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Category Archives: Re-enactment
At the roots of the guitar; The Carolingian CYTHARA.
Perhaps you have already caught a glimpse of my research project of last year. It slipped in on some photos and social media postings. But I haven’t had the possibility to write too much about it earlier. The reason? Like … Continue reading
Posted in Cythara, Events, Guitar Plans, Lectures, Living history, Lute, Music, Projects, Re-enactment, Research, Uncategorized, Woodworking, Year of the Psalter
Tagged Archaeology, Cythara, Dutch, Earlier Music, Fun, Guitar Plans, History, Inspiration, Living history, lyre, Music, Plans, Psalter, Research, Sharing
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The year of the Psalter
My focus of research has lately been drawn to instruments in early medieval psalters. With the main focus on the Utrecht and Stuttgart examples. So much that I themed this year the “Year of the Psalter” Both are masterpieces of … Continue reading
Posted in Documentary, History, Living history, lyre, Projects, Re-enactment, Research, Uncategorized, Year of the Psalter
Tagged Documentary, Earlier Music, early music, History, Inspiration, Music, Psalter, Research
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To hang our Lyres up to the Willows…
“By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our lyres.” Psalm 137:1-2 (ESV) o you probably have heard these verses? They are fairly well known. The people … Continue reading
Posted in History, Living history, lyre, Music, Projects, Re-enactment, Research, Think different, Uncategorized
Tagged Earlier Music, Fun, Inspiration, Library, Living history, Luthierlife, Manuscripts, Projects, Psalter, Silly
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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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The Dutch Luthier 