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Benjamin Le
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interested in fretted instruments, riding my bike, & eating tacos
#NorthfieldMandolins Big Mon limited. So good.
September 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Spring break gravel ride with a couple of circuits around the Trolly Trail in Belmont and then into Wissahickon Park #PhillyCycling
March 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A nice evening in #Princeton for the #JasonIsbell #SoloAcoustic show.
February 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
1/2 Discovered another benefit of the ebike (in addition to it being aces for commuting): Going for a ride in Wissahickon Park without GOING FOR A RIDE. No worrying about getting a workout or having the right gear or eating the right stuff beforehand or bringing enough water.
February 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
So excited to have the opportunity to return to #ChrisThile 's #Acousticamp 2025! I attended the inaugural camp in 2023, which was THE BEST TIME EVER, and was bummed couldn't go last summer.

Now I have 5 months to perseverate on which guitar and mandolin to bring (and how to get them to CA).
January 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
#NorthfieldMandolins "5-bar" Artist series mandolin with a few non-standard features, including an Italian spruce top, (faux) tortoise binding, and a "Cremona-burst" finish. Sounds even better than it looks. I'm so fortunate that this one lives with me.
January 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Northfield EleOcto electric/acoustic octave mandolin handmade by the talented team in Marshall, Michigan.
January 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
December 15, 2024 at 2:45 PM
From our friends at Collings Guitars & Mandolins in Austin TX.
#mandolin #acousticguitar
November 27, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Our 2010 paper was featured on a recent episode of @pauleastwick.bsky.social & @elijfinkel.bsky.social's podcast lovefactually.substack.com/p/episode-11... (~1 minute audio clip below)
November 26, 2024 at 1:29 AM
A carbon fiber ("carbon timber") mandolin made by KLOS Guitars in Utah just landed.
November 16, 2024 at 11:29 PM
With graduation in the books, here's my commuting summary for the academic year. Just missed my goal of driving less than 20% of the time but did hit the target of biking on more than 50% of the days.
#bikecommuting #ebike
May 19, 2024 at 3:30 PM
A wet, but fun, Sing Us Home festival in Manayunk (Philadelphia) with Dave Hause & The Mermaid and The Jayhawks.
May 5, 2024 at 12:58 PM
A beautiful day to cruise down the SRT to meet a friend/former colleague in South Philly for tacos.
March 29, 2024 at 8:31 PM
More #Seattle vintage guitar goodness at Emerald City Guitars, including this 1961 D-28E and another 1936 000-18.
March 13, 2024 at 1:28 AM
The #Seattle Summit Convention Center is easily the nicest conference venue I've been to in my 25+ year career.
#NASPA2024
March 12, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Buddy Holly's Gibson J-45 (1943-44) and Woody Guthrie's Martin 000-18 (1936) at the Museum of Popular Culture in Seattle.
March 10, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Had a nice hike in Jim Thorpe PA yesterday.
March 4, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Rode my mountain bike to work today and took the scenic route home, doing a lap into Philly on the SRT and MLK Drive.
February 27, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Delivering lunch to my colleagues via ebike is probably the most helpful thing I can do for my department at this point in my career, other than retire.
February 16, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Gibson 1933 L-1 and 1952 J-45

#Gibsunday #SoundholeSunday
February 11, 2024 at 10:19 PM
I'm fortunate to live with these two
#CollingsMF5 #NorthfieldArtist #mandolin
January 26, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Cycling data #2023 in review
December 31, 2023 at 8:33 PM
December 11, 2023 at 3:12 AM
November 30, 2023 at 4:20 AM