As musicians we all rely on the quality of our instruments. The jews-harp is no different and Bernard’s are special for me and others who have benefited from his talent. For the exploitation of musical subtlety his guimbardes not only have a purity of sound, but a bell-like quality that gives the player the confidence to concentrate upon the musicality. Sadly, Bernard died yesterday, a great loss to anyone who appreciated his understanding of what was needed to make beautiful sounding guimbardes. As a tribute to a great maker, here is a piece on instruments all by made Bernard, the accompaniment arranged by an Australian friend, Peter Smith.
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