Ready for the Bells!
What more do I need to say?
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2016
Staining and varnishing
I wanted the kontrabas body to be a fairly dark colour, and initially thought that “Falun red” (the colour of
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Reindeer in Morningside
You don’t normally come across reindeer in Morningside … I do believe it’s one of Santa’s sleigh team. It has antlers
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Edinburgh Christmas Market
Edinburgh Christmas Market – just enjoyed our bratwurst and glühwein. There’s a new up-and-down roundabout thingie just beyond the Scott
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Keys and tangents – the start
Nycklar och löv – 1 🙂 (Keys and tangents – 1) The raw materials!
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Sankta Lucia at Joseph Pearce’s
At Joseph Pearce’s (Boda Bar chain) in Edinburgh for their Sankta Lucia, with some of our Swedish class. A fun
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2016 tree decorated
The good fairy is visiting and has decorated our tree 🙂
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A thin Diggers session
A rather thin session at the Diggers’ this evening – just 5 fiddles, a concertina and a nyckelharpa. Very enjoyable
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Kontrabas nyckelharpa, Kontrabasharpa build
First test …
I couldn’t resist getting a couple of strings on and seeing what it sounds like. She speaks! 🙂 Now there will
Tailpiece
The tailpiece isn’t fastened to the body, just held in place by the tension of the strings and a retaining
Bridge
The bridge is a key component – but pretty small! In the traditional instruments, some of the sympathetic strings were
Christmas in coming …
I’m afraid it’s that time of year already ….. 🙂
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Soundpost and first assembly
Unfortunately I forgot to take photos as I was making the soundpost. It’s another piece of the old piano soundboard,
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Nut and tuning pegs
There are a lot of possibilities in choosing the wood to use from my recycled piano – I don’t know
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Scots fiddle festival 2016
Another great fiddle festival – I usually get to the sessions with fiddle and / or nyckelharpa.
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Making the key box
The key box design is very simple (thank you Kjell Lundvall for the suggestion). It’s even more simple than the
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Supermoon!
Supermoon (photo taken as it set this morning) – why do the social media and the internet get so excited
The Microwave Band at GMRT again
At the GMRT dinner. Well it was after-dinner so you’ll need to pardon the bum notes. Good fun to entertain
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Finishing and fitting the top
Having got the top nicely smooth, it’s time to cut some holes in it. Knowing how much work has gone
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