SECTOR SPOTLIGHT Traditional
solid spruce top, flat mahogany back and sides and is bound with cream and black pinstripe detailing. The 21- fret neck is complemented by a rosewood fingerboard with dot marker inlays and is adjustable via a truss rod mechanism. Stentor has a host of traditional
items including Ozark banjos and mandolins. The Ozark open back ‘frailing’ banjo, 2113G (£338), features an excellent natural maple open back banjo, ideal for playing old time, frailing and clawhammer styles., while the five-string banjo – 2109RG (£327) offers attractive looks with great tonal quality and volume. Ozark has redesigned the 2240 mandolin range. These now feature a Celtic knot sound hole. They are of an all-solid wood construction and are fitted with a diecast tailpiece. The mandolin and bouzouki are both available with an Artec transducer bridge and ME2 EQ unit. Soar Valley’s Irish-flavoured
range includes penny whistles and bodhrans. Dave Shaw whistles are
made in nickel silver and are available in keys from high Eb down to low D. Its 18-inch Waltons Bodhráns are
some of the best selling Irish drums in the UK. Waltons has very recently repackaged its designs to come in a box with carry bag and Bodhrán Basics tutor DVD by Conor Long. Tony Dixon produces a variety of
low to high ABS plastic whistles and flutes. His dual material high Ds work particularly well, and his two- in-one flute/whistle combinations with two heads and single body are economical and popular. John Langley ocarinas are made to
specific keys and can play chromatically with other instruments. The ceramic models are available from Sopranino up to Great Bass and will play together in consort. The Tanglewood range has design
features that can be found on the much sought-after Tenor Guitars that were built in the Golden Era years by the big name US instrument makers. The scale length and
nineteen fret neck design is suited to both guitarists and tenor banjo players. All models can be tuned to standard Tenor Guitar C, G, D, A tuning or drop tuned for Irish style G, D, A, E tuning provided that the appropriate gauge of strings are fitted for the lower tuning. All models feature ‘V’ braced soundboards, fast action traditional ‘D’ shape slender necks with adjustable truss rods, pin-bridges with compensated saddles, geared tuners and ‘vintage era’ Tenor Guitar looks. Westside’s Recording King RA-
998 resonator mandolin features a nickel-plated bell brass body, maple neck, a high gloss finish and deluxe lightweight case for £330. The RU- 981 uke has a bell brass body, a hand spun continental cone and again comes with deluxe case for £285. The SB-060 Savannah Travel
Banjo features a maple rim and rosewood finger board, 24 tension rods and fibre skin head, and comes with a gig bag for £195, while the SA-115 Savannah ‘A style’ electric
mandolin features a red burst finish and has a built-in pickup for £119.99. FCN’s Mi-Si makes environmentally friendly pickups for traditional instruments. They are non-invasive, so you don’t need to cut a hole in the instrument. Available for guitar, violin, mandolin and ukulele. Lee Oskar harmonicas are
available in range of different keys including all major diatonics, natural minors and harmonic minor. Lastly, Aulos Recorders are some
of the best starter instruments for children and adults alike.
CONTACTS
Aria 01483 238720 Barnes and Mullins 01691 668310 FCN 01892 603730 Fender 01342 331700 Gremlin 01903 203044 JHS 0113 286 5381 Soar Valley 0116 230 4926 Stentor 01737 240226 Sutherland 029 2088 7333 Tanglewood 01937 841122 Westside 0141 248 4812
Unit A, Rennie Gate, Mitchell Close, West Portway Industrial Estate, Andover, Hampshire SP10 3TU T: 0845 120 4524 F: 01264 353958 E:
sales@percussionplus.co.uk www.percussionplus.co.uk
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