Vulpestruments

The Mocitar!

This is a custom built moustache shaped Dulcitar that i’m selling to raise funds for my Movember campaign. It’s constructed from Pine with an Oak neck, it uses a contact mic under the bridge to pick up the sound which then needs to be amplified. You can find out more about Movember and prostate cancerContinue reading “The Mocitar!”

The Violindjo

My Aeolian harp didn’t withstand the batterings of the british weather, I salvaged the violin body and re-strung it with 4 fresh new banjo strings. And the Violndjo was born. Here’s me playing it with my megacheap-e-bow alternative, which is a piece of string attached to a quiet walkman motor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPDau5mIzL0

Mini Squidulele

This one is a quick mini hollow-body ukulele of sorts I made for my lovely wife. And here’s a video of it being played badly:

Kate’s Dulcitar

This instrument is a mix of a guitar and a dulcimer more commonly know as a Dulcitar. It’s for the amazingly talented Kate Mullins of The Puppini Sisters fame. This fella uses scrap wood for the body and neck and nails for frets. I burnt a peacock into it to make it prettier… Continue reading “Kate’s Dulcitar”

Dronemachine in use

Here’s what happened when I hooked my Dronemachine up to my loopstation:

Junkwood Psaltry

A good friend of mine commisioned me to make a psaltry for him. I had to rush the construction a bit as I only had my workshop for another 2 weeks but the finished result still sounds ok. The wood is taken from a busted old cupboard, the bridge is the plastic teeth bits youContinue reading “Junkwood Psaltry”

News and Things!

I’ve got a new job, so for the time being my workshop is being packed away and put into storage until further notice! I’m scrambling to finish my unfinished projects and get some good recordings or videos of what i’ve got left, so here is the Bronze Bowl Megaharp being played Also, a video ofContinue reading “News and Things!”

The Dronemachine

This is a prototype for a type of instrument i’ve had kicking around in my head for sometime now. It’s a droning instrument that you can change the tone/tune of while it’s playing. It uses a large circular pickup that is infact the outer-core of an electric drill motor. The wires run inside the pickupContinue reading “The Dronemachine”

Mini Tinjo

This is a quick prototype of a mini version of my Tinjo’s. I wanted to see if having a hollow body with a small tin attached to the resonating surface would work together/amplify well enough to hear. Some ridiculously quick/shoddy frets from bent nails and staples placed in an Appalachian dulcimer style positioning. Sounds likeContinue reading “Mini Tinjo”

The Newest Tinjo

Here is my latest Tinjo! It’s made from about 90% recycled wood and found/reclaimed bits and bobs. I used a fret scale from an Appalachian Dulcimer, which means that it’s just the Major scale. It sounds a bit like this: I’m accepting commissions if you’d like one, the fact that I use as much recycledContinue reading “The Newest Tinjo”