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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Roy Underhill TED-Talk: “Have Broad Axe, Will Travel”
One of the more active TED-Talks: I’m not a huge fan of Roy Underhill’s videos, they are usually a bit over-acted (although one could regard that a sort of cult-style like Bob Ross). But in this TED-Talk he makes a … Continue reading
Posted in Lectures, Think different, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Woodworking
Tagged Crafts, Education, Inspiration, School, Sharing information, Woodworking
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Joining guitar tops with fire
One of the questions I often get is how a guitar or lute top is joined using traditional methods. So with hot hide or bone glue. Well, today fellow guitar maker Joës van Went was at my shop and took … Continue reading
Posted in Guitar, Lute, Projects, Tools, Uncategorized, Woodworking, Workshop
Tagged Courses, Crafts, Creativity, Guitar, Hands, History, Homo Universalis, Learning, Lute, Lutherie, Luthierlife, Making, Secrets, Sharing information, Tools, Traditional techniques, Woodworking, Workshop
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Making a helmet
This little movie is quite useful. There are some great ideas in there, like how to make the shape of the helmet. I usually make tempates for the parts of wearables like these with masking tape. Just apply multiple layers, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Movies, Re-enactment, Uncategorized
Tagged Creativity, DIY, Inspiration, Learning, Making, Reënactment, Research, Secrets
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Inside the Larrivee workshop
A 1983 documentary about the Larrivee workshops. A lot of great luthiers started their careers here. The video gives great insight in their working methods. Especially the often very creative solutions used in a pre-cnc workshop.
Posted in Documentary, Guitar, Research, Tools, Uncategorized, Woodworking
Tagged Crafts, Curiosity, Guitar, Hands, Inspiration, Learning, Lutherie, Making, Secrets, Sharing information, Tools, Woodworking
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The Poor Man’s Shop Stand (PMSS)
Work on the theorbos progresses; the first ribs are in place… Between the ribs is a little fillet. Ash on the walnut instrument (the large Schelle) and walnut on the ash instrument (the Sellas). For some time I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Lute, Think different, Tools, Uncategorized, Woodworking, Workshop
Tagged collaboration, Crafts, Creativity, DIY, Hands, Homo Universalis, Ideas, Lute, Lutherie, Making, Sharing information, Tools, Woodworking, Workshop
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A video impression of the last Viking Weekend…
A lovely video of the Viking Weekend at Museum Dorestad. The museum will close in october and move to a new location. So grab your chance to visit.
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Work on the theorbos continues…
Last week has been quite busy… Both musicians who commissioned the theorbos visited the shop. One of the things I like is that they are both around my age. People often seem to think Early Music is something for “old” … Continue reading
Posted in Lute, Research, Tools, Uncategorized, Woodworking, Workshop
Tagged collaboration, Crafts, Creativity, Curiosity, Dutch, Inspiration, Lute, Lutherie, Making, Research, Sharing information, Tools, Woodworking, Workshop
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Bob Dylan Nobel Lecture
On 2016 Robert Zimmerman (a.k.a. Bob Dylan) was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Like almost all things he does, it struck a lot of discussion and controversy. People quarreling over the question wether it was just to give this … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Curiosity, Fitting in, History, Homo Universalis, Ideas, Inspiration, Making, Music, Sharing information, Think different, Thoughts, Value
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Violin Making – a String Quartet –
A nice video with lots of inspiration…
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Tagged Crafts, Creativity, Hands, Ideas, Inspiration, Lutherie, Making, Music, Secrets, Sharing information, Violin, Woodworking
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The Jew’s Harp
A very nice TED-talk about an almost forgotten instrument. It’s one of the instruments I often take along to re-enactment events; the “Mondharp” (Dutch: mouth-harp), better known as “Jew’s Harp”. The name has nothing to do with Hebrew roots, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, History, Lutherie, Music, Sharing information
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The Dutch Luthier 