In Stock: Putting together one of these will be great introduction to making Anglo Saxon Lyres, giving you a Sutton hoo form instrument in a very quick time with plenty of scope for customization, The

The standard kit has Fluorocarbon Strings and Zither pins for easy fitting or upgrade to tapered harp pins or Wooden Pegs in the Sutton Hoo Style Gut strings also if preferred. The kits will each be prepared

This is demonstration the gluing up of one of my lyre kits, The latest kits are supplied with pre-mixed glue, either animal hide glue that only requires gentle heating or titebond adhesive (animal-friendly)

This is the first part of my Lyre kit building demonstration, Filmed outdoors in the cold of winter, This is still a good demo and explanation for when you make one from scatch. My Current batch of Lyres

This video was also taken from the video introduction on my Lyre making DVD-Rom which has been expanded to include 8 historical plucked lyres along with 4 bowed lyres and much extra info, it gives a quick

With its long scale length, you can tune the Trossingen Lyre from anywhere between D and F# from the lowest note. The optimal length is E or F, The best thing is to pitch the fundamental to your Voice

Here is a selection of chord shapes that work on diatonic tuned lyres. With its long scale length, you can tune the Trossingen Lyre to anywhere between D and F# from the lowest note. The optimal length

The African Keyhole garden is a very simple and effective way to grow vegetables in a small amount of space, nothing is hard to reach which makes planting and weeding simple, great for Kids and the elderly.

This is a video demonstration of Kolrosing, The art of decorating wood in the same way as a tattoo but with charcoal dust and oil medium. Plans to build this lyre are to be found on my Lyre making DVD

Kolrosing is a traditional method of engraving a pattern into wood, (like Scrimshaw in Wood) I like to seal the surface with shellac or varnish first, then the drawing is prepared, The pattern is traced

2013 Ash and Maple Electric Ukulele from reverb Old listing New instruments available to order from

As a follow up I recently found the same Ash bodied instrument featured on my blog for sale on Reverb (now sold) Its rare and nice when I get to see these instruments further down their journey and how

Plans to build your own here: Instruments made to order: More info on my webpages here: Sound sample: improvisation in A C D E F G A tuning Kravik Lyre (Nowegian Kraviklyra) improvisation A C D E F G A

Electric Ukulele plans to build your own here: Instruments made to order here: Full Blog post here: Sound sample filmed on a Nokia Lumia 720 ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS

I originally designed this Electric Ukulele back in 1985, made a prototype for my GCSE woodwork exam then but never got it into production, In 2004 i found the original school plans and a batch was made

My smallest 7 String Viking travel lyre, same tuning as its larger Kravik Lyre Cousin A C D E F G A tuning. This one is made of pine wood and spruce. This track was an improvised piece recorded using my

Oats and Banana Breakfast, Vegan, Dairy-free and Low GI I have used this recipe with unlimited variation, using seasonal fruit and different nuts, seeds and natural extras for the last 10 years. With each

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