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- The Trossingen Lyre – A new set of plans…
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- Forgotten instruments: the “Chitarra Pomposa” or “Bach-Ukulele”
- “The Beast unleashed”- the Lion Theorbo leaving the nest.
- Guestblog: The Lyre of Trossingen – pt. 3
- Printing at the castle
- The Ace of Spades
- Guestblog: The Lyre of Trossingen – pt. 2
- Tattooing a lyre and chisel
- Iron Smelting in Africa
- Making Iron the hard historical way…
- Guestblog: The Lyre of Trossingen – pt. 1
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Category Archives: Re-enactment
The Prittlewell Lyre
In 2003, archaeologists of the Museum of London Archaeology uncovered the remains of an Anglo-Saxon grave chamber near Southend, Essex. It soon became apparent this was not a normal burial. The person had been laid to rest with a plethora … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Living history, lyre, Music, Projects, Re-enactment, Research, Uncategorized, Woodworking
Tagged Archaeology, early music, lyre, Music, Research
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Printing at the castle
A week ago I was giving a demonstration with the Minion Press at Wijchen Castle. The local television made a small item about it. The Minion Press is lent to the museum for the exhibition “Strengels en Letters” about book … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Living history, Printing press, Re-enactment, Uncategorized
Tagged Books, Living history, Minion Press, Printing press
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A lyre delivered…
It’s always a special moment when instruments are delivered to the players. As a maker you can only do so much, it only becomes complete when it is played by someone who really knows what to do. The plan for … Continue reading
Posted in lyre, Music, Projects, Re-enactment, Research, Uncategorized, Woodworking
Tagged Audio, Living history, lyre, Music, Sharing, Vikings
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The Trossingen Lyre Project
An introduction to the Trossingen Lyre Project. Continue reading
Posted in Books, lyre, Music, Projects, Re-enactment, Research, Think different, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Woodworking
Tagged Books, collaboration, Friends, History, Instrument making, Learning, Living history, Luthierlife, lyre, Music, Projects, Research, Sharing
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Some busy days at the project we call life
To my regret this blog isn’t updated as much as I would like. The reason? There are too many things to do and to few hours in a day… Another factor was that I had no computer or tablet to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lute, lyre, Re-enactment, Research, Uncategorized, Woodworking
Tagged Blogs, life, Personal, Work
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Life as a Professional Time Traveller
Last week a friend called me a “Professional Time Traveller”. A joke, but I think in a sense he is right… I tend to take leapfrogs trough history one day measuring an original guitar from 1760, the next adjusting a … Continue reading
Posted in Events, History, Projects, Re-enactment, Research, Think different, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Woodworking, Workshop
Tagged History, journey, life, luthier
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Printing for Copernicus
About a week ago my friends of The Paper Unicorn asked me whether I would like to bring out the Minion Press, for the official opening of an exhibition about Copernicus. Location? The St. Walburgis church in Zutphen… Where did … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Events, Printing press, Projects, Re-enactment, Uncategorized
Tagged Books, collaboration, Crafts, Creativity, Curiosity, Education, Guitar, Hands, History, Homo Universalis, Ideas, Inspiration, Living history, Luthierlife, Making, Minion Press, Printing press, Science, Think different
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King David and his pretty little lyres
When researching the old European lyres there are two pictures that always keep surfacing: The Vespasian Lyre Probably the most famous is the one of King David in the Vespasian Psalter (Southern England, 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 8th … Continue reading
Posted in History, lyre, Music, Projects, Re-enactment, Research, Think different, Uncategorized, Woodworking, Workshop
Tagged Archaeology, Crafts, Curiosity, Hearpe, History, Homo Universalis, Ideas, Inspiration, Lutherie, lyre, Making, Music, Painting, Reënactment, Reconstructions, Secrets, Sharing information, Think different, Vikings, Woodworking
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A Dutch Tool Chest
During the days at the Batavia Shipyard it became clear to me that I want two new toolboxes, destined for the re-enactment events. The reason is that some of my tools are simply too dear to me to expose them … Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Re-enactment, Tools, Uncategorized, Woodworking, Workshop
Tagged Crafts, Curiosity, Dutch, History, Homo Universalis, Inspiration, Lutherie, Making, Netherlands, Reënactment, Recycling, Sharing information, Tools, Woodworking, Workshop
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A chained library
During the weekends at the Batavia shipyard Paper Unicorn’s bookbinder Astrid spoke about the idea of making a portable chained library. For many people this is one of the first things they think about when the subject of medieval books … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, History, Inspiration, Library, Living history, Re-enactment, Reading, Recycling, Research, Woodworking
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