The movie “The Red Violin” is to be highly recommended to those interested in historic musical instruments. It is one of Samuel Jackson’s best efforts. The story centers around a violin made in the 1500’s that appears and disappears in…
a broken bit
Paying the Stupid Tax while drilling the pilot pin holes in the harp neck, I broke this. This is a drill bit. I *know* it’s a drill bit! Ah, but what kind? It’s a 13/64ths brad point drill bit. The…
climate change luthier
It has been egregiously humid this summer. And most of these harps are going to climes drier than this temperate rain forest here. So much of the woodwork has been on hold. But this week the humidity finally fell below…
Harpmaker, Dreambreaker
Yes indeed. With our culture so quick to admire wealth inequality and the use of violence to solve every problem, still, nonetheless the virtues a praises of real men of their age will survive in song! (Also, despite our absence…
Havest thyself a Wire Strung Thanksgiving!
from a few years ago!