Up at a quarter to 4. I had coffee etc. and packed some more things, and did the post office - FedEx - picking up packing supplies and veggies route home. I bought some stamps at the post office too, because there's a push to give them money and also mail more stuff but not right around the election. The guy who founded DEVO, just recovered from a bad case of covid and wants people to mail postcards to an address in Hollywood. Sounds fun. It helps the post office and the post cards will become some kind of art project.
My practice last night went pretty well and I worked on Hava Nagila some more. I figured out that one note had been a half-tone flat, and that's the thing with the 2nd measure, it starts out in a minor key, but then there's that note that makes it sound like things might be going to a major key.
I also figured something else out. Since I have the shofar return all set up, it's up to me to return it or not. So my thinking is, I'll try to make it playable and if I can't, then I'll complete the return. I *had* been able to get a nice high tone out of it, but that "mouthpiece" on it is really not playable. As for the outside, that crude sanding on it bugs me, but that's easy to sand out.
In fact, after packing one thing that had to be packed today, and not finding another thing and refunding the customer, I got the shofar out and messed around with it a bit. One side of the blowing end is almost a knife edge. I finally cut 3/16" off of the end and it's got a nice little rim around it now, and I just have to hollow out the space to make it like a trumpet mouthpiece.
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