This blog will mostly be about Musical Instruments I make and build to order with occasional articles on diet, gardening, exercise, and Philosophy.
I had studied Fine Art at University before doing a 2-year furniture course, not finding the job and life i wanted I went self-employed, I have been making Musical Instruments full time since 2002,
In 2003 I had a short slot on HTV
I began by selling on eBay at first then gradually selling through exposure via my website and Youtube videos. Finnish Style Kanteles and Stick Dulcimers then Ukuleles, langpsils, Icelandic Fidlas, Anglo Saxon Lyres, French Epinettes, Bowed lyres, Dulcimers, and many others.
Prototype Tenor Ukulele at the first UK Ukulele Festival In Cheltenham 2010:
Electric Ukuleles: These were instruments I had designed as a teenager in the mid 1980s
My Main work of the last 10 years has been focusing on Lyres, mostly Anglo Saxon but also Viking period
Sutton Hoo
Kraviklyra
This is my first Steemit Blog post and i will be revisiting and adding updates and thoughts on my work over this time,
I plan to go through the Stick Dulcimer Making course from scratch, through the DVD-ROM chapter by chapter with Youtube videos with notes and current practices for builders. I will also be uploading tutorials old and new on D-Tube
With my Kantele making articles I will share my old videos about playing and making this instrument and post a blog series from pages from by Kantele making Ebook
With the Lyre making blog I will go through the build of one of my Lyre kits and the set up with current notes.
Thanks for reading this first post, if there is anything you would like to see or read about please leave suggestions below,