Thomann Irish Concert Bouzouki

Excellent service from Thomann.

When this Bouzouki arrived I was very very pleased with the overall quality .The sound is excellent and the finish is well done .Everything about this instrument has amassed me from the gold tuners to the rose inlay centre hole which is made beautifully. The frets are good well crafted the beading around the edge is excellent .The F S E -3 band equaliser appears to do the trick and I have no complaints .It comes with a bag that is made of good quality material as is the whole instrument. I can honestly say I have not been able to fault it . If I hade to be really picky I think the action is a bit high but I am having mine adjusted, having said that I think everyone has there own preferences and this should not put you off choosing this Bouzouki.Execellent,price .Well made ,Superb .

So, this is a really nice instrument. There is a little buzzing issue on top frets, and I had to put a bit of foam rubber under the tailpiece to remove the nasty resonances but that's to be expected from a factory-made instrument. Nothing a little visit to a luthier can't fix though. Also comes with a free gigbag.
The string tuning is in unison, and bridge and neck grooves are made with that in mind, however with another visit to your local luthier you could make it octave-tuning compatible, so a frankenstein greek-irish bouzouki.
Have to note, this is basically a Hora bouzouki but Thomann-branded (the gigbag even features a Hora logo).
Overall, this is the way to go if you don't have a thousand or two (or more) to spend on a luthier-made instrument, sits well in my mixes.

This bouzouki arrived in secure overseas packaging and in exellent condition. I adjusted the truss rod evervso slightly and lowered the bridge about 1.5 mm. It plays well, has much better bass response than Asian made bouzoukis. I play world music in a duo with my wife (who plays hardingfele and tenor and clawhammer banjos) and it responds with more warmth and equal volume as my TCollege bouzouki. We were both exceptionally impressed and will buy another should anything happen to this one. I have recorded with this one and it is great for intonation, especially after i put some D'Addarrio strings on it. It also capos nicely with minimal retuning required, if any.