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Avanti Musick

About Me

Although I have a large collection of stringed instruments, most of which I play and all of which I love, playing bass has always been the instrument which comes most naturally to me, possibly because the first stringed musical instrument I ever touched was a 1963 Fender Precision bass, an instrument I later came to own. The majority of professional music-making I've done has been on the bass. I now play a Cort 5 string fret less and an Earthwood acoustic. I have built up a collection of stringed musical instruments through the ages and from around the world, many of which I have had to make as they are not available commercially. These include the Anglo Saxon Lyre (Sutton Hoo) - 17c; Bardic (Minstrels) Harp - 8c; Bowed Lyre (crwth, crot, rotta, viedel) - 8c; Bowed Psaltery, poss 15c; Citole (Spanish, Portugeuse) - 13c; European Lute - 15 - 17c; Plucked Psaltery - 14c; Psalter or Long Lyre (Greek) - 500BC; Oud (Arabic) as mentioned in Bible; Roman Lyre - up to 500AD and Saz (Turkish) similar age to Oud. I have taught myself to play them all to a level of proficiency and provide demonstrations to schools, living history and re-enactment events, plus providing entertainment at medieval banquets and weddings, parties and corporate events. I have also recorded a CD of many of the instruments. I am very new to myspace and will update as I explore the many wonderful musicians from around the world and hopefully make good friends along the way.

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Member Since: 21/11/2006
Band Website: www.avantimusick.com
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