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Author: mmcloughlin

Building the Second Prototype, Bamboo Bending Blunders

March 17, 2020 mmcloughlin Leave a comment

As I suspected, I purchased bamboo that was too thick so the bamboo could not bend. This is a problem,…

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Filed under: Bamboo, heat gun, new crossbar design, second prototype

Beginning My Second Prototype

March 16, 2020 mmcloughlin Leave a comment

I am taking a slightly different approach with my second  barbitos prototype. I want to try using bamboo for the…

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Filed under: Bamboo, eco-friendly, second prototype

Focusing on the Song

March 14, 2020 mmcloughlin Leave a comment

My vocal performance will consist of the fusion of two of Sappho’s songs: the Hymn to Aphrodite and Fragment 16.…

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Filed under: Anne Carson, Diane J. Rayor, Hymn to Aphrodite, Sappho, Sappho Fragment 16, song, Vocal performance

Reflecting On my First Prototype

March 12, 2020 mmcloughlin Leave a comment

Conclusions on Lyre prototype #1: I have decided to name my first prototype “Fragment []”.I named my first prototype that…

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Filed under: bridge, first prototype, Fragment [], learning, mistake, reflecting
Detail from red figure vase of a satyr holding a barbitos

Adding the Strings and Finishing touches to Prototype 1

March 10, 2020 mmcloughlin Leave a comment

My lyre is almost complete! Now to the strings. Strings on an ancient Barbitos were attached with pegs that wrapped…

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Filed under: design issue, first prototype, playing lyre, strings, tightening strings

Attaching the Goat Skin to the base on Prototype 1

March 3, 2020 mmcloughlin 2 Comments

The goat skin for my drum came in a rolled up cardboard tube, a sheaf of really thin parchment like…

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Filed under: boiling, first prototype, goat skin, hot glue, learning

Assembling my first prototype (despite adversity)

November 30, 2019 mmcloughlin Leave a comment

Disaster strikes! I was continuing to sand my bowl when a spirit of destruction visited me and then this happened:…

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Filed under: crossbar design, first prototype, lyre frame, mistake, sanding
wooden bowl and wooden lyre arms to be assembled

Preparing Materials for Prototype 1

November 12, 2019 mmcloughlin Leave a comment

I have no idea how to build a barbitos, which means that I am learning as I go. Fortunately, Cassidy…

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Filed under: Building, Planning, power tools

Project goals and acquiring materials for Prototype 1

November 5, 2019 mmcloughlin Leave a comment

Hello! And welcome to my blog. I am going to be going through the process of building and playing an…

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Filed under: first blog post, first prototype, plannning, welcome!

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