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Tag Archives: Projects
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 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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One year in business!!!
Yes!!! One year has passed since I registered with the Dutch chamber of commerce and JAVACA LUTHIER / The Dutch Luthier became an official company. It has gone so fast that Facebook had to remind me. This is what I … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Projects, Research, Think different, Uncategorized
Tagged Blogs, Dutch, Events, Experiments, Fun, Ideas, Inspiration, Learning, Netherlands, Personal, Projects, School, Sharing, society, Thoughts, Work
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De Stradivarius lezing online!
Tijdens de afgelopen Gitaarbouwersmeeting in Kootwijkerbroek zijn de lezingen gefilmd. Zo ook mijn stukje over de Stradivarius gitaren! Ik geef deze lezing met enige regelmaat, maar het is nooit twee keer hetzelfde. Voordeel van uit je hoofd werken is dat … Continue reading
Posted in Guitar, History, Lectures, Lute, Research, Think different, Tools, Uncategorized, Woodworking, Workshop
Tagged Creativity, Curiosity, Dutch, Education, Fun, History, Ideas, Inspiration, Knowledge, Learning, Lecture, Lectures, Music, Personal, Projects, Research, Sharing, Silly, Stradivari, Technology, Thoughts, Tools, Violin, Work
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I think something went wrong…
No, this blog post isn’t about the new American president, although you might suspect that from the title… Have you ever had the experience of assembling a wardrobe and ending up with something entirely different. Well something like that happened … Continue reading
Posted in Nonsense, Printing press, Re-enactment, Tools, Uncategorized, Woodworking, Workshop
Tagged Creativity, Curiosity, Making, Nonsense, Printing press, Projects, Think different, Tools, Woodworking, Workshop
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