http://blog.johnmizell.com Devouring Global Resources? Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:51:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 John (& friends) have put together a collection of random media focusing on the ubiquitousness of simple good fun. Through music and video, interviews, and ambience, this podcast hopes to entertain you, just a bit. From around the world, johnmizell.com 帅巴 J no 帅巴 J john.patrick.mizell@gmail.com john.patrick.mizell@gmail.com (帅巴 J) John Patrick Mizell simple good fun Mizell, 帅巴J, California, Travel, http://blog.johnmizell.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://blog.johnmizell.com http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/31/may-23rd-2005-gutting-the-fish http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/31/may-23rd-2005-gutting-the-fish#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:16:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=138 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/31/may-23rd-2005-gutting-the-fish/feed 0 Now we’re into some real meat. In fact I was surprised not to find any dead animals deep in the bowls of this thing. Once again, sure to document the whole tear down, I slowly addressed each screw and found the pieces easily came apart. I could now see the mechanics behind this whole contraption. [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/31/may-13th-2005-a-key-step http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/31/may-13th-2005-a-key-step#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:09:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=137 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/31/may-13th-2005-a-key-step/feed 0 Start from the beginning, I took the #3 black key.. A# I believe, or perhaps you know it as b-flat. Check out the felt there. Old, stiff, broken felt – time to replace with soft and new… why not make it blue. Ta-Da! You can’t see the hole, but there’s one there. Smooth action too. [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/31/may-12th-2005-play-by-number http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/31/may-12th-2005-play-by-number#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:01:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=136 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/31/may-12th-2005-play-by-number/feed 0 Removed and numbered the keys and then looked at the rack. Before: Then a little cleaning…. there that wasn’t so hard. After: http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/30/may-7th-2005-keyboard-corison-crud-signatures-and-stamps http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/30/may-7th-2005-keyboard-corison-crud-signatures-and-stamps#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:19:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=135 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/30/may-7th-2005-keyboard-corison-crud-signatures-and-stamps/feed 0 Time to check out the keyboard. The #1 part of the instrument, inspected by everybody. Signatures and a Date – Today I got a good idea of how old this instrument is. Can you read it? 1879. The back side of the keys – the brass posts they sit on seem to have a little [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/30/may-7th-2005-i-felt http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/30/may-7th-2005-i-felt#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:52:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=134 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/30/may-7th-2005-i-felt/feed 0 The paint was quickly dry in the May sun of Tucson and I had brought the piece back inside where it could rest until my next chance to work on it. May 7th presented a nice opportunity quickly enough. I evaluated the piece and then looked into reconstruction. With my tools readied and went to [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/30/april-22st-2005-first-coat-of-new-paint http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/30/april-22st-2005-first-coat-of-new-paint#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:43:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=133 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/30/april-22st-2005-first-coat-of-new-paint/feed 0 It needed to be Black – like space… without the stars. I was timid, but eager to begin to say the least. I rode over to Ace and talked to the guys there. “I’m looking for a paint to last. Something to replace a paint from an old organ I’ve got…” I probably tried to [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/april-21st-2005-detail-cleaning-and-dirty-felt http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/april-21st-2005-detail-cleaning-and-dirty-felt#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2006 05:21:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=132 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/april-21st-2005-detail-cleaning-and-dirty-felt/feed 0 Today was my first real test, I felt, of how well I could take things apart, clean them up, and put them back together. I fell like I did a good job of taking it apart… but more importantly I was wise enough to take pictures ahead of time for to put it back together [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/march-21st-2005-what-to-do-while-glue-dries http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/march-21st-2005-what-to-do-while-glue-dries#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2006 05:07:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=131 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/march-21st-2005-what-to-do-while-glue-dries/feed 0 The glue dried on the other parts and I continued to inspect the pieces and asses the need for repair.Today I looked over the larger vent cover. Just as weatherd as the other parts, I started to get use to the fact that all parts needed to be refinished. The fabric on this piece was [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/march-3rd-2006-damage-report http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/march-3rd-2006-damage-report#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:55:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=130 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/march-3rd-2006-damage-report/feed 0 With a pile of pieces off the structure I could now investigate the problems and begin to assess the rebuild. I started with the easy pieces. The keyboard cover was cracked across the front, putting a split through the manufacture’s label. The wood was also quite weathered. My first repair was to lightly sand down [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/torn-apart http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/torn-apart#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:37:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=129 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/torn-apart/feed 0 I’m moving fast on this puppy, tearing it down and doing some mild cleaning on my way. I’m thinking I should start some refinishing soon, but first I want to see the innards of this sucker and the best way to attack it’s defiencies. Here you see the mechanisms from the draws the actuate the [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/components http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/components#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:15:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=128 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/10/03/components/feed 0 I slowed my pace a bit, but not by much. It suddenly occured to me that I needed to take lots of photos and focus on each piece I was taking off. I took a couple of notes and made some sketches, but my enthusiasm was still rapidly pulsing through my body.Off came the keyboard [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/09/27/exploration http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/09/27/exploration#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:55:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=127 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/09/27/exploration/feed 0 I unloaded it into my garage. At the time this was a very empty space and the organ sat right at the entrance like any glorious addition to a household should be presented, free to be seen by anyone who might duck in. HA! not here.. but hey, I felt better about myself. This puppy [...] http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/09/27/freecycle-told-me-so-and-the-volvo-made-it-so http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/09/27/freecycle-told-me-so-and-the-volvo-made-it-so#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:12:00 +0000 john http://www.thecalifornias.org/?p=126 http://blog.johnmizell.com/2006/09/27/freecycle-told-me-so-and-the-volvo-made-it-so/feed 0 Wednesday, January 12, 2005 – The posting read: “[freecycle] OFFER: 1880ish Pump Organ” “Pump organ is in need of restoration.We are in the Broadway/Kolb area. 207-xxxx.Would appreciate removal ASAP. Thanks!” I stopped reading and immediately replied. “I would love to have this! I can pick it up as soon as you’d like. – John.”(or something [...]