Instrument Porn

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 spent over a decade coming to know and

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. Then I played that gig in town at The

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. Well, I dont know what came over me, but

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 it with him to the trade shows, and jam

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 - not to be retrieved until now. Before

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 certain of this. The exterior has been

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. I got this guitar back when I was

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 I wouldn’t trade it for another…

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 as I enjoyed creating! © Photos and

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 Seagull Acoustic Guitar Thanks for checking

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 sent a few photos once the flute was completed,

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 savings and all our instruments. This

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 wasn’t hurt in that transition… The stock

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 is very responsive. Here’s another finish

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 sound. His Etsy store is harder now to find

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 for this endorsement or whatever, woo

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 made one! My old physics notes came in handy

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 all of my flutes - sometimes I still

Well, it’s here again - another year over, and a new one just begun. ;) This is Wind Dancer. As with Rain Spirit, I didn’t get too creative in the naming process, I just named it after its brand. I had

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 restored, but that may be a long way