There’s something pleasing to me in the fact that my 10016th weeknotes coincide with my 3016th birthday (in base 16 if that’s not clear).

I returned the restored mandolin to its owner, who seems very happy with it. He can start learning to play it now, which was impossible in its previous state. It is now very playable, so I’m happy that I’ve given him the best possible start.

Time for me to move onto fixing the next mandolin.

We went to the final Musica Antica concert of the year, featuring not one, not two, but three women who play (viol, lute, and theorbo) and sing at the same time. Even though one of them was struggling through a cold, it was possibly my favourite performance of the year.

I’ll be playing with London Okinawa Sanshinkai at YOKIMONO Japanese Christmas Market in Dalston this coming Sunday (7 December).

YOKIMONO (よきもの, meaning “good things”) Market is a Japan-themed market and cultural event in East London. Traders will be offering: delicious Japanese food & sweets, vintage kimono, ceramics, illustrations, stationery, clothing, jewellery and much more.

We’re doing a couple of sets, at 13:00 and 15:30 (I think). Come along, it’s free!

That’s all for this week.