The Bianchi is done. Like, done-done.

So, I know I kind of dropped off from posting Bianchi updates for awhile. It’s a long story, but first, there was a failed attempt to soak the frame and remove the rust. Then, life happened for awhile. Then, a client of mine who does auto restoration wanted to do some trade work, so I had him handle the frame re-painting (see failed attempt to soak the frame note above). And his chromer took forever. And then he got busy. And, well, a year later, I had the painted frame in my hands, and it was… awesome. At that point, I pretty much spent all of my spare time wrapping the bike up. And you know what? It turned out pretty damn great, if I do say so myself. I opted for some less traditional choices in terms of colors, but I really like how it turned out. I...

Posted by on Jan 12, 2012 in Cycling, Vintage '64 Bianchi Restoration | 8 comments

Superchunk never ceases to make me happy

New video for Crossed Wires:

Posted by on Apr 15, 2011 in Indie Music | 0 comments

Loop Switch Pedal Build, Phase 2

So I actually finished this project, for which I documented Phase 1 a few months ago. Good news is that I was able to finish the project in one evening (preparing and affixing the waterslide decal) and an afternoon of soldering. It turned out pretty great. Yeah, the decal dried sort of wonky, but it was my first try. I’ll take it. The pedal has performed just as I hoped, too. The only issue I’ve had was the right LED flickering randomly. Upon opening the pedal up and inspecting, I realized the nut on the bottom that was holding the LED in place had come loose and was shorting it out. Easy fix, right? Not so much. At least not when one breaks the LED-to-resistor connection while trying to tighten the nut. Le sigh. So I res0ldered it, successfully...

Posted by on Apr 13, 2011 in Gear Geek | 0 comments

New Project: Loop Switch Pedal Build, Phase 1

So while the Bianchi project is on hiatus while I wait for the frame to be re-painted (long, crow-eating post to follow with more details on that one), I’ve been immersing myself in music again. When I found myself with some Christmas money burning a hole in my pocket recently, I decided to spend it on something that would also allow me to learn a little something about electronics. After really thinking about what I wanted out of my pedalboard—and studying the pedalboard of The Joy Formidable‘s guitarist, Ritzy Bryan), I realized the key to being able to switch on and off an entire bank of pedals at once is a loop switcher. What is a loop switcher, you ask? It’s a pedal that simply has one or more effects loops built into it. The guitar...

Posted by on Jan 18, 2011 in Gear Geek | 0 comments

This is the stuff that keeps me going.

Superchunk played on Fallon tonight. I had a big, stupid grin on my face the entire time. Totally can’t wait for their Portland show now. Here’s a track they didn’t broadcast, Precision Auto....

Posted by on Sep 21, 2010 in Indie Music | 0 comments