High Stepping

My street performing season begins this weekend at the Tennessee Aquarium. For several years I've wanted to add a mobile element to my performance, if nothing else just to make it more interesting for me. I finally got around to completing my hammer dulcimer high stepper this week, and I'll use it this weekend.

A high stepper is the contraption used to carry drums in a marching band. The system I ended up using is intended to carry a bass drum. It only took a little bit of configuring to make it work for any small hammer dulcimer that is equiped with a tripod mount. I've posted a short video that you can see by using the Photographs link.

Yesterday afternoon I met with my friends Brian and Sue to discuss our strategy for the upcoming Riverbend Challenge X-games style triathlon which we've entered as a team. Sue runs seven miles a day, Brian lifts weights and does yoga on a regular basis, and then there's me. Hopefully they'll be strong enough to carry me accross the finish line. I posted our team picture on the Photographs page.

Alfreda Gerald (alfredagerald.com) is coming to the studio today so we can get move a couple of projects a little closer to completion. ¶ 11:06 AM