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Here is Mom's kalimba clock. She voiced jealousy at my previous projects so I thought I would make her a special something for Christmas. Made of Teak, Rosewood and Ebony, I first made the box, then drilled and mounted hardware. It is an 8 note scale: Do - Do. Oiled finish. Looks and sounds...

Four more tongue drums I have just completed my last four drums for my grandchildren, so that will probably be it for tongue drums for awhile for me. These are three sizes, with the sounding boards being the same size. #1 is a mahogany sounding board and oak sides and ends, 3-1/2" high. #2 and...

My first project using exotic wood such as sepelle and curly maple. This is also the first musical instrument I have ever made.

'Little Red Neck' is what I call the guitar I built while I was living and working at Denali National Park Alaska. The guitar was made in my friend's Luither shop, where many fine instruments were made over many years. And yes this little guitar plays and sounds excellent. Materials...

This was patterned after a broken one someone gave me to use as a template. It is made of Oak and curly maple.

This past spring break we packed up our new camper and made the 10 hour drive from Chicago to Cosby, TN. The main reason for the trip was to ride one of the super cool alpine coasters they have in the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area. This was great fun; but for me, the highlight of the trip turned...

Inspired from sales of walking sticks I'd made to a couple of members of the local Wanapum and Yakima tribes, and by a visit to the Heritage Center the Wanapums, recently, built, I decided to try to duplicate some of the old and new things I saw them using there. In the course of that...

The Specs Body: Ash body with 3/8" birdseye Maple cap. Neck: Maple neck, birdseye Maple headstock veneer, Cocobolo fretboard. 25.5" scale length. Finish: Transtint blue dye finished with Homer Formby's Tung Oil wipe-on finish. The story Every year my company hosts a major holiday party at...

I built and sold online about 15 of these. The neck and sides of this particular stick are padauk and the body front and back are curly maple. The nut, bridge, and body end all are ebony. A pickin' stick is a 3-string instrument. Its frets are laid out in the same locations as that of a mtn...

With 4/4 Mahogany sides, top, and bottom and 1/8" Birch ply tapas this cajón measures 13" wide by 12" deep by 20" high. The snare housing is attached via velcro (for easy removal) to the inside of the front tapa (or head). I only wish you could hear the deep bass and crisp snare sounds produced...

here is my first attempt to make a bass guitar. I wanted to be able to play something I had made the body is hard maple with the front some tiger maple I found couldn't afford the really pretty stuff. sure is expensive lol. had a lot of fun making this, never thought I could but you never...

I'm a hammered dulcimer player, and I decided I wanted to build one on my own. So, with a set of plans and a pile of lumber, I set out to build this dulcimer. I got as far as completing the sound box when new responsibilities at my day job kept me from completing it for a year. But, I...

I just finished building this marimba for my younger son, who plays in his school band and competes at competitions. Very challenging project, but very fun. Back in April, this was just a pile of wood and a stack of aluminum tubes. The keys are padauk. The base is a mixture of hardwoods...

I made this Glockenspiel as a practice piece before attempting a marimba build. The frame is cherry with bug bomb lacquer. The keys are 1/8 'x 3/4" aluminum bar stock. It was a great educational piece especially in tuning a musical instrument.

I play an EWI. That is, an Electronic Wind Instrument. It is an electronic version of a saxophone. You blow in the end of it and press the keys as if you were playing a real saxophone, and the synthesizer makes it sound like any instrument you want. Anyway, there's a lot of stuff to carry around...

I play an EWI. That is, an Electronic Wind Instrument. It is an electronic version of a saxophone. You blow in the end of it and press the keys as if you were playing a real saxophone, and the synthesizer makes it sound like any instrument you want. Anyway, there's a lot of stuff to carry around...

will delivered his latest banjo last week, #007. it didn't go to james bond, but to a local gentleman who wanted a 'vermont themed' banjo featuring all local woods and vermont themed inlays. the cherry was from arlington, the walnut from rupert, and the hardhack fretboard was from a friend in...

I play an EWI. That is, an Electronic Wind Instrument. It is an electronic version of a saxophone. You blow in the end of it and press the keys as if you were playing a real saxophone, and the synthesizer makes it sound like any instrument you want. Anyway, there's a lot of stuff to carry around...

I play an EWI. That is, an Electronic Wind Instrument. It is an electronic version of a saxophone. You blow in the end of it and press the keys as if you were playing a real saxophone, and the synthesizer makes it sound like any instrument you want. Anyway, there's a lot of stuff to carry around...

Not long ago I posted one of these, then I decided to do a production run and make 4-at a time for Grandchildrens Christmas presents. Woods: Teak, Maple, Mahogany, & Ebony Finished with some Wipe-on-Poly. Thanks for looking, have a Great New Year!!