Sticks and gongs

11/03/2026

Stormy day party: experimenting with and a v1

05/10/2025

Back to my family & friends after a long long while
Grateful for this rare moments of peace
Nothing more needs to be said....
Just breath

02/09/2024

08/06/2024

full restoration part 2°
Here documented some phases of the restoration for this old "guy" that soon will sing again for my sister Katja
Fixing the deep cracks on the shell, a nice "oil massage" to rehydrate the wood, refresh the rusty metal rings with anti-rust treatment, new fabrics & rope, carving a "slot" for the bottom ring and skin replacement with a more durable mylar foil....I must admit, I really enjoyed the process of bringing back to life this old wood shell....i noticed it was completely hand carved...no power tools were involved originally for this drum....really rare to see this kind of handcraft nowadays....

08/06/2024

full restoration part 1°
Back in Berlin after more than 5 years in Asia, I can now share my new acquired knowledge about drums so...
Hit me up if you need to bring back to life & sound your old drum

24/11/2021

Slave to the rhythm pt 2°.......

17/01/2019

electro-acoustic kalimba with magnetic jingles add-on-SOUNDTEST:
maybe not the best video we ever made but at least will satisfy a bit all those who were curous about this prototype

https://www.facebook.com/sticksandgongs/photos/pcb.2164225460507639/2164219093841609/?type=3&theater

15/01/2019

a special edition for Gerhard:
Arjuna medicine tree wood
19 notes tuned by the mystical Thomas Bothe
tibetan armour design
size: 11cm W x 15cm L x 3cm H

100% Handmade in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Planet Earth

15/01/2019

A really special electro-acoustic kalimba for my little brother Liam in California....I'm really happy you adopted one of my babies :)

padouk & beech wood
13 notes - Hira Choshi scale (koto)
rod piezo pickup & minijack mono output
sayagata design
size: 9cm W x 15cm L x 6cm H

100% Handmade in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Planet Earth

15/01/2019

Meanwhile in Kreuzberg....

closing the last orders and finishing as much as possible before to take my looooong awaited vacation in February
I will be away for a WHILE so if you need to ask for something, now is the moment, I will check if I can do it in time or you will have to wait till I'm not back......maybe in May or more.....

Thanks to all the people that supported me buying my instruments or simply keeping my mood up with a word or a laugh, without you I wouldn't be here to this point

last but really important: a super mega THANK YOU to Thomas Bothe that decided to share his knowledge & experience with me.... and much more than that!!
I love you my friend-brother-father-teacher
God bless you forever :)