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I like to work on things, with my hands and with my mind. Since 2000 I have been an amateur woodworker, and since we moved in to our house in 2002 I have been doing a good deal of carpentry as well. Also, I spend a fair amount of time thinking about computer programming, and occasionally do some human-directed writing and translation.
6 favorites of mine... -- by Dylan, whose position as the musical idol of my youth is incontestable. Dylan was it as far as I was concerned ages 16 - late 20's (and even still for that matter though my tastes have broadened a good deal).
"from a buick 6"
"Outlaw Blues"
"Meet Me in the Morning"
"Two Soldiers" (trad.)
"Ballad of Hollis Brown"
"Hwy. 61 Revisited"
(I really wanted to do "Maggie's Farm" as well, but I haven't quite gotten there yet on that one. May add it to the playlist at some point.)
I've been fretting for some time about how to make a gig bag for the tin-can cello -- then somebody on the FB Vintage Musical Instrument Cases group pointed out that I could just cut a hole in the back of a regular cello gig bag and sew an extension in to it. Great idea! I've ordered a cheap bag from Musician's Friend... Here's how I'm carrying it around currently, without a bag:
Following in the footsteps of Stefano Matteucci, a violin could be made using a small bodhrán for a body. Possibly tuned in a higher register than a violin, like an octave up from viola. You would want to minimize the angle of the strings crossing the bridge, to save undue pressure on the drum skin.
posted evening of March 11th, 2019: Respond ➳ More posts about Woodworking
I'm getting to where there are songs I'm confident about playing. I want to start building a songbook. I want to play some songs at open mics. Once it gets warm out, I want to start busking. I want to play Maplewood Porchfest this summer.
