Musician and Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer Maker
Posted in Fun, Jew's Harps on Dec 22nd, 2009
Many of my friends know that I have chosen two possible epitaphs for my tombstone that I feel succinctly sum up certain aspects of my life:
“No One Said There Would Be Math”
“He Played The Hammered Dulcimer But Never Made A Christmas Album”
In light of the second possibility I would like to share that I love [...]
Posted in Jew's Harps, Lutherie, Music on Dec 1st, 2009
Musical bows are most likely the original stringed instrument.
Some are played in a fashion similar to the Jew’s harp; the player’s mouth is used as a resonator and by changing the shape of the mouth different harmonics are emphasized to produce melody.
Some musical bows are designed to allow defining notes by fingering the length of [...]
Posted in Jew's Harps, Music on Oct 13th, 2009
I am a frequent visitor to The Toolemera Press and The Toolemera Blog. Gary does a wonderful job of sharing his library of rare books on woodworking, tools and related ephemera. I have learend a lot about tools from reading the PDF files he offers for free download.
Gary also offers a digital edition of “Mechanick [...]