Musician and Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer Maker
Posted in Dulcimer, Hammered Dulcimer, Music on Jan 27th, 2010
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This offer applies not only to my recordings but to thousands of independently produced albums.
From CD Baby:
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This post is inspired by a router bit that slipped in the chuck while working on a curly claro walnut and Adirondack spruce dulcimer this afternoon.
When I saw the bit was tearing through the side of the dulcimer a sense of calm came over me. I turned off the router. I looked at the gaping [...]
Some odds and ends I’ve gathered from here and there.
Some of these ideas make sense. Some make some sense. Some I’m just not sure about.
Posted in Dulcimer, Hammered Dulcimer on Jan 8th, 2010
I really should be asleep by now.
I was going to drive to Columbus, Ohio this evening and continue in the morning to Bardstown, Kentucky for the festival.
It snowed all day and into the night. Reason caught up with me. I decided it would be best to drive straight to the festival in the morning. It [...]
Posted in Tools on Jan 3rd, 2010
Well, mainly the big ones.
I have become very frustrated with my beautiful old Stanley/Bailey jointing planes.
They feel great in the hand, have enough weight to add heft to my planing and they are beautiful to behold.
The problem is that I can not get the soles to stay flat. I have spent many hours getting the [...]