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- The Trossingen Lyre – A new set of plans…
- “The other Dual Tone”; Guyatone LG-60
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- Digital Guitar and Lute Plans
- 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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Digital Guitar and Lute Plans
You probably know my guitar and lute drawings. They’re quite (in)famous in the lutherie community. I’ve made them for a couple of years now, and literally hundreds of instruments have been constructed after them. Anything from Stradivari reconstructions to Danelectro … Continue reading
Posted in Guitar, Guitar Plans, Lute, Projects, Research, Uncategorized, Woodworking
Tagged Guitar Plans, Learning, Lutherie, Plans, Publications, Sharing, Technology
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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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FREE Vihuela plans!
Yes you read it correctly. As a summer surprise I’m giving away one of my plans for free… A year ago some of my students at the Bouwerskontakt lutherie course asked whether they could make some historical instruments. A baroque … Continue reading
Posted in Guitar, Guitar Plans, Lute, Music, Projects, Research, Uncategorized, Woodworking, Workshop
Tagged Courses, Creativity, Drawing, Education, Inspiration, Instrument making, Learning, Lutherie, luthier, Luthierlife, Making, Music, Plans, Research, Sharing, Sharing information, Value, Vihuela
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Demodag at Baptist Tools
Last Saturday I attended the “demo-day” at Baptist Toolshop in Arnhem. They invited three other woodworkers and toolmakers like Tormek, Record Power and Mafell to show their goods and innovations… My neighbour was bowyer Simon van der Heijden, who makes … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Uncategorized, Woodworking
Tagged collaboration, Crafts, Creativity, Dutch, Events, Friends, Fun, Inspiration, Sharing, Sharing information, Woodworking, Work
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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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A change of plans
Over the years it has become quite well known that I draw instrument plans. Lutes, guitars and even the legendary Harmony Stratotones. Many of these have found their way to the workbenches of fellow luthiers all over the world. I … Continue reading
Posted in Courses, Guitar, Guitar Plans, Lute, Projects, Research, Uncategorized, Woodworking, Workshop
Tagged Blueprints, Danelectro, Drawing, Dutch Luthier, Guitar Plans, Harmony, Inspiration, Lute, Lutherie, luthier, Luthierlife, Music, Personal, Research, Sharing, Stratotone
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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
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December 8, 2017
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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The Holy Grail
One of my lutherie teachers always said that instrument makers are always in search of the Holy Grail… Well, last week I found one while making a theorbo…
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October 31, 2017
Tagged Creativity, Friends, Fun, History, Inspiration, Personal, Research, School, Sharing, Theorbo, Thoughts
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