bonsai, 2016 | native California trees

22 year old coast redwood; @47 year old maple with 9 y.o. coast redwood; 7 year old california buckeye; 10 year old valley oaks

7 year old California buckey – 

  
10 year old valley oaks –

 @ 47 year old maple & @9 y.o. coast redwood –

  

22 year old coast redwood –

  

see also: whats more: Coast Redwod - amazing photo | bonsai (2012)

photo shoot with some of my instruments

a little photo shoot with some of my instruments today – especially to acknowledge the addition of my new bamboo instruments from Billal Al Shabill (received yesterday)–  karinding, celempung, and toleat (flute) from West Java to California! – pictured here with my hurdygurdy (made in England) and my khomus, custom made for me by Николай Бурцев of Yakutsk in Siberia. The batik in the lower half of the photos was also in my package from West Java. – thank you Billal!



see also: #KhomusWeekly Jew's Harp Newsletter: New Karinding – from West Java to California!

more photos (on Facebook) –
Robert Cherwink - a little photo shoot with some of my instruments...:

see also (previous) – whats more: re: getting karinding and celempung bamboo instruments from West Java

re: getting karinding and celempung bamboo instruments from West Java

Billal Al Shabill has the package ready for shipping! – he was even kind enough to make some videos for me :)

(the karinding are put inside of the celempung for shipping)

video 1:

at the post office –

Billal al Shabill

note (just in case): i had some problems watching the videos to begin with, and had to set to low resolution before they would stop stalling.

video 2:

i will be receiving some batik as well

package is on the way!

see also, previous post: whats more: getting karinding and celempung bamboo instruments from West Java | new playlist: "Celempung (West Java bamboo)

getting karinding and celempung bamboo instruments from West Java | new playlist: "Celempung (West Java bamboo)

this bamboo is too big and heavy, making the shipping cost too great; so Billal Al Shabill is going to the forest to find a smaller one to send! :) – to be shipped with karinding (bamboo jaw harp), toleat (bamboo flute), and batik!

Toleat and Karinding

(previous on Facebook), harvesting bamboo to make celempung in West Java: https://www.facebook.com/robert.cherwink/posts/10207404502810129?pnref=story

videos of the instrument being played: a new playlist on my YouTube channel: "Celempung (West Java bamboo):"
https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

SEE UPDATE AT: whats more: re: getting karinding and celempung bamboo instruments from West Java

ORIGINAL POST ON FACEBOOK –

CELEMPUNG is a traditional Sundanese bamboo instrument from West Java | NEW playlist on my YouTube channel: Celempung (West Java bamboo)

CELEMPUNG is traditional music from sunda.wmv - YouTube
hapunten samudaya kaleupatan boh tinu tatanan basana oge tinu carana..
rumaos abdi hejo keneh....rahayu..

NEW ::::: playlist on my YouTube channel: Celempung (West Java bamboo)

SEE: getting karinding and celempung bamboo instruments from West Java | new playlist: "Celempung (West Java bamboo)