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That's my reflection in the bell of a tuba played by one of the musicians at the wedding. The wedding was outdoors in an apple orchard and was the most spectacular wedding I have ever been to.
Another purchase from my trip to Ireland. My ex had intended to learn to play it, in an effort to understand what it means to be a musician.
This photo is of a Tricone model resonator guitar, manufactured by the National String Instrument Corporation of Los Angeles in 1935. It is decorated with with floral patterns that are etched into the nickel silver body. I chose this image because I am a guitar player and am fascinated by the design and decoration of guitars. This particular guitar would be beautiful even if the floral etching were left off. I find it interesting that we have this desire to use representations of plants, especially flowers. to add a layer of beauty to things which are already beautiful. The flowers, in this case, have no functional value, but with actual plants, they are not only beautiful, but provide critical functionality as well.
Party at Flux Factory to celebrate the completion of my 29 homemade instruments in 29 days. Thanks to everyone who came over to make noise!
You can hear some sounds from the event at moonmilk .
This is in the museum in Carisbrooke Castle. ("No photos", but (a) I didn't use flash and (b) no-one was there to tell me off!) The notice claims that this is probably the oldest working chamber organ in Britain. If only I could remember the date! A recording of two pieces played on it is repeated every few minutes - it sounds fine!
Party at Flux Factory to celebrate the completion of my 29 homemade instruments in 29 days. Thanks to everyone who came over to make noise!
You can hear some sounds from the event at moonmilk .
A 17 string Kora made from a 3 gallon polycarbonate water bottle, plum branches, Windsor chair spindle, unknown hardwood, steel nail and ring, Mexican 50 centavo piece, and nylon monofilament.
I made this!
This is an instrument that I invented all by myself. I call it a Slyder. It is loosely based on a Lyre (hence the name) but I play it with a glass slider (as you would use with a guitar).
The instrument is made from hangers, guitar strings, machine heads and a wooden resonating box. Thats all Im telling you, cos I dont want anyone else to make one hehe!
Anyway I thought it might be nice to take a few shots of it to show you all my DIY skills.
I tried to take various angles so you will see the hole in the resonator box for example, which is based on the 'f hole' you might find in a violin - all part of the complex acoustics of the instrument :)
This was part of a project for an acoustics module I studied. We had to design a 'ubiquitous instrument' and analyse the acoustics of it.