The Bouzouki Book is a comprehensive workshop manual on building Irish bouzoukis and citterns, it leads the builder step by step through the procedures amd techniques involved in a building these instruments.

The book is over 120 pages, with a forward by Andy Irvine. It has more than 200 photos and diagrams and a fold-out plan section with all the necessary templates. It is wire spiral bound so it will sit flat on the workbench.

The Bouzouki Book is temporarily of of stock here. There are more being printed and they will be back in stock soon.

Luthiers Mercantile and Stewart McDonald have copies and they will be happy to sell you one.

But you can have a look at bits of it here.

The first chapter can be downloaded as a .pdf here, Andy Invine's Forward can be downloaded here and the Contents page can be downloaded here

Price is A$40 posted within Australia or US$30 plus US$20 airmail postage to the US and Canada, or €20 plus €16 postage to Europe.

For more information you can email or phone on 02 6251 4372 (within Australia) or +612 6251 4372 (from the rest of the world) or even send cash to PO Box 365, Jamison, ACT, 2614, Australia