Oh, jeez, I would be the worst at managing a newsletter.

Well, the past couple of weeks of confinement have been a bit busy, what with a cat inexplicably set on not healing from a dog bite (she's better now. All is well.), but I've been practicing now and again when time and motivation allowed. I'm not exactly a skald yet, but I'm starting to feel I have control over the sound, and not the opposite. Correct notes fall under my fingers more easily.

I still have some issues with the nut but I can ignore it for the time being. Tuning could use some help; I am set on ordering fine tuners soon enough.

I almost recorded something today, as a matter of fact. Maybe tomorrow? I'm astonished to find some of you asking for updates, and I very much intend to show you guys something.

The truth is, this confinement has found me knee deep in the exploration of what music creation is to me, which has been very productive for my mind but not exactly as much for actual creation. It's a long process and the tagelharpa is caught in its current. Knowing I have friends here who will always show an interest in whatever comes out of it, is a huge source of motivation and peace of mind. Again, I thank all of you.

Love it. Love it love it love it love it.

In fact, I just jammed along to you, and it was cool, and my computer failed to record it right.

This is so cool. And I love how the instrument gives your left hand a place to rest your thumb.

*keeping in mind, noted non-musical person BDA, here*

How much does fretting the strings from underneath mess with your ability to play compared to a guitar? It seems like you wouldn't be able to change notes nearly as fast on the tagelharpa because you have to take your finger off the string, go underneath and then back up through the strings to get to the one nearest your thumb. Or is that just part of the instrument and you write music around it?

That is now my entrance theme song, wherever I go and make an entrance.

Every word of that was interesting.

Yes, absolutely.

I would gladly welcome the practice, both in tagelharpa playing and in music making.

BDA: sure!

Gorgeous.

Just gorgeous.

You should do more pictures. You should just keep taking pictures of this thing forever.

I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH THREAD

FOR LlKE A DAY