Dom in Dorset

Despite spending an uncomfortable night in van battered by the rain and being kept awake by a dance tent that had opened up a portal to Hell we had a good one, the sun shone during all bar one song. I was a bit nervous having been drafted in at short notice after the untimely death of the previous encumbent , I have depped for them many times but nearly two years off did make it feel a bit seat of the pants.

Tomorrow I'll be playing my first gig since November 2019 .... it's at a small festival in Sussex. I feel a strange mixture of excitement and disbelief. Hopefully the first of many more to come.

There's still a few loose ends to tie up but I'm pretty much there

Nothing to put on them 😁 In an ideal world I would have done so, time is against me, the priority is to make instruments asap. I'm doing a trade stand at a festival next month and I need stock. The work bench by the window has storage shelves built in so I don't need much right now. I still have to move the bandsaw and some of the plastic shelves from my mother's shed and I'm planning some sort of rack for work in progress.

Finally moving out of here: Into here: Total chaos 😁

Looks like I'll have to fold, all I have is a Bolder and Bowie

Rutgar Gunnarsson - it doesn't matter what pose you strike, what bass you play, what you wear , you'll never be as cool as the guy playing bass for ABBA.

Ken

Glenn Kornick - so uncool he's cool.

Paul Simonon's unusual playing style and curly lead was considered cool enough for this cover shot.

You can impress the crowd in Lichtenstein by playing their national anthem....you already know the tune.

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The electrician has done the first fix and I've been busy with the lining. The Tate have already shown an interest in my latest installation.

Yes ...42 Metres . Another 9 barrow loads of earth removed from "The Slot" as I've come to call it. I have to stand with one leg in the hole to dig, for some reason it makes my buttocks ache like crazy. I'll should finish the digging this afternoon or tomorrow.

What is the most satisfying thing about making instruments? - Digging, it's all about the digging. Electrician number two has put in a quote and can start next month. Before then I have to dig a trench for the cable not less than 60cm deep. As we are also putting power into the summer house I have another 30' stretch to do as well. I'm on s budget so it's just me with s pick and shovel. I'm done for the day , lying down in a dark studio for a while.

Partly inspired by some houses I saw build a few years ago. They were built on precast concrete "rafts". My walls sit on the edge of a wooden raft with the floor inside so any water running down the walls is already bellow the floor by the time it reaches the bottom of the wall. this is the insulation: https://www.screwfix.com/p/ybs-airtec-double-reflective-foil-insulation-25-x-1-5m/50913?tc=HA3&ds_kid=92700058021678550&ds_rl=1249407&ds_rl=1241687&ds_rl=1245250&ds_rl=1245250&gclid=CjwKCAjw7diEBhB-EiwAskVi17gya7l5DsRsy2QE1yOavmmU3EUoJ4zih9YBIaMmYgmxSmbyoM4TyRoC6ocQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

BBC slashes budget for Dr Who sets And I'm still waiting for the electrician..

Almost a floor and I closed the base in. The electrician has gone AWAL and I can't start the ceiling or lining until he's done the first fix.. I may have to go back to my mother's shed for a while.

We are watching that series at the moment. As I wasn't sacking anyone I thought I'd splash out. The work bench is for child labourers, (once they are too big to go up a chimney )

We have a roof!!! I laid on quite a spread for the topping off party,. Sparkling wine and two types of crisps.

Probably not..but it's what the plans appeared to show, I'm not too bothered as it's nice to play, the only downside is that it's on the limits of adjustment. Not bad for a first attempt but I will adjust my routing jig if I ever make such a thing again. It also looks tall due to the type of pickup mount, I may swap them for something like this:

Ok, no more distractions, I'm full time on the workshop now!

Trusses but no truss rod.

More windows , doors and walls up to full height. Got an electrician coming next week.