Trans Tendencies

[Makalii]

My turn! ^_^

I'm still in High school so I haven't done quite as many interesting things as a lot of you have. Here goes anyway! ^_^

At school I'm considered smart. Honors and AP classes (despite the fact that I hate being in them.) My least favorite classes are math and science, and my favorite non-electives are history and language arts! I go to a performing arts school, where I enjoy music, dancing, and acting classes (and hopefully stage tech in the next year).

I love to write! And I'm good at it. Poetry, fiction, thoughts and deep sayings, you name it. My absolute favorite stories to write and to read are fantasy and sci-fi (especially fantasy).

I am a musician. I've been playing drums for about 7 years now, and other mallet percussion instruments for about 4. I'm currently enrolled in a music composition class. I was in an indie rock band for a little over a year.

I'm an anime fan! This one might be out there but I've noticed some peoples avatars and it seems like I'm not alone.

I'm super connected with nature. Very outdoorsy. I consider myself more in tune with the natural world than most. 

Okay, this one I'll be really surprised if any of you have this in common, I'm a circus girl.
Yep ^_^ Aerial Silks, German Wheel, Unicycling, Juggling, Stilt Walking, Hoop Dancing, Poi Spinning, the works.


And that's all for me! ^_^ I'm sure there's more but for now here you go.

[Marieee]

Dinosaurs, Bears, and Kids with illegal fireworks, Oh My!

Serious, aren't we? How about something along the line of the Four Year Strong Rise or Die Trying album cover?


Hmmm music seems to be a reoccurring theme here

What if we did like a collaborative song together somehow, I'd think that'd be pretty rad.

[fangwen]

Hello everybody, this is my first post here
I will probably make a more detailed intro in the appropriate section soonly, but I found this thread just now while searching for "transgender luthier" since I was feeling a bit lonely in that regard; so I wanted to say a quick hello, and express my happiness at not feeling so lonely anymore. 
I have been building electric guitars for many years, and have recently started coming out and being more open about who I really am.
A bit scary, as I already have a bit of an established reputation under my previous persona, but am tired of hiding.
I used to play music a bunch, as well, mostly bass, but haven't for quite a while.
Also starting to play around with making clothing for myself, too. 

[Robin Mack]

Hello everybody, this is my first post here
I will probably make a more detailed intro in the appropriate section soonly, but I found this thread just now while searching for "transgender luthier" since I was feeling a bit lonely in that regard; so I wanted to say a quick hello, and express my happiness at not feeling so lonely anymore. 
I have been building electric guitars for many years, and have recently started coming out and being more open about who I really am.
A bit scary, as I already have a bit of an established reputation under my previous persona, but am tired of hiding.
I used to play music a bunch, as well, mostly bass, but haven't for quite a while.
Also starting to play around with making clothing for myself, too. 

Greetings and welcome, fangwen!  I, too, have built musical instruments from time to time... unfortunately I tended to lean on my own intuition rather than accepted practice, so they were um... shall we say, unique.  Nothing anyone would ever want to play professionally.  Or even be seen playing. 

*hug*  So many of us are used to hiding; one of the biggest struggles for me in coming out is realizing that, at least when I'm presenting female, I have *nothing to hide* anymore.  It does get easier over time.

I'm glad you found us. 

[Sophia Hawke]

Everyone loves tunes.  I go from megadeth to ellie goulding to Gretchen Parlato to Knife party in  a single go in the car.

[Lavender]

I wana play!
I wasn't aware how much everyone had in common lol.

Love music, but I prefer to do vocals. Constantly reminded I'm Intelligent although I'm a major slacker soo..love mythology and history pertaining to it. Used to be involved with computers but I didn't really take the time to do much, still had lots of fun editing a private server for a while. Right handed though, meh.

[fangwen]

Greetings and welcome, fangwen!  I, too, have built musical instruments from time to time... unfortunately I tended to lean on my own intuition rather than accepted practice, so they were um... shall we say, unique.  Nothing anyone would ever want to play professionally.  Or even be seen playing. 

*hug*  So many of us are used to hiding; one of the biggest struggles for me in coming out is realizing that, at least when I'm presenting female, I have *nothing to hide* anymore.  It does get easier over time.

Aw, thanks    making instruments is fun, and some of the funnest ones are the really wonky "unique" ones... just like us, LOL

[Jill F]

Aw, thanks    making instruments is fun, and some of the funnest ones are the really wonky "unique" ones... just like us, LOL

So much more fun than routine fret jobs! 

I recently made a fretless bass for myself using the body of a Japanese Fernandes where the original neck had been destroyed on stage by Peter Steele of Type O Negative (RIP).  I MacGyvered an old Warwick neck to fit it while replacing the original damaged fingerboard with an ebony fingerboard with maple fret lines.  How's that for using up the junk in your closet?

[fangwen]

So much more fun than routine fret jobs! 

I recently made a fretless bass for myself using the body of a Japanese Fernandes where the original neck had been destroyed on stage by Peter Steele of Type O Negative (RIP).  I MacGyvered an old Warwick neck to fit it while replacing the original damaged fingerboard with an ebony fingerboard with maple fret lines.  How's that for using up the junk in your closet?

Very cool! All of mine are completely from scratch, but I do enjoy a good "Frankenstein" project now and then to use up extra parts.
Now if I could only figure out what to do with my own junk 

[Jill F]

Very cool! All of mine are completely from scratch, but I do enjoy a good "Frankenstein" project now and then to use up extra parts.
Now if I could only figure out what to do with my own junk 

Dammit Jim, I'm a luthier, not a surgeon.

I miss having a proper guitar shop. *snif*  Last instrument from scratch I had a part in is a very famous bass from a monster of a player though.

[CindyCD]

Wow, there are a lot of musicians and engineers here! I play Guitar, bass, flute, hand percussion(congas, ect) and a little piano and I'm an engineer as well. I love to jam and I love to write. My musical tastes are pretty diverse, anything from Bach to rock, I can appreciate just about anything done well. If the music moves you, then it's good.

Hugs to all,
Cindy

[Robin Mack]

Medieval madrigals to metal mayhem here...

I'm also into historical combat, and am a dab hand with a rapier.  Or a soldering iron... or a sonic screwdriver...

[Shaina]

Medieval madrigals to metal mayhem here...

Alliteration makes me happy. 

[georgie]

Right-handed

IQ unknown.  But I do remember a whole lot of stuff without trying.

Play guitar and sing since mid-70s, always in and out of bands.

Programming since about '78 when I got my Apple ][ plus, mostly c# and sql business apps now

Dabble in building my own tube guitar amps...only got zapped once ; )

Music and programming seem to go together in general.

[JordanBlue]

Dabble in building my own tube guitar amps...only got zapped once ; )

Now you're talking. It's all about TONE!   I'd have a tube PC is there was such a thing.  I'd love to hear about some of your builds. 

[Robin Mack]

Now you're talking. It's all about TONE!   I'd have a tube PC is there was such a thing.  I'd love to hear about some of your builds. 

Like this? 

[Jill F]

Right-handed

IQ unknown.  But I do remember a whole lot of stuff without trying.

Play guitar and sing since mid-70s, always in and out of bands.

Programming since about '78 when I got my Apple ][ plus, mostly c# and sql business apps now

Dabble in building my own tube guitar amps...only got zapped once ; )

Music and programming seem to go together in general.

Nice!  I got my first guitar in '77 and had an Apple II+ in 1981.  Learned BASIC then.  Last program I wrote was in 2000 though- a fret scale calculator in C++.  I built a tube amp in 1983, but had to dissasemble it and return it to my high school after it was graded.  I've been zapped plenty over the years and can tell you the approximate voltage now.  I have read many books about tube amps, but now I know "the guru" and I let him work the magic on my prized ones. 

I thought I was a freak forever, but now it seems I'm pretty normal as trans people go.

[KabitTarah]

I thought I was a freak forever, but now it seems I'm pretty normal as trans people go.

I was called one for a long time... then I found engineering! People like us (geeks, that is) are rare and prized. We even have a following, now!

I'm not sure where I go to collect my trans* geek entourage, though?

[Robin Mack]

Blessed are the geeks, for they shall inherit the earth...

[JordanBlue]

Like this? 

Now THAT'S what I'm talking about! 

I've been zapped plenty over the years and can tell you the approximate voltage now.

Well, it wasn't from working on an amp. But... My most recent ZAP was October 5th.  My band was playing on an outdoor stage for an Oktoberfest party.  There had been lots of wind and rain on & off all day.  We were supposed to go on at 2:30, but it ended up being like 5:30 due to the rain.  All the backline gear had been covered by tarps (kinda).  The sound guy said yea, it's cool, everything is grounded, it's ok.  Anyway, I sing while playing drums, my vocal mic was on this wobbly-azz boom stand sitting on the wet stage next to me.  I said "test..." and Holy Jamoley...I think I saw Jesus...I don't know how many volts passed thru my lips but it wasn't pretty. 
Something like that will get your attention real fast!