World Nyckelharpa Day
It’s a while since I collected my lovely nyckelharpa from Olle Plahn in Falun, Sweden, in May 2014. This was […]
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Linux on old laptops
I recently had the opportunity to put Linux on a couple of old laptops. There were an Asus Eee PC
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Celtic Connections – second week
It was a busy Celtic Connections this year – across to Glasgow six times in total. The second week included
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Celtic Connections – first week
As usual January is brought to life with a few trips over to Glasgow, to attend some Celtic Connections concerts.
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Moraharpa back, label and top
Some final progress on the Moraharpa before the festive break. Here’s the back being glued on. At this time it’s
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Jouhikko / Tagelharpa
The Moraharpa build is well underway but I was reminded of another instrument I had come across by accident, and
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Sawing out the body slope
I used a jig saw to cut the thinner part of the body sides, and then after cutting a pilot
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Body glueing – last stages
Three layers of the wood I had available is enough for the body thickness. It’s a strange shaped instrument, so
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First glue
The next step in construction of the Moraharpa body – gluing the first two slices together. I found out the
Two slices cleaned up
The second slice is cut out, and I removed the veneer easily with a hot air gun; there were two
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Moraharpa – first slice!
Well OK, it looks a bit like a tennis racket (raquet!) but I think this is the best way I
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More recycled piano wood …
OK, here’s the rule. The Moraharpa must be made entirely from leftovers I have from the dismantled piano used to
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Well OK – why not a Moraharpa as well?
When I built the kontrabasharpa I kept enough wood back to build a Moraharpa – just in case. Having just
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New kontrabasharpa bow
The first kontra bow I made was OK, but I thought I could do better, especially when I was lucky
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Prim Strings
When we were in Sweden, I had forgotten to ask someone to bring some nyckelharpa strings to Österbybruk for my
Da Lounge Bar
In Shetland I really wanted to go to a session at the Lounge Bar (famous music pub) and play the
Last Boda Bar Scandi Session
We have been at the Boda Bar for about a year, but it’s closing on Tuesday. The Boda Bar group
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Inverness
We had a great (if very brief) visit to Inverness, to the “Out of the Box” concert where David Chadwick
Swimming on the warmest day
A lovely warm day – up to about 29C at maximum inland – so rather than the usual swim at
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