Luthiery Laboratories

Doing Things Wrong

September 16, 2020

Post-Modern Jukebox

September 16, 2020

Morgan James
This is what happens when you turn
an opera singer loose on a pop song

PMJ is more of a collective than a band, with a constantly-changing roster of singers and musicians. What is constant is band leader and pianist Scott Bradlee, and the retro style. There is a ton of stuff on YouTube, these are some of my favorites.

Sara Niemietz

For archival purposes
Ahhh, the Eighties !!!

... and one more, with a great bass 'solo'

Narf !!!

There are just so many good ones !!!
The Spice Girls channeling the Andrews Sisters

Music, 09/16/20

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Fret Slot Cleaning Tool

This is a fret slot cleaning tool that I made from my old favorite steel packing strap in about 5 minutes. Once again, the inspiration is the StewMac catalog, where their tool is much nicer, and about $15. I ground the strap to a hooked point on the bench grinder and made the handle from popsicle sticks and tape. My tool is double-ended, very similar to my binding scrapers. The material is nearly the right thickness, a few passes on a file and it was perfect. The edges are all square, so the tip is a tiny chisel.

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