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Colossal three-valve trumpet half-sunk in a misty estuary marsh, bell opening toward the viewer

Brass: lips, bells, and a garden hose

Brass: lips, bells, and a garden hose Unit 02 · 31 October 2026 · Acoustics A trumpet has no reed — so what is buzzing, and why do some valve...

Brass: lips, bells, and a garden hose

Brass: lips, bells, and a garden hose Unit 02 · 31 October 2026 · Acoustics A trumpet has no reed — so what is buzzing, and why do some valve...

Giant flute lying level across a high mountain saddle, wind streaming snow over the lip plate

Three Pipes: what actually makes a woodwind sou...

Three Pipes: what actually makes a woodwind sound like itself Unit 01 · 31 October 2026 · Acoustics Same note, three instruments — and a listener behind a curtain can...

Three Pipes: what actually makes a woodwind sou...

Three Pipes: what actually makes a woodwind sound like itself Unit 01 · 31 October 2026 · Acoustics Same note, three instruments — and a listener behind a curtain can...

From the Bench: Ten Days With the Mango Baritone Uke

From the Bench: Ten Days With the Mango Bariton...

This is the first entry in a build journal I should have started a long time ago. The subject: a baritone ukulele in mango and Engelmann spruce, built by hand...

From the Bench: Ten Days With the Mango Bariton...

This is the first entry in a build journal I should have started a long time ago. The subject: a baritone ukulele in mango and Engelmann spruce, built by hand...