Bart Praet

Bagpipes, flutes, epinette and teatching

Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-05-26

Gisteren speelde ik muziek bij de inhuldiging van de nieuwe straatnaam. Door de fusie van de gemeente moesten er enkele straten van naam veranderen. De straat draagt nu de naam van een verzetstrijdster uit onze gemeente.

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Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-05-16

Building an instrument is always exciting. Step by step, you get closer to the result. You only discover how it sounds, feels and plays when it is finished. And just when you finally put strings on it... you fall ill, of course. After a week, I was finally able to test it. The sound is powerful and warm. The fingerboard is perfect in terms of intonation and playability. A good “hommel” and a happy builder/player. This “épinette” model is partly inspired by the northern French epinettes.

Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-05-14

On the Epinette I made, there is a sound hole on the front of the instrument. Never seen this on any other epinette before. The reason I did this, is because I hope sound will be projected towards the front instead of only upwards. Normally I would test the instrument today, but still sick. The test will be for another day…

Sound hole on the side of the instrument
Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-05-13

Finally she’s ready and ready to be played. But not today… Sick in bed today, but hopefully tomorrow better again, and playing this brand new instrument.
Top: red cedar. Sides: padouk.

Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-05-11

Epinette in the making. Sanding, sanding, sanding…

Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-05-05

Het project ‘Epinette’ gaat de goede richting uit. Nog een aantal zaken in orde te brengen dat zeker. Maar, het moment waarop de snaren erop mogen komt dichterbij.

Le projet “Epinette” avance dans la bonne direction. Il reste encore des choses à mettre en ordre, c'est certain. Mais le moment où les cordes pourront être posées se rapproche.

Hommel in opbouw.
Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-05-04

Paul Mcenna band in ‘t Ey, Belsele. Wonderful concert iT was. Afterwards I played with Arjaun in our favourite pub: Den Haas. They are closing down after the summer…

Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-04-14

Start van een nieuwe hommel.
Début d'une nouvelle épinette.

Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-03-22

That time of the year.
Let's hope we're in again this year.

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Knut Bratfischbratfisch
2025-03-10

Happy International Bagpipe Day !!!

Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-02-28

Binnen 2 weken gaat de Hommeldag van kunstacademie KunstParel door in Gooik. In de namiddag is er cursus en ‘s avonds gaat er een uniek concert door. De lesgevers van de dag gaan ons verblijden met een prachtig concert dat, hoe kan het ook anders, draait rond de hommel. @VKPj

Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-02-22

Last Thursday we fitted the mics in this absolute delight. The dulcimer is made by Michel Terlinck. The back of the instrument was not yet fitted so we could try different positions for the elements. And even though the instrument isn’t finished yet, it sounded truly great. Looking forward to collect this one once she’s finished.

Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-02-20

About yesterday. The calm before the storm. And what a storm it was. The students of our academy did wonderful!

Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-02-01

Deze ochtend in het Pajottenland.

Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-01-30

Testing new picks for the epinette! They feel different and most importantly sound different to.

Plectrum
Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-01-26

Aujourd’hui j’ai roulé direction sud, pour arriver au Nord. Stage d’epinette. Sur le répertoire d’aujourd’hui: du musique scandinave. Aussi découverte de ´langeleik’ de Norvège.

LangeleikEpinette
Bart Praetbartpraet
2025-01-23

Gesprek tussen Sabam, Muziekmozaïek en mezelf over streaming en AI. Zeer interessant gesprek! Binnenkort in Folk magazine

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