Music - Cello and electric bass, instrument building, composition using sequencing software

1955		I've been at it a while -- Cello duet with my father, December, 1955
1967		I am a musician and an engineer. I compose and arrange music. Besides my cello playing; I have been the bass player and arranger in several rock bands, notably the Arthur M. Brown Memorial Swimming Pool band, when I was a student at Middlebury College. I also play finger-style folk guitar, recorder, and keyboards for purposes of composition.
1971		My first major musical instrument building project, in 1970 and 1971, was a two-manual harpsichord from a Hubbard kit.
1979		Since then, I have designed and built several innovative and experimental instruments.My interest in tunings and temperaments led me to build an experimental guitar with 31 frets per octave.
1983		I have a strong interest in improving musical instrument human interface design. I am the principal inventor of the Notebender Keyboard, which uses longitudinal key motion to permit independent pitch bending on each key.
1995		In 1995, I began using Windows sequencing software to compose music. I found much to like about this approach to music-making, but I also found myself much less than satisfied with the editing capabilities of the software (here, a Cakewalk pitch wheel graphic editing window with 1/128 the resolution afforded by the underlying MIDI protocol).
1997		I am presently building a microtonal MIDI keyboard. Expect a description and pictures of the completed controller on this site soon