Wednesday, October 21, 2009

X is for Xylophone

My niece, Hope, built a wooden xylophone in my father's workshop with his expert woodworking guidance. She tuned a brand new xylophone and practiced a song with her new instrument built as a school project.

13 comments:

Kate said...

I'm still on sabbatical but am quickly visiting some of my favorite blogs this morning! She obviously is a very talented young woman!

Olivier said...

une artiste, c'est pas faciole le xylophone, j'aime bien comme instrument dans le Jazz

Lowell said...

Looks very nice. Xylophones are from my youth. Don't see or hear them much anymore.

Lois said...

What a great school project! My daughter is a high school band director and she would love this.

Rob Siemann said...

What a beautiful instrument, I love it! Tell her that practice will make her very very good. Exxxxxxxxcellent!

Anonymous said...

I made that two years ago! I still have it :)

Kaori said...

You sure have a talented niece! I don't know anyone who can play a xylophone, much less make one :)

Hilda said...

Wow. She's a very talented young lady!

Lachezar said...

This is truly impressive feat! What a beautiful instrument, she must be very proud!

VP said...

She's good at it, love this portrait!

Anonymous said...

Still remember how we were told to learn playing it - thank you for that memory, which might be running back two and a half decades - can't wait until my small son comes home telling me about his music lesson.
A wonderful Friday for you all !

Amy said...

wow she's clever!

Baruch said...

Wow, how amazing to make your own instrument for a school project. Good on ya Hope!