Here is the last flute out of my workshop for this year. It features end cap artistry in enamel and glass on copper by my dear friend Cali Hackman of Hurdy Gurdy fame (see hurdygurdy.com). Next up is a good shop and house cleanup, followed by the arrival of my friend Irene who is a great Gaida player from the mountains of Northern California. I will be teaching her how to make Bulgarian Gaidas all week. And then I’ll probably avoid the workshop for flute making entirely until January when I’ll tune up a few Folk Flutes and finish one other flute. I won’t be back to full time production until mid to late January. I am ready for a break! 28 flutes out the door in the last week, and only one day off since November 29. I will be busy working on a few accordion modification projects (converting a small piano accordion to a 3 row C System), some Galician Gaitas, some work on our house, and playing lots of music with a great emphasis on the last. Happy Solstice and Holidays Everyone!
