I’ll be singing Sunday evening August 11th in Rusagonis, NB. When I was asked several months ago to sing at this event I explained what had happened with my voice and kindly declined. Then I was contacted again a few weeks back by the same gentleman and he asked how I was doing and if I had changed my mind. It was then that I felt the Lord nudging me to sing at this event, even though I didn’t feel ready. So I spoke with my speech therapist and she thought it would be a good idea to work towards the event and begin exercising my throat muscles with singing once again.
People ask me if I get nervous before I sing and I usually respond, “never”. I feel completely at home on stage. However, I’m nervous about singing this Sunday night in Fredericton. Not because of the crowds or how I’ll sound, but rather because I don’t want to hurt my voice and have to go through what I’ve already been through the past 14 months. I’m reminded of Gideon in the bible. Fear keeps us where we are … but faith causes us to move forward.
I haven’t been completely idle while not singing; I’ve learned to build my very own custom handmade guitar which I’ll be playing Sunday night. I’ve posted some pictures for you to have a look.
The pick guard with the tortoise shell appearance
This is the neck with the abalone eagle on the 7th fret
The Ebony headstock with of course my name across the top
The waist with the maple bindings
The back and sides are Curly imbuya from South Africa
The setup of the bridge & saddle
This is the waist and the front.
I used Gold Gotoh 510 tuners
This is a photo of me getting to play my LYNCH for the very first time.
