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dusty old #violin number 37) has been delivered to the #pirateLuthier premises by a freegle contact who rescued it from a skip. According to the label, it was allegedly made by #Stradivari in 1758, which is a bit spooky, because old Antonio died in 1737. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/p/pirate-luthier-logbook.html

#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

#PirateLuthier update: turning #violins inside out:

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/01/turning-violins-inside-out.html

#musicalInstruments #InstrumentRepair #violin #guarnerius

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 #repair #musicalInstruments

warning - this book may cause wanton #lutherie https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-workshop-guide.html #pirateLuthier #nonFiction #woodworking #guidebook

#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

I restored that old #zither to a playable condition https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/07/32-strings-attached.html #PirateLuthier #musicalInstruments #InstrumentRepair

making progress restoring this old #zither. I think it will be playable fairly soon. https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgrr/54609488684/in/dateposted-public/ #PirateLuthier #InstrumentRepair #StringsAttached

I'm planning to give away several #violins in June, but the limiting factor is the cases to put them in, so I've launched a call for cases on #Oxford #freegle: https://www.ilovefreegle.org/message/114371970 #PirateLuthier

#PirateLuthier update - there are now 12 #violins in my room, 7 are playable and #GoodEnoughForFolk.One will be straightforward to set up, the other four present challenges of various levels. Also, 2 #cellos, 2 #violas, 1 #doubleBass. Oh, and 3 guitars.

new #Introduction for the bsky bridge : I’m a #BioChemist turned #ScienceWriter, write a feature for every issue of #CurrentBiology, 2/month, mostly about #ecology #evolution #environment also #human, #cultural things seen thru #biology prism. Plus #ScienceBooks, most recently: #Intertwined: From insects to icebergs Also writing a #musical #FamilyHistory #memoir around #biography of our old #cello. #PirateLuthier fixing unloved #violins #NoCars #cycling, #trains, #liveable #cities #townmouse

My new favourite #violin is a #Guarneri del Gesu from 1731, according to the label. For real, though, it's a late 19th century German one: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/02/my-new-favourite-violin.html #PirateLuthier

#PirateLuthier adventures continue with a #violin branded Sebastian Klotz - but unfortunately not by the famous #Mittenwald maker: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2024/11/a-violin-with-famous-name.html #ViolinRepair #InstrumentRepair #fiddle #GoodEnoughForFolk