P.E.Palfreyman
@palfreyman.bsky.social
Retired IT Engineer, Veteran (SSGT/1LT), Photographer, Artist, Chess Player, Builder of primitive stringed instruments
Finished this earlier this week. 23” scale, tuned EBE. Chromatic but only the pentatonic scale, plus 2 & 6, are actually fretted. The high e is a double course for a mandolin-like sound.
How does it sound to you?
How does it sound to you?
April 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Finished this earlier this week. 23” scale, tuned EBE. Chromatic but only the pentatonic scale, plus 2 & 6, are actually fretted. The high e is a double course for a mandolin-like sound.
How does it sound to you?
How does it sound to you?
A bit of fun with a 29” scale 3 string fretless cigar box guitar w/fat strings and a deep throaty growl
April 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A bit of fun with a 29” scale 3 string fretless cigar box guitar w/fat strings and a deep throaty growl
A recent build. Something to keep me busy as the world falls down around me
April 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A recent build. Something to keep me busy as the world falls down around me
The Jehovahs sent me some more junk mail this week, a pamphlet asking me if the dead can live. So as I debated the question in my mind, I did a doodle on the back of the envelope they sent to me.
February 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The Jehovahs sent me some more junk mail this week, a pamphlet asking me if the dead can live. So as I debated the question in my mind, I did a doodle on the back of the envelope they sent to me.
Resurrected this old, moldy Ansco box camera. Used t leather from a thriftstore purse, the empty bag from my Atlas coffee club Subscription and some yellow garage sale paint…
February 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Resurrected this old, moldy Ansco box camera. Used t leather from a thriftstore purse, the empty bag from my Atlas coffee club Subscription and some yellow garage sale paint…
What can I do with a Japanese ink brush?
February 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
What can I do with a Japanese ink brush?
History may not repeat itself, but it certainly fucking rhymes
February 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
History may not repeat itself, but it certainly fucking rhymes
Stoned practice session, mimicking a web toon I saw…
The whole TBI/hand I coordination thing is difficult to overcome. Slowly brother slowly.
The whole TBI/hand I coordination thing is difficult to overcome. Slowly brother slowly.
February 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Stoned practice session, mimicking a web toon I saw…
The whole TBI/hand I coordination thing is difficult to overcome. Slowly brother slowly.
The whole TBI/hand I coordination thing is difficult to overcome. Slowly brother slowly.
Another 3 string cigar box guitar off the workbench… The Red Wings come from a bamboo knife block I cut in two , kitchen strainer for the tail piece, Cabinet drawer pull over the saddle
February 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Another 3 string cigar box guitar off the workbench… The Red Wings come from a bamboo knife block I cut in two , kitchen strainer for the tail piece, Cabinet drawer pull over the saddle
Imma miss my Ripley girl, tho she’s gone onwards to a fuller, richer life.
February 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Imma miss my Ripley girl, tho she’s gone onwards to a fuller, richer life.
I got a postcard from Ukraine today, And the postage stamp is so fucking cute!
February 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I got a postcard from Ukraine today, And the postage stamp is so fucking cute!
More attempts to learn to draw ;)
February 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
More attempts to learn to draw ;)
Sadly, disability forced me to rehome my lovely pibble Ripley. Thankfully I was able to find the perfect loving home for me
February 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Sadly, disability forced me to rehome my lovely pibble Ripley. Thankfully I was able to find the perfect loving home for me
Teaching myself to draw/sketch at this late stage of my life… 61 and struggling with the effects of spinal injury and traumatic brain injury… hand/eye coordination is a challenge for me. Fun tho and therapeutic on several levels
February 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Teaching myself to draw/sketch at this late stage of my life… 61 and struggling with the effects of spinal injury and traumatic brain injury… hand/eye coordination is a challenge for me. Fun tho and therapeutic on several levels
Found a mint condition Chinon CM-5 (circa 1981) Pentax K-mount 35mm SLR in a discount bin for $6 and some change. It had an M42 screw mount adapter and came with this ugly, barely functional Tamron f7.5 400mm lens. Running a couple rolls of Kodak Gold c41 film through it today.
January 19, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Found a mint condition Chinon CM-5 (circa 1981) Pentax K-mount 35mm SLR in a discount bin for $6 and some change. It had an M42 screw mount adapter and came with this ugly, barely functional Tamron f7.5 400mm lens. Running a couple rolls of Kodak Gold c41 film through it today.
Taking a watercolor painting class weekly for the next few months… getting a little practice in at home on this one
January 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Taking a watercolor painting class weekly for the next few months… getting a little practice in at home on this one
