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bengy (79)in Music • 3 days ago
2027 Main Concert Dates Locked!
Unsplash Phew... honestly, one of the most stressful times in running a small music ensemble is the year planning for the coming year. As a smaller fish, you have to dodge…
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bengy (79)in Music • 6 days ago
Prepping instruments for mixed pitch concert
Ahhhh... the joys of doing Early Music. In the Baroque era, there were many different pitches all across Europe for the A reference pitch.... generally, they were just whatever…
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Breakdown: 0.00 HBD, 27.11 HIVE, 27.11 HP
peakd: 5.00%
Payout tomorrow
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bengy (79)Hive Gardener in Australiain HiveGarden • 15 days ago
Gardening, Window Cleaning, and Tyre-ing
Phew... we finally have a bit of time do some chores around the house... an unusual week, but we have this week and next where both of our work is a little less hectic! That…
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- Author $3.60
- Curators & beneficiaries $3.60
> peakd: $0.18
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bengy (79)in Music • 27 days ago
Music and AI
Unsplash There is a bit of a buzz and consternation amongst creatives about the threat of AI on our jobs and industries, and for some parts of our sector... AI is most…
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- Author $1.35
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> peakd: $0.07
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bengy (79)Hive Gardener in Australiain HiveGarden • 28 days ago
Catching up...
Aaaargh... the most annoying thing about gardens is the lack of a pause button when you get too busy to spend some time on general garden upkeep. Sure, we have now slowly…
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- Author $1.69
- Curators & beneficiaries $1.69
> peakd: $0.08
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bengy (79)in LeoFinance • 29 days ago
End of Financial Year Non-Profit Reporting
Unsplash Aaaaahhh... the joys of the non-music side of running a music ensemble. Our group is set up as a incorporated non-profit which enjoys the benefits of a cultural…
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- Author $0.86
- Curators & beneficiaries $0.86
> leofinance: $0.04
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bengy (79)in LeoFinance • last month
Selling bows???
So, a while back I was searching around for a good general-purpose Baroque violin bow... and there was a colleague who had a couple of bows sent to him from a Brazilian bowmaker.…
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- Author $1.39
- Curators & beneficiaries $1.38
> leofinance: $0.07
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bengy (79)in Music • last month
Big Box of Dead Tree Music!
Living in Australia, on the other side of the planet from Europe has certain challenges for my job... the primary problem is the lack of specialist period instrument and bow…
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- Author $1.12
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> peakd: $0.06
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bengy (79)in LeoFinance • last month
Donor Season...
Unsplash It is June... and it is my most hated season in the arts organisation calender. So, with the end of financial year approaching all the big orgs are doing their…
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- Author $2.00
- Curators & beneficiaries $1.99
> leofinance: $0.10
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bengy (79)in Music • last month
New Hinges for the Harpsichord
The new harpsichord did have its first public outing a few weeks ago at our community playing weekend... and it held its own against much larger harpsichords! So, YAY for our…
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- Author $1.37
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> peakd: $0.07
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bengy (79)in TravelFeed • 2 months ago
Mosman Art Gallery: Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Starting to discover some of the smaller venues in Sydney... and this Art Gallery in Mosman in Sydney is one of the mo
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- Author $1.14
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bengy (79)in Silver Gold Stackers • 2 months ago
Yay, Raffle Prizes arrived!
It is the adult version of Christmas... the days and weeks after a #silvergoldstackers raffle... waiting and checking the post to see if anything has come in. Annoying the wife…
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- Author $1.63
- Curators & beneficiaries $1.61
> bulliontools: $1.53
> leofinance: $0.08
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bengy (79)in LeoFinance • 2 months ago
Arts Grant Acquittal
Unsplash Sigh... what is more annoying than applying for grants? Well... I would say that doing the grant acquittal at the end after the event is right up there! Sure…
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- Author $2.20
- Curators & beneficiaries $2.18
> leofinance: $0.11
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bengy (79)in Silver Bloggers • 2 months ago
Fried Brain!!!
[Unsplash]( Oh wow... it has been a fortnight since my last post! I think that that is the longest that I've been away from Hive... and I had a good reason, and no, it isn't…
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- Author $0.63
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> peakd: $0.03
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bengy (79)in Music • 2 months ago
Trying Versus Achieving???
Unsplash It is now approaching my most dreaded moment in the semester.... submitting grading and assessments for the students. I hate this part of the year... and it does…
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- Author $1.00
- Curators & beneficiaries $0.99
> peakd: $0.05
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bengy (79)in TravelFeed • 2 months ago
National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts-Weiwuying: TAIWAN
So... my first ever trip to Taiwan! And thankfully, the powers that be behaved themselves and no funny global superpow
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- Author $1.68
- Curators $1.67
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bengy (79)in TravelFeed • 3 months ago
Bed Bugs???
A reminder to check beds when you are travelling! Bah... the last night in one of the tour hotels before moving onto t
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- Author $1.32
- Curators $1.31
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bengy (79)in TravelFeed • 3 months ago
Ibis Sydney Airport: Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Sometimes, I just need a place that is clean and has a bed for me to crash into for an overnight stay between projects
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- Author $2.19
- Curators $2.17
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bengy (79)in Music • 3 months ago
Longer hop touring...
Weirdly enough.. one of the things that I hate the most about being a musician is the travelling and being away from home. I love playing and performing... but I just hate being…
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Past Payouts $1.37
- Author $0.69
- Curators & beneficiaries $0.68
> peakd: $0.03
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bengy (79)Hive Gardener in Australiain HiveGarden • 3 months ago
New Veggies in the Boxes
Some new veggies planted for the winter season... and some of the old summer stuff pulled out. Probably should top up the soil with some healthier stuff... but that might have to…
$8.24
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- Author $4.13
- Curators & beneficiaries $4.12
> peakd: $0.21
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