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I made an Irish instrument

A few months back, I met a neighbor of mine who's been designing and building a new type of instrument. We're based in Dublin, and he originally made it from a discarded hurley stick - basically a field hockey stick, from the Gaelic sport of hurling.

Now, the new ones are still made by hand, with the body made from Irish ash wood and the acoustic body made of Spanish tone wood (Rosewood, in this case, but with some ebony bits added for strength). The strings and hardware are all off the shelf from local shops, same with the drumhead.

Very proud of him for inventing it, and proud of myself for being able to help!

(Youtube links to it being played, for those who're curious: https://youtu.be/-a3huz-lTsc and
https://youtu.be/ST9wMmeZUBY)

u/Perfectusvarrus — 23 hours ago