michael#pirateLuthier update: a #cello with a chip on its shoulder https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-cello-with-chip-on-its-shoulder.html #instrumentRepair #repair #restore
new #PirateLuthier update with an ancient photo: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/02/fiddles-fixed-in-february.html #violin #diy #woodworking #tools
#PirateLuthier update: turning #violins inside out:
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/01/turning-violins-inside-out.html
a two-string #coconut fiddle with a carving that looks like an angry cat. Does anybody have any ideas where this comes from and how it should be set up? https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-coconut-lute.html
Could be eg a #yehu #kongahyan #DanGao from #China #Indonesia, #Vietnam respectively?
I don't have much hope for this #cello, but it looks kind of #artsy when I turn it inside out, so I might want to keep it that way. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-cello-jigsaw.html
#PirateLuthier adventures: #violin number 30 has a lovely wooden case, and a nasty crack. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-lovely-case.html #lutherie #instrumentRepair
warning - this book may cause wanton #lutherie https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-workshop-guide.html #pirateLuthier #nonFiction #woodworking #guidebook
If anybody asks where I see myself in five years time: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kaiopai/54853394700/
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I find that my old sweater fits this old #cello really well: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-new-old-cello-revealed.html
#PirateLuthier #instrumentRepair #vintage #musicalInstruments
#PirateLuthier #instrumentRepair #vintage #musicalInstruments
#PirateLuthier adventures - here comes #violin number 29. Currently have 12 that are ready to play if anybody in #Oxford wants one. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/09/an-odd-sized-violin.html #musicalInstruments #fiddles #goodEnoughForFolk
