Ready for the Bells!
What more do I need to say?
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December 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