This was my first time trying to repair any thing on any guitar. The frets were replaced with stainless ones. K&K Pure Mini pickup was installed. The tuning machines were replaced with Gotoh 510 (SGV510Z-L5-XN MGT Locking Tuners). The pickguard was removed simply because I don’t like it. The guitar was made in Taiwan in …
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The year of 2020 has been very tough for everyone. I’d like to wish you a happy new year with this song by Bon Jovi – New Year’s Day. New Year’s Day A personal note This is meant to push myself to step out of my comfort zone. Although I studied violin and piano when …
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I started to learn classical guitar about 4 months ago as we continued to stay at home due to the pandemic. As a violinist, I was able to pick up some basic skills quickly, especially the left hand techniques. But there are still many differences between violin and guitar, and I will keep trying to …
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Native Instruments recently introduced their new plugin – Stradivari Violin. I was so eager to give it a try. So I came up with this idea to compose a capriccio for solo violin based on Star Wars theme songs related to Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. It might be a little bit boring if I just made …
I recently had an opportunity to collaborate with Taiwanese cellist Li-Han Eliza Tseng on her project: Star Trek Picard Cello and Violin Cover. We got to know each other through a Taiwanese artists group on Facebook. She brought up this idea last month and we started to work on it for the past several weeks. …
I finally decided to rig up Canon EOS R with Konica Hexanon lenses to shoot some videos. Please watch the video below for detailed setup. Details of the rig 8Sinn Canon EOS R Cage with Top Handle Pro SmallRig Quick Release Arca-Type Clamp and Plate (2144) SmallRig Baseplate with Dual 15mm Rod Clamp (1674) 12-inch …
Overview of the outbreak of COVID-19 around the world and in the United States. The data was provided by Johns Hopskins Universy CSSE, and it is available on Github.
Violinist Ray Chen and LA Philharmonic are hosting a competition called Play with Ray. Here is part of my submission. If you’re interested, act fast! The deadline is May 1st, 2019 at 11:59PM PDT. Good luck!
After I built a model studio with Arckit, I tried to use Lego for the interiors. Let’s find out if it works. Also, I’m going to start a new project with my kids. The teaser is at the end of the video.
I always dream to build my own studio. Until it becomes the reality I can only build it with Lego or this new tool – Arckit.