Jag lever / I'm alive

Jo, det händer mycket hos mig även om jag inte berättar om det så ofta(!). Men lite mer än en gång om året borde jag få till, tycker jag.

Det gånga året har bestått av en del byggnationer med till största delen reparationer. Till exempel har jag bytt design på gitarrerna. En grej som jag har grunnat på ett tag. Jag flyttade midjan på gitarren lite längre ned än förut. Då fick naturligtvis ljudhålet följa med. Jag tycker mig höra att tonen i gitarrerna har blivit djupare och klangfullare genom de åtgärderna.

Apropå reparationer så överlät den underbara vissångerskan Sofia Karlsson en klenod till mig för restaurering. Nämligen en gitarr som poeten Dan Andersson hade i sin ägo och spelade på. Stallet hade lossnat och botten hade släppt så jag fick äran att reparera det

Dan Anderssons gitarr / Dan Anderssons guitar

Well, there’s a lot going on in my house, even if I don’t post it on the Web so often(!). But I think I could do a lot better than that (maybe). So here is a short update:

The last year has consisted of some constructions but mostly repairs. I have changed the design of my guitars. I've been thinking about this for a while. I moved the waist a little lower than before. The sound hole has also been lowered. Now I can hear that the tone has become deeper and more sonorous through those actions.

Speaking of repairs, the wonderful singer Sofia Karlsson left me a jewel for restoration. It was a guitar from the last century that the poet Dan Andersson owned and played. The saddle had come off and the bottom had cracked so I had the honor of fixing it.

Midsummer

Now it's midsummer and the light never stops. The soul and the gate to the workshop let the sunshine in to joy of both me and the instruments.

Now, as the varnish dried I’ll just do a little sanding with 400 grit sandpaper on the sound board.

A little more varnish and then the guitar should rest for about ten days untill the next step.

My thoughts go to the people of Ukraine

A year has passed and the pandemic has been replaced by a terrible war. My thoughts go to the victims in Ukraine.
But not much has happened here in the middle of Sweden, except that I have had a lot of repairs of various kinds. Everything from old Levin guitars to even older violins.
This guitar was built in Ukraine in 1992. An incredibly fine instrument, but it has worked hard over the years. It was very sad when it came to me in mid-January. Since then, it has been put together piece by piece. 
Hopefully it soon will play its songs again.