#luthied

I recently rescued some of my childhood dolls from their prisons (aka my parent’s house) but their hair is in bad bad shape.

I hate to bother you but do you have recommendations for doll wig sources? I have a variety ranging from conventional barbie dolls and American girl dolls to Mystery Dolls that I am guessing my Gran got at a craft store.

I know you deal with higher quality dolls than that so do not feel pressured to respond.

Thank you for letting me bother you!

Poor darlings! They are so lucky to have a rescuer like you. And “quality“ is entirely subjective – if you love them, they are the highest quality dolls in the world to you.

Wigs can be a bit tricky sometimes. I know Etsy has a variety of sellers, although sifting through their search function can be difficult. Still, you would probably find what you’re looking for there at least. eBay sometimes has wigs as well, usually secondhand. It will help a lot to measure your doll properly – there are diagrams online on how to measure for a wig. Then you can search “[size] doll wig” on your site of choice and browse the results. I don’t have a particular favorite brand myself – I’ve gotten wigs from all over in the past

the people must know: what did it sound like?

the näverlur sounds like a screaming upset elk, or like a angry fog horn generally.

it is not really an instrument per say, but a tool used in herding for sending sound signals, calling animals back home etc.

here is a clip of it in use. they are two musuem workers at a norwegian musuem, playing at eachother from a distance, which is how it in real life was often used for communcation between herders.

as a side note, i got some problems finding a video of näverlur just being used as a herding tool+ just to make noise.

the musicians trying to make näverlur a thing as a music instrument: stop. it is not going to happen. please. the näverlur sounds like a horny elk.

seriously