Time to bake the cake
Busy busy – it’s in the oven now!
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November 2017
Recycling failed Christmas tree lights
Well – repairing old Christmas tree lights gets me back into electronics gently, before I start on the microwave radio
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Edinburgh Scandi Session 5
A great Edinburgh Scandi Session this afternoon. Some people missing, sadly, due to illness but some new faces as well.
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Harps of Gold 2017 – first rehearsal
First rehearsal for the Clarsach Society Edinburgh Branch “Harps of Gold” Christmas concert. One of only about four men there
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Kontrabasharpa really finished – for now, anyway!
Here’s the kontrabasharpa with its new tailpiece. I think it looks somewhat smarter than it did before. Many thanks to
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Scots Fiddle Festival 2017
Addendum 23 Dec 2018: Impromptu Scandi Session in the cafe at the Scots Fiddle Festival in November – finally remembered
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Chromatic nyckelharpa, Fiddle
Fiddle Festival day
A great day with the nyckelharpa at the Scots Fiddle Festival. I played a couple of hour or so sessions
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Fiddle Festival opening concert
The Fiddle Festival starts! Chris came over from the west and came to the opening concert with us; we went
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Tailpiece fitting and assembly
I had to take all the strings of the kontrabasharpa off, of course, to fit the new tailpiece. This gave
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Recycled candles
Recycling time – ready for the dark nights of winter (which are already upon us!). It takes two or three
The Attenuated Microwave Band
It was the annual Scottish Microwave Round Table event on Saturday (an amateur radio meeting); as usual some of us
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