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Instruments
currently available:
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 Old
Catalog Banjo
(in the Banjos section)
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"Dragon Cello"
(A type of
Viola de Gamba)
An odd one that still needs a home with that
"special someone".
In the
Violins and Fiddles section.
The Dragon Cello is currently in need of a new end pin. I'm having some difficulty finding one to fit a 1/4 size Cello.
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Bowed Psaltery
(with case and bow)
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 Americanized version of an African Kora.
(More details on both the Psaltery and Kora can be found in the Other
Stuff section up above.
The Kora is SOLD!!!
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Introduction The Cricket
Fiddle Logo The Shop Biological Survey
Upcoming Events
Rock Bend Folk Fest
Sat.& Sun - Sept 11 & 12, 2010 Rock
Bend Folk Festival St. Peter, Minnesota.
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Welcome to TeeJay's Home Page and
Web Site. I make stringed Musical Instruments and conduct field surveys for
Reptiles and Amphibians
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Updated: Sunday - August 15 -
2010. Hello from the
banks of the
Watonwan River at Madelia,
Minn.
(The "Pride of the Prairie") 
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Items currently
available!
Check on the left to see what I've got, then click on the appropriate link
above for more pics and info.
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I now have at least 5 requests to build
A-Style Octave Mandolins !!!
And I'll bet some of you have begun to wonder if I actually still make Mandolins or not. Well, I do!
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Octave Mandolin #67 (I started this one before #68) should be done by
the Rock Bend Folk Festival. (September 11 and 12. See details to the
lower left)
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Octave Mandolin (#68) is done! This project was delayed because of my
other job with the Biological Survey. We started early this year on
April 1st and the Blandings Turtle survey kept me busy nearly full-time
until last week. I'll try to up-date the details on that soon, but for
now, I'm back in the shop again.
Here's a few pics of #68 (Sorry...already sold!)
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Looks like estimated prices on
Octave A-styles will start at $1500
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I've already got a good start on of the next A-Style Octave,
and I'll be posting photos and prices of that one as soon as it gets a
little closer to completion. (Hopefully by mid July???)
The next one in line will look a lot like the one above, except it will
have an Ebony fretboard, Redwood soundboard and will be stained a nice
Burgundy Wine color called "Merlot" ...same as the 10-string Fiddle
down below.
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The new 3 way
"hybrid" 10-String Hardanger
Fiddle
is also completed !
(More pics and info coming)
 
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DNR Field Work for Spring 2010 is done!
Last year was great with some cool surprises
and a few new findings. Be sure and click on the Frog at the top and
that will take you to the latest info.
(To be updated some day too I hope!)
OK...That's it for now.
Keep checking in.
The Cricket Fiddle Logo
I started making musical
instruments in the late 1970’s.
My first attempt was a 5-String Banjo made out of a pine board I found in the
garage...
Read More...
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Introducing the new
Hybrid
10-String
MandolinDola!!!
(I've decided to keep this until I make another one)
(More details in the Mandolins
section)
Check out the Nyckelharpas!
Actually
its a "FiddleHarpa".
A Nyckelharpa built to the size and tunings of a Violin. (Look in the Violins
and Fiddles section above)
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