LOL, yes, keep that one handy 
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First day in months that Iāve felt like working with my Shapeoko on a project that has long festered in my nogginā. Of course, the Shapeoko is out in the garage where it is a 90 something degrees and a āfeels likeā temp of 103.
Oh well, makinā swarf and drinking Polka King Porter to keep me going
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I once had a roommate who liked wood-working, so set up a lathe to make some stuff. In the kitchen. Wood chips everywhere ā but it was cedar so it smelled nice.
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Youāve obviously been spying on me.
If I could concentrate my motivated periods into even a four hour block every other week, I could get shit done.
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Patched up. I have got to take some time before I release things. You know how it goes: you see the light at the end of the tunnel, and say to yourself, āI must finish this tonightā, and of course it doesnāt sound quite right when you listen to it a couple of days later - very close, the ideas are all there, but not there yet.
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Wow. Impressive and beautiful.
Iām curious; what instrument did you use? Is it a real harpsichord, or an electronic instrument?
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This is an electronic demo using a soundfont sampled from a harpsichord after Blanchet. I, unfortunately, have neither the money nor the space for the real thing.
I suppose I need to find my performer(s) - my biggest problem working in isolation.
Edit: Where are my manners? Thank you. Iām glad you like it.
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And finished the panel as a warm-up for tonightās work. I like how this one turned out.
Iām gonna give this little one to the doc (the one interested in me) as a present.
ETA: She loved it.
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Of all the unlikely things, Iām about to start teaching a couple Chinese students Bob Dylan. This should prove interesting.
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They are our two most advanced students. Earlier in the year, we moved them out of our textbooks and I taught them The Martian Chronicles. We needed something new to teach after that. I wanted to get into new areas, so I suggested poetry and my boss suggested Bob Dylan. (Sheās keen on āBlowing in the Windā and she thinks his Nobel Prize win is a good hook. And both of the students are currently learning guitar.)
Weāve only had one class so far, focusing on his first album which he mostly didnāt write (and even what he did is more straightforward than later). First class went passably well, but they were under prepared. (Summer hadnāt yet ended for them.)
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Spent the day finishing writing & demoing a song about punching Nazis. Thatās a day well spent, I feel.
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When can we hear it?
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Well, if you can excuse the bad mix and the stand-in vocal track, right now 
Strange, itās been well over a decade but I still seem to be writing songs pitched for the bandās vocalist. Fun side fact, heās Jewish so heāll probably like this one 
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Loved it!
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Iām putting the finishing touches on Eleven Spells, which is Starthief album #4 
Also building up calluses and learning mandolin basics. My spouse recruited me into her fledgling, long-term musical project: spooky Gothic Appalachian/American Roots/Celtic inspired stuff. Murder ballads, hauntings, witches, and probably class struggle too. With some traditional instruments, but also synths and samples ā we have no idea how or if this is going to work out, but trying is going to be fun.
I used to be a promising violin student back in the 80s but lapsed; with some effort maybe I can get decent enough tone and intonation for recording simple parts. I really dig the mandolin though ā so does she, so I might have to get my own. I could see using it in my electronic project as well.
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Thatās fabulous. I love the tonal mix and rhythms of the song. Please post the final one if you can! (Or tell us where to get it.)
I must admit I listen for music rather than the singing, because I can rarely understand lyrics; I donāt know why, but its true for most songs and always has been. To me lyrics are just part of the music. But in this case, I would love to see the lyrics written out, unless thatās a copyright problem or something. I did catch the āwith your teeth missing itās hard to heil!ā
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When privatization gets out of hand . . .
This is a building for my (eventual) model train layout. Itās based on a kit made of plaster castings (someone had to carve a master with ALL those bricks) that I repurposed. I liked the idea of some sort of XXX rated place.
The two library signs, new art deco-ish column faces, patina roof, and steps are all 3D printed from designs I cooked up in the modeling/rendering/animation program, Blender.
Alas while taking down the roof sign, a wee accident occurred.
Fun project, but took too long . . . .
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