goodbye bone, hello micarta

Just a quick note of thanks to Chris Larkin, luthier based on a peninsula of a peninsula in Ireland. Chris just setup Esprit, and thanks to him, I got introduced to linen-plastic composite as a nut material, and now know that my preferred action is 1mm on the treble side and 1.3mm on the bass.

performance diary 08-26-08

upcoming performances
date venue time details
October 9th 2008 (TBC) Venue TBC
Cork, Ireland
TBC Stet Lab returns in October!
[Details…]
November 13th 2008 (TBC) Venue TBC
Cork, Ireland
TBC Stet Lab Featuring Hugh Metcalfe (TBC). More details to follow.
[Details…]
December 3rd 2008 FrImp
The Station
High Street
Kings Heath
Birmingham, England
8:00pm Performance by Bruce Coates (saxophones), Mike Hurley (piano), Trevor Lines (bass), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Walt Shaw (percussion and electronics).
Admission: £6/4 (£3 students).
I am organizing a set of gigs in the U.K. and elsewhere during December 2008 and January 2009.
In addition, I am looking for venues in Ireland to host performances by Paul Dunmall, Mark Sanders, Jamie Smith and myself (Han-earl Park) in January/February of 2009. See the performance proposal (PDF) for more information.
I welcome performance organizations, promoters and/or venues to get in touch.

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performance diary 08-24-08

upcoming performances
date venue time details
October 9th 2008 (TBC) Venue TBC
Cork, Ireland
TBC Stet Lab returns in October!
[Details…]
November 13th 2008 (TBC) Venue TBC
Cork, Ireland
TBC Stet Lab Featuring Hugh Metcalfe (TBC). More details to follow.
[Details…]
December 3rd 2008 FrImp
Venue TBC
Birmingham, England
TBC Performance by Bruce Coates (saxophones), Han-earl Park (guitar), Mike Hurley (piano), Trevor Lines (bass) and Walt Shaw (percussion and electronics). More details to follow…
I am organizing a set of gigs in the U.K. and elsewhere during December 2008 and January 2009.
In addition, I am looking for venues in Ireland to host performances by Paul Dunmall, Mark Sanders, Jamie Smith and myself (Han-earl Park) in January/February of 2009. See the performance proposal (PDF) for more information.
I welcome performance organizations, promoters and/or venues to get in touch.

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