Staff Notation and Tab books for Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele and Dulcimer

Staff Notation and Tab books for Guitar, 

Mandolin, Ukulele and Dulcimer

Staff Notation/Tab books available from amazon direct links Appalachian Dulcimer: https://pge.me/app-dc Mandolin: https://pge.me/mando Classical Guitar: https://pge.me/classic Ukulele: https://pge.me/Ukulele Stick Dulcimer: https://pge.me/StickD Author page for all my books: Amazon.com: https://tinyurl.com/3ay2348v

Daily Action List: free pdf guide available/discount on book offer

The Daily Action List book series

This is a planning system I have been using for some time, to-do list and schedule combination. Had this book printed for my use mostly, but others might find it useful as well, ;-)

Free PDF:

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pocket size 5x8" paperback as shown,  available until the end of the year at near cost price of £4.99/$5.99

6x9" paperback and Hardback editions are also available.

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The Daily Action List book series also now has a 100 day planner follow on book.

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Creative Commons music used for this video:

Audio recording of Adagio, BWV 974, transcribed by Johann Sebastian Bach from the 2nd movement of an oboe concerto by Alessandro Marcello, performed by Constantin Stephan. 

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Nostalgia: tune from 1983 in e minor by Michael J King

This tune is 40 years old this year, created in 1983, improvised and recorded on cassette a few months after learning to play the guitar at a club at school. My friend Roland played the chords on the original, and I did the melody. (it has a flavour of Nights in White Satin and House of the rising sun crossed with Spanish guitar music which says a lot about the music we were listening to) This is my solo version of the tune. Forgive my fingerpicking and timing, very rusty! The original version on cassette had sounds of the playground in the background and takes me back to that moment each time I listen or play this tune, a tune of sadness, friendship and nostalgia. I think we performed this once or twice at school and in a talent show as part of a group of tunes. This tune represents a time when I wasn’t enjoying school but learning the guitar meant Io could hide away in the Music room in between lessons and use the instruments and recording tools. I have played this tune by ear a few times a year when I pick up the guitar, although there have been years when I didn't play the guitar. Thanks across time and space to my music teacher, (Miss Thomas), Kelmscott high school and to Roland, the co-creator of course! Latest work at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stringdidj/

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Inspirational Instruments: Making the Instruments of Wardruna with Don S...

Inspirational Instruments: Making the 
Instruments of Wardruna with Don Shaw - Midgardsblot 2023

Interview on the Nordic podcast with Instrument maker Don Shaw, 

See his instagram account here

https://www.instagram.com/inspirational_instruments/

many thanks for the shout out at 7.40 minutes!  

The Lyre CD mentioned by Don is still available as a Download 

and will be in Book form shortly, mote details soon.

Anglo-Saxon/Trossingen Lyre Lesson - Brian Borus March

Norþhærpe - How To Play Anglo-Saxon, Viking & Germanic Lyres + 80 Tunes 

This tune is from a book of tunes by Paul Wilding for 6 and 7 string lyres,  Its the only tune book I know of and can recommend to lyre players.  The book includes sheet music and tab. 

The Tab is different to what I use on lyres, Paul uses a type the numbers reversed like a harp (and like the Kantele tab I use) An easy task to read, or write out again as you learn tunes.   

https://www.azonlinks.com/B09NGXZMDW

Making a Lyre bag: Part 2 by Michael J King

Lyre bag made from sheepskin for Sutton Hoo lyre replica There will be a full write up or my blog and the upcoming Lyre making book. Message me if you are interested. Just a quick walkthrough here. I spent most of the time stitching and shearing the skin card template used for the flap section that was sewn on. Scissors and Dog Hair Clippers used to reduce the sheepskin depth in places. Staghorn toggle as a fastener, leather woven cord. Sheepskins sewn with saddle stitching.

A Melody for Sennen Cove

Hrafn Rikardsson
"A short, unplanned plucking session inspired by the wind and the waves at Sennen Cove, Cornwall."

Sutton Hoo Lyre 2023 by Michael J King

For this lyre I combined my version of the British museum, my soundboard gradients, as on the lyre making Cd/Download/book with the body form from Jan van Capelle's revised plan,  Boxwood pegs and tailpiece,  maple and plum bridges, aquila strings. no soundholes on this lyre.  The wood used was from a single plank I had been saving for many years,  a lovely figured lightweight maple wood.  The soundboard was hand sawn fron the same tree, the adjacent quartersawn plank.

Jan van Capelle plan is here: https://thedutchluthier.wordpress.com/2020/06/23/a-new-updated-sutton-hoo-lyre/

The Daily Action List: 75 Day Planner from Michael J King

You can now get my new planner book on Amazon in 6x9" Hardback or pocket size 5x8" paperback.

This is a system I have been using along for quite some time.

Making some books for myself to keep all my lists and schedules together was the main aim to begin with but I am now offering this for others to use. It's a simple list and schedule system that actually works.

Over time you can use the data for even better planning,

The book has several chapters on how to use it with some examples and there are 75 days to fill in that should see you getting some good habits formed and things done.

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Making a Lyre bag: part 1 by Michael J King

I will do a full write up once the lyre case is done and the lyre is with its owner ;-)

Waltham Forest Pipe Band: Scottish Pipes and Drums

Playlist from the album my old pipe band released back in the early 1990s,

(I am on the credits as a member but didn't play on the recording session as they used only their finest players at the time in the small recording studio. They were amazing pipers )

Waltham Forest Pipe Band: Scottish Pipes and Drums

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New Lyre!!!

Hrafn Rikardsson 

Quick video of Hrafn Rikardsson playing the lyre I built for him, maple wood with Torrefied Spruce top, strung with Aquila Nylgut strings in the key of G 

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Electric Kantele in ash wood

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This is an electric kantele tuned A B C# D E F# G A B C# D

see my electric Kantele pages for more info:

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Red Gum/Satin Walnut Tenor Ukulele by Michael J King

Updated tenor ukulele plans are here: https://payhip.com/lyreshop Left-handed Red Gum Tenor Uke, with ebony fingerboard. The sides on these models are laminated for stability and projection. Soundports are an option. I usually make instruments to order but sometimes list them on my website: https://www.michaeljking.com/mjk_teno... Etsy for Instruments and other accessories: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Thelyreshop Latest work at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stringdidj/ website: https://www.michaeljking.com facebook https://www.facebook.com/Michael.J.Ki... Blog https://michaeljking.blogspot.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/michaeljking