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OHANA

Ohana ORIGINAL POST My friends at work took me out to lunch during my last week with the company. As if it wasn’t hard enough to say goodbye to these people I’ve

Setting Up My Gig Equipment + DIY Pedal Board and Acoustic Pickup Installation!!!

Recently I began rebuilding my music gear. I gave most of it away or sold it before moving south - it’d been so long I honestly thought I was probably done gigging.

UN-Decorating the Stagg Dreadnought

If youve been checking out @rorykl at all, youve most likely seen the Stagg Dreadnought…even though i never introduced it here in the Instrument Porn community.

Upgrading 60’s Uke to Geared Tuning Heads (amateur)

One of my really good friends suffered a stroke while he was in his first few years of learning the ukulele. I used to love hearing about his progress. He’d take

FotM June 2022: Kototo Quena

I got this quena for $10 in 2020. I played it a bit, but by that time I’d already been playing KJ for a while, and it was not long at all before Kototo was shelved

FotM May 2022: Lupaca Bone Flute (Quena)

As has been the case for so many of my flutes, this was purchased second-hand. This quena is made of bone. I believe it is the thigh bone from a cow, but I’m not

Seagull Acoustic

This is my Seagull acoustic. I decorated it years ago, using a Bic pen and a Sharpie. I’m always surprised to see how much those markings have held in over the years.

Tongue Drum: DIY vs. Pro

DIY Honestly, I think this thing’s pretty rad. I never managed to tune it because of my poorly selected tongue sizes I think; but it makes some ethereal sounds and

Home Made vs. Store-Bought Tongue Drum

Today I took a few minutes out to revisit these cool drums. ▶️ 3Speak Thanks for checking out some more of my work! As always, I hope you enjoyed witnessing as much

AZL POST INVENTORY: Other Instruments

IMG SRC IMG SRC Column1Column2 Way Out West My Grandfather’s Mandolin Dean EVO Store Bought vs. DIY Tongue Drum (video) Tongue Drum: DIY vs. Pro The Goetschring

Blod Ravnene (Bass NAF Drone Flute)

This flute came all the way from Russia! It was made by Anna Pan, who plays these dual chamber drones as skillfully as she makes them. Pictures sent by Anna Anna

Dean EVO

This is my EVO, by dean. Many moons ago, I lived in a house downtown, with my band. Somewhere along the line, that house was robbed, and they cleaned out our cash

Wooden Pendant by OcarinaWind

This is the wooden pendant ocarina, made by OcarinaWind. They used to sell it themselves, but now it is only available through Amazon…I’m sure the small business

Spearhead Pendant Ocarina by Songbird

This is the Spearhead Pendant Ocarina, made by Songbird Ocarinas. It’s roughly 2.5” wide, is tuned in the English Pendant style, plays in the soprano range, and

Doodki Double Ocarina

This is the double ocarina by Doodki. Unlike most multi-chambered ocarinas, this one is tuned to be played on both chambers at once, creating a serene, ethereal

FotM March 2022 Kana J’Allu

This is my Kana J’Allu, made by Wayra, Spirit of Wind. It is BY FAR the nicest quena I’ve ever played. You can find Wayra here if you’re interested. - I’m not paid

The OG SpiritFlute!

When I first decided I wanted to play the flute, I wasn’t yet ready to take the plunge and buy one, so I looked online and dug through my old physics notes, and

FotM February 2022: Ramos Quena

The Ramos Quena…one of my very first flutes. One of an even smaller group of first flutes that I still have. At one point I cleared out and sold or gave away nearly

¡Hola enero!

This is a cross post of @albuslucimus/hola-enero by @albuslucimus.This really belongs here :)

My Grandfather’s Mandolin

This old thing has seen better days, but I love admiring the beautiful woods and craftsmanship exhibited in its every facet. Some day, I want to get this completely