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Folk Instruments
Folk Instruments at Forsyths Music Shop, Manchester
Our range of folk instruments would be the envy of many a small specialist store. Browse online or better still come in and choose from 100s of instruments, including Ukuleles, Banjos, Mandolins, Tenor Guitars, Fiddles, Accordions, Concertinas, Auto Harps and even Lap Steels. The instruments we...
Folk Instruments at Forsyths Music Shop, Manchester
Our range of folk instruments would be the envy of many a small specialist store. Browse online or better still come in and choose from 100s of instruments, including Ukuleles, Banjos, Mandolins, Tenor Guitars, Fiddles, Accordions, Concertinas, Auto Harps and even Lap Steels. The instruments we stock have been specially selected for quality and value for money by our expert sales staff who are all experienced musicians. We have instruments to suit all playing styles and abilities, and we often have interesting second hand and rare one off instruments on sale.
Please note that our online store only lists instruments that are currently in stock. If you are looking for something different (or similar but in a different colour, for example) please give us a call and we will do our best to order it for you. Call 0161 956 2052 ext. 606.
Set Up and Repair Service
Did you know we also have an in-store set up and repair service? Our expert luthiers are here to advise you on any problems you may be having with your instrument.
Folk Instruments There are 112 products.
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Headway Sakura 40th Anniversary Soprano...
A stunning handmade Japanese ukulele with Cherry Blossom wood top back and sides. With a purple heart fingerboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle and a mahogany 2 ply neck.
£ 935.00 £ 1,299.00 -
£ 1,150.00 £ 1,279.00Eastman MD515/v Antique Varnish Mandolin
This beautiful take on the popular MD515 model has Eastman's violin varnish finish giving it a beautiful antique look and recalling the early days of Gibson when they favoured varnish finishes. The 515 is a great sounding mandolin with a strident, ringing tone.
£ 1,150.00 £ 1,279.00Reduced price! -
£ 999.00 £ 1,189.00Eastman MD514 Classic Mandolin
An F-style Oval Hole mandolin handmade in Bejing and made of solid carved spruce and maple. 'Classic' red/brown gloss nitrocellulose finish. Comes with a hard case. Note: this mandolin has a mark on the top as shown in the photos
£ 999.00 £ 1,189.00Reduced price! -
£ 1,099.00Gremlin Glenluce Maberry 34 String Harp
A great gateway drug into the orchestral harp world. For the more serious harpist that's not quite ready to splash many thousands on a 34 string harp, this instrument has a solid spruce soundboard with a rosewood neck and a round rosewood back.
£ 1,099.00 -
£ 1,058.00Bridge Aquila EV4 Electric Violin in...
Featuring an excellent tone, a really natural feel and a lithium coin-cell battery, this violin is a fantastic pro level piece of kit, perfect for performance and recording.
£ 1,058.00 -
£ 899.00 £ 999.00Eastman MD415 Black Mandolin
An F-style F Hole mandolin handmade in Bejing and made of solid carved spruce and mahogany. Black gloss nitrocellulose finish. Comes with a hard case.
£ 899.00 £ 999.00Reduced price! -
£ 765.00 £ 829.00Eastman MD504 Mandolin Sunburst
Individually hand-built using traditional materials & “Old World” craftsmanship. Solid Spruce Top, Solid Maple back & sides. Ebony fingerboard & adjustable ebony bridge. A-style body with an oval sound hole for round, liquid tones
£ 765.00 £ 829.00Reduced price! -
£ 799.00Eastman MDO305 Classic Octave Mandolin
Is it twice the fun? Eight times the fun? We never were that good at maths... so, what we have here is an octave version of Eastman's best selling 305 mandolin, so it's tuned with the top string the same as a guitar rather than a violin and has a 21" scale length. It sounds immense, very full and resonant and it's a wonderful solo instrument.
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£ 695.00 £ 750.00Gewa Novita Mk II Electric Violin Black
Handmade in Germany, this electric violin features high quality Shadow electronics, Wittner chin rest and shoulder rest and geared Wittner pegs. This guy is well and truly gig ready.
£ 695.00 £ 750.00Reduced price! -
£ 695.00 £ 750.00Gewa Novita Mk II Electric Violin Gold/Brown
Handmade in Germany, this electric violin features high quality Shadow electronics, Wittner chin rest and shoulder rest and geared Wittner pegs. This guy is well and truly gig ready.
£ 695.00 £ 750.00Reduced price! -
£ 695.00 £ 750.00Gewa Novita Mk II Electric Violin Red/Brown
Handmade in Germany, this electric violin features high quality Shadow electronics, Wittner chin rest and shoulder rest and geared Wittner pegs. This guy is well and truly gig ready.
£ 695.00 £ 750.00Reduced price! -
Eastman MD404 Black Mandolin
A cool model with a couple of unique qualities to it. The obvious one is the sumptuous black front finish which looks very striking on these modern updates. It contrasts nicely against the dark red of the back and siides with just enough detail in the woodgrain to give away this model's other unique feature: mahogany back and sides giving it a slightly...
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Kala UBASS Solid Mahogany Electro-Acoustic...
The original U Bass, all solid mahogany with a Shadow U-Bass pickup. Sounds brilliant through a bass amp, plays dead easy too.
£ 445.00 £ 664.99 -
£ 599.00 £ 661.00Ozark 2246B Guitar Bouzouki
Ozark 2246B cutaway electro acoustic guitar shaped bouzouki.
£ 599.00 £ 661.00Reduced price! -
£ 599.00Gremlin Glenluce 29 String Harp
A lovely beginner's hap with a solid walnut neck and column. This harp has 4 octaves tuned from Middle C to C, with 24 levers and comes with a gig bag and tuning wrench.
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£ 595.00Ortega Falcon Series 5 String Electro...
It's not your usual banjo. With a built in pickup system, a great sound, and it's obviously green, this banjo isn't just for show. Super bright, super crisp and comes with a deluxe gig bag. Just don't play duelling banjos in the shop!
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£ 635.00Eastman MD305 Left Handed Classic Mandolin
An A-style F Hole mandolin handmade in Bejing and made of solid carved spruce and maple. 'Classic' red/brown satin finish. Left handed Comes with a gigbag.
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£ 549.00Barnes and Mullins BJ500BW "Empress" Banjo
A 5 string G banjo with a walnut neck and ovengkol fingerboard. The resonator is burl figured walnut and it has 24 brackets.
£ 549.00 -
£ 499.00Gremlin Glenluce 22 String Knee Harp
A great beginner's Celtic harp with a solid walnut neck and column. Comes with a bag, tuning wrench and a set of strings, and looks stunning.
£ 499.00 -
£ 480.00Ozark 2241 Celtic Tenor Mandola
A Celtic style tenor mandola with solid spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides. Celtic knot soundhole motif. Tuned ADGC.
£ 480.00 -
Martin S1 Soprano Ukulele
Soprano ukulele Solid mahogany top, back and sides Satin finish Comes with a padded gig bag Very high quality instrument with a warm tone and beautiful dark, natural grain For more details please see below
£ 450.00 £ 507.00 -
£ 449.00Seagull S8 Mandolin in a Natural Finish
With a solid sitka spruce top, a hand finished neck and a super strange shape to the body, this mandolin has a "kinked" soundboard construction and is made by the fantastic luthiers in Canada.
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Ozark 2306G Cherry Sunburst Banjo
5 string banjo Fantastic attention to detail Modern styling Maple body and resonator From a brand with over 30 years experience For more details, please see below
£ 305.00 £ 347.00 -
£ 399.00 £ 441.00Ozark 2306G Cherry Sunburst 5 String Banjo
A beautiful cherry sunburst finish on this 5 string G banjo with a maple shell and a maple neck. The banjo has an ovangkol fingerboard, 22 frets, 11" REMO Fiberskyn head and comes with a Ozark padded cover.
£ 399.00 £ 441.00Reduced price! -
£ 399.00 £ 441.00Ozark 2306G Blue 5 String Banjo
A great coloured banjo with a lovely transparent look with a semi gloss finish. A good quality build, this sounds every part the classic banjo but with a different look.
£ 399.00 £ 441.00Reduced price! -
£ 399.00 £ 441.00Ozark 2306G Cherry Sunburst 5 String Banjo
A great coloured banjo with a lovely transparent look with a semi gloss finish. A good quality build, this sounds every part the classic banjo but with a different look.
£ 399.00 £ 441.00Reduced price! -
£ 439.00Seagull S8 Electro Mandolin Burnt Umber
Unique 'scooped out' mandolin design. Solid spruce top with hollowed out maple body. Transducer pickup with volume and tone controls.
£ 439.00 -
£ 319.00 £ 379.00Lanikai MAS-CEC All Solid Mahogany Concert...
A fantastic all solid mahogany concert uke fitted with a Fishman Kula preamp and tuner. Features Deluxe Grover tuners and a subtle purfling and gloss finish to give a dose of class to this ukulele.
£ 319.00 £ 379.00Reduced price! -
£ 339.00 £ 377.00Ozark 3372 Tenor Guitar
A lovely solid cedar top tenor guitar with rosewood faced back and sides. The instrument has a warm tone which really projects for it's size. With a natural satin finish and maple binding, it really looks the part, and sounds it too.
£ 339.00 £ 377.00Reduced price! -
£ 368.00Ozark 2355 F Style Mandolin
An F style mandolin with a solid spruce top and laminated maple back and sides. Semi-gloss black finish
£ 368.00
