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Tenor #1: Rim, Part II
3 Apr, 2006
I've never been crazy about the plastic veneer that came on the Remo drum I'm using as the pot for this banjo, so when I came across some 2"
wide maple veneer this weekend I jumped right on it... $6.99 for a 96
inch roll at the Woodcraft store in West Springfield, Mass. It's the
iron-on adhesive type, which in hindsight might not have been the best
idea. (more on that below.)
I was a little bit concerned about peeling the veneer off the drum,
not knowing exactly how the head is attached and whether I might
The Middle Way
2 Apr, 2006
Moments after posting my previous ramble on long-term musical goals, I read this wonderful, hair-raisingly à propos quote on William King's weblog:
Off Night
1 Apr, 2006
Early last month I wrote about feeling musically adrift, not knowing what instrument to concentrate on or what I really want to do with the skills gained by doing so.
Racked to Secondary
22 Mar, 2006
Tenor #1: Neck, Part II
19 Mar, 2006
At the outset of this project, I had been planning to use black formica for the fingerboard and peghead overlay. Eventually I decided to spring for a rosewood fingerboard, but I had to draw the line there... I couldn't quite talk myself into spending the money for an ebony peghead overlay too.
Stop Telling me about Software Updates!
18 Mar, 2006
It's fashionable these days for software to go out to the internets and check to see if a new version of itself has been released. When a new version is available, the first thing you get upon opening the program is a supremely annoying popup window saying "A new version has been released! Would you like to visit our web site to download the latest version?" and some buttons: "Yes", "Not Now", and maybe a "Remind Me Later". Sometimes you'll see a "stop asking me" checkbox, which often doesn't do a blessed thing.
Tenor #1: Dowel Stick, Part II
18 Mar, 2006
I decided to re-make the dowel stick in maple... The mystery dowel wood was just too soft, and the more I looked at it the more I noticed that I had sanded a slight curve into the taper.
It was definitely the right decision... I still have a bit more sanding to do, but the maple feels infinitely more sturdy than the other wood, and it will finish consistently with the neck.
Observations
Tenor #1: Rim, Part I
15 Mar, 2006
I decided to start on the square hole through the hand drum, where the dowel stick will pass through at the neck joint.
Gaffe number one: I drilled the hole on the opposite side of the rim than I had originally intended; I wanted the Remo graphic to be at the tailpiece end of the instrument; it would have been a little less prominent, and it would also have placed the seam of the cheesy fake walnut veneer around the outside of the drum at the neck joint, hiding it completely. As the saying goes, measure twice, cut once.
Bitters Update
13 Mar, 2006
The airlock is bubbling happily away this morning - there was already some activity before I went to bed last night, but now the bubbles are more or less constant, and if you put your nose right next to it there's the singular, fresh aroma of young beer.
Like making Pastry Cream, this is a chemistry set experiment you get to eat.
Beer, anyone?
13 Mar, 2006
Beer, anyone?
Originally uploaded by Usonian.
Well, I stayed up way too late to do that, but it was fun to brew again and now it's done.
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