Update

Slight pause in the work due to performances with Nutshell Playhouse and rehearsals for The Merry Wives of Windsor in which I'm playing Falstaff.

Then there's a darn vacation on the lake planned!

Have no fear, we'll finish soon...

Studio Build 24

Alright! we got that rear space diffuser and sound absorption panel finished and INSTALLED!  That thing was heavy so not only is there the French cleat on the top, but we added a bottom support bracket to hold some of the weight as well.  The stain is "Gunstock" and it came out a bit more orange/red than expected, but it fits the room perfectly.

  and here is how the staggered heights of the slats look.

Thanks again to the late great Mike Sommer for designing this panel.  I've brought the rocket lamp into the room and put it on the floor, and I have to admit, it needs to fly from the ceiling..  So that's what we're going to do.  Reinstall the bracket it came with, since it was a theater fixture, and bolt it to the ceiling.

Here it is on the floor.  Just so you can see it in the space.

I know I know.. it's an iPhone camera, I'll be getting the real beauty shots soon once things are all moved in.

So next, we are adding a return air vent to keep the room cool/warm.  Initially I wasn't going to, but I'll pick up some more quiet ductwork and run a feed to the return duct in the basement.  The collector will be situated right behind where the computers are located, so hopefully it will pull some of their waste heat out of the space as well.  Then I drop in a neutral rug and start dragging gear into the space!

WOOO!

Studio Build 23

Some good work done this weekend. The wall that will be behind me as I'm seated at the mix desk will have a combination of an acoustic panel and a space array. A series of slats that will act to scatter and break up a sound wave.

The slats are created out of 2x4, which are actually only 1 1/2" wide, and they are going to be spaced 1 1/2" apart. They vary in height from 1 1/8 to 1 1/2 to 1 7/8" and then repeat. They will cover the entire 97" of the wall panel.



and for a close up of the heights.  The 2x4's were ripped down on the table saw, sanded and then stained.  The color said "Gunstock" but it came out more like a red mahogany.  Still nice!



I hope to get these hung this week, but it's a two person job lifting the panel safely, so we'll see who's around this week to lend a hand, else I'll have to wait till Friday.
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Studio Build 22

Real quick update.  I salvaged a couple of Kleig Brothers theater lights and had the idea to create a rocket theme lamp for the studio.

I know, I know...get back to work monkey boy... but I was waiting for another machine to finish a render!

I designed the rocket fins in Illustrator.

Printed that out on a couple pieces of paper and transferred that to a piece of scrap plywood.  Cut it out on the bandsaw, and duplicated that 3 more times for 4 fins.   Sanded down the rough edges and used "Rub and Buff" to give it a bronze finish.

Drilled some holes in the housing.  (I had already gutted the housing and installed a new bulb fixture with switch)

and Voila!

 We have ignition!

More work on the rear space array/panel on Friday night....

Studio Build 21

We stripped the roof, laid down some ice and water shield, felt roofing and new 25 year shingles.

What a great weekend!  No one got hurt, the roof installation went great and looks fantastic.  We also picked up the material to finish the slats on the rear absorption panel.

quick update and onward!

(oh the Mac-Haydn Theater wants me in a production of State Fair in August...I'll finish my studio eventually!  WEEE!)

Studio Build 20

This is a quick update.  No pictures yet because it just doesn't look like much got done, BUT IT DID.

The second ceiling cloud is up, and having TWO people to hang it was a lot easier than me swinging it up there myself.  (Thank you Cathy!)

Also the back wall sound absorption panel is up, and most of the space array slats are cut.  They are pieces of 2x4 that are ripped down to 1 7/8, 1 1/2 and 1 1/8 of an inch and spaced an inch and a half apart.  In a repeating pattern to cover the entire panel.

I'll lightly sand the ripped pieces, then stain them a cherry red.  Right now the room is so full of burlap brown that it needs splashes of color.

More work this weekend, (I have roof project to do first though) and pictures will be coming.  We're on the home stretch!

Diversion!

Ok, I've been doing a lot of video editing, and while things load, render, render, load, transfer....

I have some time on my hands.

So I built a Lightsaber.

See the full Instructable here

I think it came out pretty badass, and will find a home in the new studio!