An old Gio in for a setup. Cleaning the fretboard isn't hard, but it makes a huge difference.

An Italian, bowl back mandolin, with intricate inlay on the pick guard.

A close up of the ebony bridge of the mandolin, where a missing piece of ebony has been replaced between the two treble strings of the e course.

Restoring this 1915 Ceccherini Mandolin was an absolute pleasure.
Thanks to Stephen Powell, www.stephenpowell.co.nz
For supplying the ebony.
This family heirloom can now get playing again.

#luthier ##guitarrepair #wellington #poneke #AoNZ #Aotearoa ##tewhanganuiatara #mandolin

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Wonderful museum in Whangārei
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Auē!

Except it didn't disrupt the vote, the vote was completed before the haka took place.

Howdy neighbours

The before picture of an Epiphone Les Paul. Zoom in to see the tarnished and crud.

The after picture of the same Epiphone Les Paul. Brightly polished hardware and sparkling fretwork.

The before picture of a Gibson Les Paul. Zoom in for gruesome muck.

The after picture of the Gibson Les Paul. Cleaning the gold hardware without polishing it all away is almost impossible.

Back in the swing for 2026. Here's a couple of Les Pauls that have had the Guitar Spa treatment this week.

Welcome to better. I recommend Bandcamp for truly supporting artists.
On Tidal try Hiromi: tidal.com/browse/artis...
On Bandcamp try Kila:
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Love your work btw.

Telepathic translator for a dolphin who wants to become an astronaut. "World of ptavs" Larry Niven.

I'm in the UK this year, also for the family gathering. It took my sister less than 10 minutes from "hello" to "I'm not racist, but..." 🙄

Lol, there are no buildings on the Welsh bit of road, iirc.
Both of my parents' ashes are scattered in the sea just north of Barmouth. I now live in NZ, not Dunnas, though, Welly.

Typical sh!tfuckery 😁

McCarthy, the ghost of Christmas past.

Pity he's not coming to Wellington

Sadly, too few white male white-collar crims in prison

Integrity Briefing: Can the Greens capture the “Broken New Zealand” Zeitgeist? New Zealanders are in a restive mood.

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#nzpol

So, some greedy parasites are selling their local assets to new local owners and leaving. That's good, as they didn't support local anyway. It's about taxing wealth, not income. They can leave, but they can't take the land and property with them.

a bird is perched on a branch in the woods . Alt: a bird, piwakawaka or New Zealand fantail, is flitting along on a branch in dense foliage.

So perfect, piwakawaka are amazing and I accept them as my spirit animal/familiar.

Perhaps a straight multiple of the country's mean salary. Supposedly, the government is meant to be concerned for the whole population 🙄.

wellingtonworkshop on Instagram: "October's setup class. 4 students learning the basic techniques to maintain their own guitars. Well done to everyone who attended, …" October's setup class. 4 students learning the basic techniques to maintain their own guitars. Well done to everyone who attended, and I hope you find the class helpful and worthwhile. #luthierlife #luthier #guitarlove #guitarmaintenance #guitarrepair #guitar #luthiery #wellington #pōneke #Aotearoa

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I beg to differ. Their attempts to conjure up growth are reliant on magical thinking and just as effective.
But, yes,I am being facetious.

Excellent move by the BSA, and about time!

But what about politicians? This government has been claiming to tell the future for over 2 years and making a fortune off it!

I do wonder how these polls are done. My gut feel is that the gen Z vote isn't well represented

I've seen many, youth and minority especially, people on social complaining they don't have representation in parliament.
Step 1 - vote early, vote often
Step 2 - join a party that wants to represent you
Step 3 - turn up. meetings, marches,submissions
Step 4 - Kia kaha! Karawhiua!

Continuing, not starting, the Atlas 2025 manifesto.
It cannot be allowed. Toitu te tiriti, #oneterm

The material this prime minister is made from? Yes.

Awesome, when did we stop racing women? I love finding old newspapers in lofts, etc

Read the Green manifesto/budget. Clearly stated, fully costed. @nzgreensglobal.bsky.social

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand! YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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