This is a Trillium bouzouki made by Robert Abrams in Nottingham New Hampshire USA

@@richierosencrans7296 it's beautiful. Thanks for sharing

Hi there, tuning is GDAD

Thanks so much!, the Shruti is maharaja brand. Key of C.

@@richierosencrans7296 No worries, and thanks for sharing your music. Would love to see more of your playing here on youtube if you get the chance. Have a blessed day.

Someone else has asked and they are below in the comments. Thanks!

Thank you!

GDAD tuning

@@richierosencrans7296 thankyou!

Ordered from Amazon, one of the lower budget models, nothing fancy.

It certainly does the job. Stunning

Correct, GDAD!

Just saw some suggestions in other messages. Merci c’est apprécié!

Oh yeah it's a great addition to the instrument collection. Mines tuned to 440 on a good day 😉. But actually the notes can be fine tuned with the paddles over the holes.

Thank you, I appreciate it! Will try to get another few recordings soon

Thanks Erwan! My band Na Rósaí recorded this song on our first album and it's available on Spotify

@@richierosencrans7296 Thanks very much Richie ! I'm definetely going to listen to it many many times ! Cheers from celtic Brittany ! ;)

I think this one was around $100 online. I feel lucky it's pretty close A440. There's one maker that builds really nice ones with a foot pedal called the bowring. If you have extra money to spend, that's what I'd do.

@@richierosencrans7296 dang 100 dollars seems like a steal, seem to hover around 250 ish upwards. The bowring looks really interesting alright. The Shruti really helps fill out the space. Great playing !

@@lokiatwa oh wow yes prices have def gone up, I just looked. This one is Maharaja which now goes for 180. Got mine 5 years ago at least.

Thanks, I appreciate it!

I'm not sure I'll be able to do a full tutorial as I play it different each time. The two key things are the first chordal slide from A to Bm and the chordal "hammer-on" from the G to the A chord. These techniques are most frequently used for single notes but I love the motion they give to the chord changes. There are also two G chords I use, 0020 and 0550 as well as two A chords 2200 and 6000 depending on the moment in the song. Hope that helps a bit.

Thanks for commenting on the ornaments as I would not have really appreciated them otherwise. Always want to learn more about music.

It's a great instrument! Unfortunately Mr Abrams is no longer building instruments but they do show up on mandolin Cafe and banjo hangout websites for sale from time to time.

Thanks so much for listening! I'm honestly surprised at the kind responses to this lo-fi recording

@@richierosencrans7296 Hi Richie! Thanks for responding. I'm a musician too, please check out my rendition of "The Well Below The Valley" if you have the chance. I really wish we could play and sing together! That would be so cool. Thank you for encouraging me to keep singing and doing music :)