε, δεν αφήνετε τις υπερβολές λέω και εγώ..
DeleteShouldn't we find the person who carved it up to put a pick-up in, and do bad things to them?
ReplyDeleteΦίλε Σπύρο εύχομαι καλά Χριστούγεννα με υγεία και χαρά σε εσένα και στους ανθρώπους που αγαπάς!!!
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