Kevin Muiderman Bouzouki

Irish guitar star and Peghead Nation instructor John Doyle demonstrates his parlor-guitar–bodied eight-string.

John Doyle’s unmistakable guitar style has made him a go-to player in the traditional Irish and folk music scenes, but his own shows often include him playing bouzouki on a few numbers, too. North Dakota luthier Kevin Muiderman, built John’s left handed-bouzouki, as well as several of John’s guitars, including one he recently demoed here on Peghead Nation. Based on a flattop parlor-guitar design with a cutaway and a 25.5-inch scale length, the instrument has a double cedar top, graphite composite bracing, and Macassar ebony back and sides. In this video, John plays and discusses the instrument. 

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