Click on the photo for a closer view. Whenever the Sandhill Cranes fly overhead, you can hear them. But you can’t always see them. This is what they sounded like on the day that I took these pictures. Since November I have been hearing the cranes with their distinctive call flying high over the yard. They circle […]
Woodturning | Judy Robinson Designs
Woodturning became a passion when I started turning (on a lathe) instead of sanding and hand-planing the Native American style flutes I made. The flute’s final shape is round and there are many paths to that shape. Using a lathe is the best method. After turning about 100 flutes on the lathe, I then turned […]
Ukulele of the Best Kind: UOGB – Judy Robinson Designs
What a treat. I attended the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s performance at the Phillips Performing Arts Center in town. This is a great group of talented performers. I’ve been following their activities for several years — not all 30 (which is how many years they have been together) because I only re-discovered the ukulele about […]
Ukulele, Flute, Kantele: Sharing Adolphe Sax’s enthusiasm for making a variety of musical instruments – Judy Robinson Designs
Saxophones made by Adolphe Sax are on display at the National Museum of Music, in Vermillion, S.D. (Photo from the museum’s website) What fun to be introduced recently to Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone and the creator of many other musical instruments. I learned of Mr. Sax from a tribute on NPR Morning […]
Ukulele Solo Book – Judy Robinson Designs
Several years ago, in a bookstore that no longer exists, I found a wonderful book. “The Ukulele as a Solo Instrument, C Notation: A Collection of Ukulele Solos” by N.B. Bailey and Keoki E. Awai with its 1916 copyright was an expensive purchase. But 99 years ago, the book was only $1.00 US. I scanned a few songs from […]
Sandhill Cranes Flying Overhead on a January Day | Judy Robinson Designs
Click on the photo for a closer view. Whenever the Sandhill Cranes fly overhead, you can hear them. But you can’t always see them. This is what they sounded like on the day that I took these pictures. Since November I have been hearing the cranes with their distinctive call flying high over the yard. They circle […]
Sandhill Cranes Flying Overhead on a January Day | Judy Robinson Designs
Click on the photo for a closer view. Whenever the Sandhill Cranes fly overhead, you can hear them. But you can’t always see them. This is what they sounded like on the day that I took these pictures. Since November I have been hearing the cranes with their distinctive call flying high over the yard. They circle […]
Sandhill Cranes Flying Overhead on a January Day | Judy Robinson Designs
Click on the photo for a closer view. Whenever the Sandhill Cranes fly overhead, you can hear them. But you can’t always see them. This is what they sounded like on the day that I took these pictures. Since November I have been hearing the cranes with their distinctive call flying high over the yard. They circle […]
Ukulele Solo Book | Judy Robinson Designs
Several years ago, in a bookstore that no longer exists, I found a wonderful book. “The Ukulele as a Solo Instrument, C Notation: A Collection of Ukulele Solos” by N.B. Bailey and Keoki E. Awai with its 1916 copyright was an expensive purchase. But 99 years ago, the book was only $1.00 US. I scanned a few songs from […]
Ukulele Solo Book | Judy Robinson Designs
Several years ago, in a bookstore that no longer exists, I found a wonderful book. “The Ukulele as a Solo Instrument, C Notation: A Collection of Ukulele Solos” by N.B. Bailey and Keoki E. Awai with its 1916 copyright was an expensive purchase. But 99 years ago, the book was only $1.00 US. I scanned a few songs from […]
Ukulele Solo Book | Judy Robinson Designs
Several years ago, in a bookstore that no longer exists, I found a wonderful book. “The Ukulele as a Solo Instrument, C Notation: A Collection of Ukulele Solos” by N.B. Bailey and Keoki E. Awai with its 1916 copyright was an expensive purchase. But 99 years ago, the book was only $1.00 US. I scanned a few songs from […]
Ukulele Solo Book | Judy Robinson Designs
Several years ago, in a bookstore that no longer exists, I found a wonderful book. “The Ukulele as a Solo Instrument, C Notation: A Collection of Ukulele Solos” by N.B. Bailey and Keoki E. Awai with its 1916 copyright was an expensive purchase. But 99 years ago, the book was only $1.00 US. I scanned a few songs from […]
Ukulele Solo Book | Judy Robinson Designs
Several years ago, in a bookstore that no longer exists, I found a wonderful book. “The Ukulele as a Solo Instrument, C Notation: A Collection of Ukulele Solos” by N.B. Bailey and Keoki E. Awai with its 1916 copyright was an expensive purchase. But 99 years ago, the book was only $1.00 US. I scanned a few songs from […]
Ukulele Solo Book | Judy Robinson Designs
Several years ago, in a bookstore that no longer exists, I found a wonderful book. “The Ukulele as a Solo Instrument, C Notation: A Collection of Ukulele Solos” by N.B. Bailey and Keoki E. Awai with its 1916 copyright was an expensive purchase. But 99 years ago, the book was only $1.00 US. I scanned a few songs from […]