Benjamin Le
@benjaminle.bsky.social
interested in fretted instruments, riding my bike, & eating tacos
#NorthfieldMandolins Big Mon limited. So good.
September 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
#NorthfieldMandolins Big Mon limited. So good.
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
Spring break gravel ride with a couple of circuits around the Trolly Trail in Belmont and then into Wissahickon Park #PhillyCycling
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
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.
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).
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
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).
Now I have 5 months to perseverate on which guitar and mandolin to bring (and how to get them to CA).
#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
#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.
Northfield EleOcto electric/acoustic octave mandolin handmade by the talented team in Marshall, Michigan.
January 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Northfield EleOcto electric/acoustic octave mandolin handmade by the talented team in Marshall, Michigan.
December 15, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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
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)
A carbon fiber ("carbon timber") mandolin made by KLOS Guitars in Utah just landed.
November 16, 2024 at 11:29 PM
A carbon fiber ("carbon timber") mandolin made by KLOS Guitars in Utah just landed.
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
#bikecommuting #ebike
May 19, 2024 at 3:30 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
#bikecommuting #ebike
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 wet, but fun, Sing Us Home festival in Manayunk (Philadelphia) with Dave Hause & The Mermaid and The Jayhawks.
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
A beautiful day to cruise down the SRT to meet a friend/former colleague in South Philly for tacos.
The #Seattle Summit Convention Center is easily the nicest conference venue I've been to in my 25+ year career.
#NASPA2024
#NASPA2024
March 12, 2024 at 3:15 PM
The #Seattle Summit Convention Center is easily the nicest conference venue I've been to in my 25+ year career.
#NASPA2024
#NASPA2024
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
Buddy Holly's Gibson J-45 (1943-44) and Woody Guthrie's Martin 000-18 (1936) at the Museum of Popular Culture in Seattle.
Had a nice hike in Jim Thorpe PA yesterday.
March 4, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Had a nice hike in Jim Thorpe PA yesterday.
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
Rode my mountain bike to work today and took the scenic route home, doing a lap into Philly on the SRT and MLK Drive.
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
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 11, 2024 at 10:19 PM
January 26, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Cycling data #2023 in review
December 31, 2023 at 8:33 PM
Cycling data #2023 in review
December 11, 2023 at 3:12 AM
November 30, 2023 at 4:20 AM