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Tenor #1: Dowel Stick, Part I
12 Mar, 2006
The daunting thing about a dowel stick when you don't have a lathe is the "dowel" part. Fortunately, I have a new favorite tool that was up to the task at hand:
Tenor #1: Neck, Part I
12 Mar, 2006
Return to Zymurgy
12 Mar, 2006
It's hard to believe I haven't brewed a batch of beer since October 20, 2004 - that was the night the Red Sox beat the Yankees in game 7 of the American League championship series. I figured it would be good luck for the oatmeal stout I had brewed, but that turned out not to be the case. After a couple of months in secondary fermentation, the beer was still too sweet.
Introducing Build Notes
11 Mar, 2006
Although not many people are likely to notice, this is pretty much my first public step towards the daydream I've been cultivating for a few years: hanging out my shingle as a luthier.
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Tenor #1: Simple Beginnings
11 Mar, 2006
At the time of this writing, I call myself an aspiring luthier in the 'About Me' section at the top of this page.
I began to take a fairly serious interest in building instruments as a hobby in late 2002, a few months after acquiring my first banjo.
Eat it, Zombies!
9 Mar, 2006
Coastr
5 Mar, 2006
I came across Coastr this evening. It's another socialnetworkingfolksonomyweb2point0ohmygodtaggingissooverated web site centered around beer and places to drink it. It appears to be built using Ruby on Rails or one of its many imitators, and I've killed a bunch of time there tonight.
Musically Adrift
5 Mar, 2006
I haven't been playing much over the last few weeks. Not clawhammer banjo, not three-finger banjo, not mandolin, not ukulele.
At a bare minimum I should absolutely be practicing guitar for the group class I'm taking, but I've been lax there as well, and it shows during class.
I think it's a symptom of a few different things. Let me get the easy one out of the way first: Getting home from work late. That's a bit of a cop-out, since I could always set aside some time to practice before work/over lunch/et cetera.
Noncommercial means Noncommercial
1 Mar, 2006
Like others on Flickr, I got a message this morning from a service called Schmap - a downloadable city guidebook sort of a thing. Apparently 8 of my greater Los Angeles photos (including the one above) had been 'short-listed' for inclusion in their upcoming guide.
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- I'm at Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy (752 NH Route 202, Rindge). http://4sq.com/aAUWRu — 9 years 10 weeks ago
- I'm at Gardner Ale House (74 Parker Street, Gardner). http://4sq.com/9vOYUg — 9 years 10 weeks ago
- I'm at Cumberland Farms (35 Elm Street, Baldwinville). http://4sq.com/aDSzjo — 9 years 10 weeks ago
- I'm at Blind Pig pub. http://4sq.com/aHB9Dq — 9 years 10 weeks ago
- I'm at Lickity Splitz (231 Main Street, Sibley Road, Winchendon). http://4sq.com/aKW0D3 — 9 years 10 weeks ago