Organic Evolution

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We are very proud of the design and construction of Manifold Recording, and we’ve shared that pride in many ways.  But nothing is ever perfect because nothing is ever finished.  In the past year experience has taught us what no amount of planning necessarily could, and so some of the …

Week 183 (Lighting Up the Trion)

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Time for some fun!  This week we got the wiring in the Annex to the point where we could turn on our Harrison Trion console: As you can see, we have not quite tidied up the Annex Control Room.  But with only six PSU cables to plug into the wall …

Week 182 (Pergola Progress)

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Ten months ago we poured the concrete footings for our Pergola.  Four months ago we had our cypress and steel orders in.  Over the next 6 weeks we finished the cypress with several layers of UV-resistant varnish and we galvanized the steel posts and flitch.  Six weeks ago we received …

Week 181 (Surrounded)

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Try as I might to get the posts out in a timely fashion, sessions this past week really got in the way of that.  Which is a good thing! The title of this blog post is taken from the fact that we had a session requesting surround monitoring capability.  With …

Week 180 (Wavy Walls in the Annex CR)

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This is one of those weeks that marks a real milestone in the construction project.  There have been others [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6], but this is one I have been anticipating ever since we decided in August 2009 to change the program of the Annex from a storage …

Week 179 (Hanging the Annex Cloud)

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Last week I didn’t post an update because nothing much was visibly changed.  The Annex Cloud was being built in the shop, but that doesn’t make for great photos at the site.  This week the Annex Cloud was delivered and hung.  It is beautiful: It will be even more beautiful …

Week 177 (Starting the Pergola)

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Last week’s post reported that construction was gearing up for the final push.  This week we are pushing hard.  A final (?) visit from the crane delivered the last major pieces of steel to be installed, a pair of pre-welded hexagonal steel columns each connected by a pre-welded flitch plate …

Week 176 (The Grass Is Always Greener)

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It has been 8 weeks since my last construction blog update, and with another flurry of construction now in progress, it is time for another post! The big changes are mostly happening beyond the studio, starting with the landscaping that surrounds the Main building: With the soil tilled and prepared …

Week 168 (North Patio Steps)

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It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted any progress photos, mainly because most of our construction work is again invisible: caulking, sealing, repainting, etc.  However, one aspect of the project has been visible, and is now completed: the steps that connect the North Patio with the path that circles …