TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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VIOLIN STRINGS

I use Thomastik Spirocore (medium) violin strings.
E2 (S9 Medium / Spiral Core, Aluminium Wound)
A1 (S10 Medium / Spiral Core, Chrome Wound)
D1 (S12 Medium / Spiral Core, Chrome Wound)
G (S13 Medium / Spiral Core, Chrome Wound)

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ROSIN

I use rosin made by W.E. Hill & Sons, England.

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FIDDLE PICKUP

I use the Kurmann SoundPost pickup system.

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GREEK BOUZOUKI

I play a 6-string Greek bouzouki hand-made by Viktor Dekavalas, Thessaloniki, Greece.
I use Greek traditional modal tuning D'-A-D.
I do not use an octave string on the low D.

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BOUZOUKI STRINGS

I use D'Addario guitar loop end strings for my bouzouki. Gauges are:
D' - 11 (LE011 / Plain Steel)
A - 14 (LE014 / Plain Steel)
D - 22 (LE022w / Nickel Round Wound)

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BOUZOUKI PICKUP

I use K&K's Trinity Pro Mini System, a dual source pickup / internal mic system with a dual-channel preamp.

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PLECTRUMS

I use Herdim Red plectrums from Germany.

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CAPOS

I use Quick Draw Capos.

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WHISTLES

I play whistles hand-made by John Sindt in Nyack, NY, USA.

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TUNERS

 On stage I use Boss TU-3 tuners for both fiddle & bouzouki.
 Acoustically I use the Peterson StroboClip clip-on strobe tuner for bouzouki.
 For fiddle, I find the Peterson iStroboSoft app for iPhone is excellent.

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