A lighter day. Completed some essential Tree Of Keys admin, filing the album, updating the lyric and iTunes booklets, creating artwork and the listing for my websites, and adding the album details to the Cornutopia Music Catalogue. Then burning an archive CD, and registering the album for release on December 12th. There is more to do on the admin side, perhaps half a day, but I also need to update and upload the music videos. I've not created any Spotify Canvases for this. This is possible too, but it can be a slippery slope that leads to making full videos for the whole album, with little return but the satisfaction of my neatness obsession.
I've (mentally) solved the shelf problem. I'll add a central support to both units. The larger (box) shelves are so tightly designed that there is barely room for a 6mm vertical, but I think there is. I'll cut a spine from 12mm and 6mm wood for each unit, and cut slots into it to slot between the shelves. After trying today's final cabined, this should work fine. Even a heavy box barely sags the 6mm shelves. The box shelves need to take more weight though, so I'll add extra supports to the back too. I could do the same with the CD cabinet but I don't think it's needed.
I also stained Deb's shelves brown, and the back of the doors, but the results there were somewhat patchy. I used dilute Golden Fluid Acrylic Raw Umber. I'm very used to using dilute black, which is a superb stain, but the brown is a little more difficult. I should have used yet more water (more than 1:1) and yet more coats. It is adequate considering this is for the dark inside of the doors, but the imperfection still bothers me.
I also managed three full rehearsals of Thursdays performance. I must do this every day until then to master it. I need to decide on an outfit... this might be the first outing of my gold glitter jacket, suitably Elton John for this special occasion! I perhaps need a gold hat-band for my bowler.
Onwards to glory we fly!
