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Viva fui insylvis, sum dura occisa securi, Dum vixi tacui, mortua dulce cano. (I was alive in the wood. I was killed by the cruel axe; living I was silent, dead I sing sweetly.)
Baccio Bandinelli c....

To this day I am not sure if this was said as a joke. When I was younger and had lots of breath, I was a flute player in a symphony. I sat next to a very young prim and proper woman who played the...

Years ago I spend a month on the Burren, ruins and holy wells in the day, musical pubs at night. It was March and there was a warm east wind blowing over County Clare, so the windows of the pub in...

Eastman MDA 315 mandola: tailpiece 2nd E pin let go Dec 23; checked MandolinCafe to see what to do; contacted Eastman; replacement arrived today. Good instrument, good service.

This Gibson A40 (1963) led a hard life in the oil patches from the jungle to the arctic. When rescued, it had cracks in the top and most way around the rim, missing pearl dots, a finger board hump at...

This Gibson A40 (1963) - double post, still learning

192926 I made one which works well. 24". The big surprise was attaching the sandpaper strip. I used duct tape for a trial run before making the fancy bits, but the tape worked so well I never...

Penny whistles are wonderful. I started down my musical path 60 years ago as a Db Piccolo player in our town band. Ten years later I had a tux, a union card, and was second chair flute and piccolo...

I was hill walking in Peru 40 years ago and came across this old fellow singing and playing to himself. 12 strings and haunting songs.172380