There were a few "technical difficulties" at the weekend in making the DIY clarinet produce non goose-being-eaten-by-walrus type noises (I think the mouthpiece subtly changed shape between putting it down on Thursday evening and picking it up on Friday evening). This was rectified by some sanding and re-shaping of the mouthpiece, followed by a ( Read more... )

( ...I built a clarinet )

Some of you may remember that in February last year I was attempting to build myself an octave mandola. In the end it didn't ( go entirely to plan... )

Building proceeds apace... I've now got something that bears a passing resemblance to part of a musical instrument!

( Photos behind the cut... )

As some of you will be aware, I've been saying for some time now that I'm going to build myself an octave mandola (it's kind of like a big mandolin). Well, I've finally started...

( ...so here are some pictures )