source file: mills2.txt Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 16:52:32 -0800 Subject: Re: building an mbira From: alves@osiris.ac.hmc.edu (Bill Alves) >This is a question for all of you master-craftspersons out there. I have >decided to have a fancy mbira custom-built for my music, and before I jump >into it, I would like to know if anyone here has done this and can offer >any advice regarding design specifications. Adam - You might want to check out the African Traditional Arts mailing list: AFRIMUSE@IUBVM.UCS.INDIANA.EDU to subscribe, send: SUBSCRIBE AFRIMUSE your name to: LISTSERV@IUBVM.UCS.INDIANA.EDU I'm pretty sure there are people on that list with practical advice. Bill ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ Bill Alves email: alves@hmc.edu ^ ^ Harvey Mudd College URL: http://www2.hmc.edu/~alves/ ^ ^ 301 E. Twelfth St. (909)607-4170 (office) ^ ^ Claremont CA 91711 USA (909)621-8360 (fax) ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Sat, 11 Jan 1997 03:39 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA21936; Sat, 11 Jan 1997 03:42:11 +0100 Received: from eartha.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA21935 Received: from by eartha.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id SAA26849; Fri, 10 Jan 1997 18:42:07 -0800 Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 18:42:07 -0800 Message-Id: <9701111341.ZM6278@simba> Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu