Measure the length of the first stave (center or mother stave) and bend it on the hot bending iron to the exact shape of the form. Rough carve it to shape with a carving knife or block plane.  Then shape the stave on a planing table so that the edges lie flat when the bent stave is resting on a flat […]

I started building another bouzouki.  This bouzouki will be donated to my church, St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church of Northern Virginia, in Falls Church, Virginia, in memory of my father, who passed away in 2004.  My father was a psalti (cantor) in Massachusetts for many years, and loved music.  St. Katherine is undergoing a major renovation, and […]