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Boat! And Music!
May. 26th, 2011 11:18 amBoat--the interior fiberglass consists of
( Layup mavins click here )
Today I smeared a second layer of epoxy over the whole thing to partially fill the weave of the fiberglass, which helps protect it. I won't go for a third coat because I like a little internal roughness--if it is too smooth it gets slippery and a slippery canoe can be inconvenient.
I have planed all the gunwale pieces but still need to cut out the bad parts and scarf the good bits together. This will almost certainly not happen until after MarCon because I have so much else to do today.
Music
I ended up with sets totaling two hours and fifteen minutes for Marcon (2 hall concerts and a main concert.) So, to preserve my voice, I'm going to do some mandolin instrumentals. I also dragged some old songs out--I have a lot of new material, but not 2 hrs 15 min worth. This has meant quite a bit more practicing than usual, since just running through everything once... yeah. And some of the stuff needs more practice than one run-through. Plus, it is frustrating me, because even with all this practice, and even with steady daily practice since February, I still feel like I can't get through anything without making at least one mistake. I swear I was playing better three weeks ago than I am now.
However I am really looking forward to Marcon. My schedule is:
Saturday Noon Hall Concert (30 Minutes)
Saturday 1:00 PM Hall Concert (30 Minutes)
Saturday 5:30 PM Stealing from the Best
Saturday 7:00 PM Concert (75 Minutes)
This is my first concert in a long time, so I'm hoping that people will enjoy it. I have *lots* of material that you may not have heard yet--or at least not heard live, though the Alice Day songs will be making an appearance.
I'm really looking forward to seeing everybody too. But I think I'm going to miss the Wild Mercy concert because my Hall Concert is scheduled opposite it. (sniffle) If I can find someone to take my mp3 recorder, though, I can save it for later (rubs hands gleefully). Anybody going to the Wild Mercy Concert?
( Layup mavins click here )
Today I smeared a second layer of epoxy over the whole thing to partially fill the weave of the fiberglass, which helps protect it. I won't go for a third coat because I like a little internal roughness--if it is too smooth it gets slippery and a slippery canoe can be inconvenient.
I have planed all the gunwale pieces but still need to cut out the bad parts and scarf the good bits together. This will almost certainly not happen until after MarCon because I have so much else to do today.
Music
I ended up with sets totaling two hours and fifteen minutes for Marcon (2 hall concerts and a main concert.) So, to preserve my voice, I'm going to do some mandolin instrumentals. I also dragged some old songs out--I have a lot of new material, but not 2 hrs 15 min worth. This has meant quite a bit more practicing than usual, since just running through everything once... yeah. And some of the stuff needs more practice than one run-through. Plus, it is frustrating me, because even with all this practice, and even with steady daily practice since February, I still feel like I can't get through anything without making at least one mistake. I swear I was playing better three weeks ago than I am now.
However I am really looking forward to Marcon. My schedule is:
Saturday Noon Hall Concert (30 Minutes)
Saturday 1:00 PM Hall Concert (30 Minutes)
Saturday 5:30 PM Stealing from the Best
Saturday 7:00 PM Concert (75 Minutes)
This is my first concert in a long time, so I'm hoping that people will enjoy it. I have *lots* of material that you may not have heard yet--or at least not heard live, though the Alice Day songs will be making an appearance.
I'm really looking forward to seeing everybody too. But I think I'm going to miss the Wild Mercy concert because my Hall Concert is scheduled opposite it. (sniffle) If I can find someone to take my mp3 recorder, though, I can save it for later (rubs hands gleefully). Anybody going to the Wild Mercy Concert?
