This is electrolytic-tough pitch (ETP) copper (CW004A or ASTM designation C11040). This copper is at least 99.90% pure and has an electrical conductivity of at least 101% IACS. ETP copper contains a small percentage of oxygen (0.02 to 0.04%), and does not

Hi Folks, February is upon us, like an ungentle hand, and we woke to a -2F degree morning. The small bit of open water, in front of our home here on the Grand River, is misting heavily from the cold on much warmer water. It's beautiful! Being of Swedish descent though, gives me a genetic proclivity towards such temps and weather. I like to go for long hikes along the wild rivers that are near to my home in western Michigan. I find February to be my favorite month. For me, there's a feeling of purification that happens with the extreme cold, as if it freezes out all the sludge that has gathered in my head, opening me up to more creative ventures. I guess it indeed has, as I just started making Copper bracelets in mid January, and have made enough to have signed on to an Art Sale to be held at a local Pub here in Grand Rapids MI, the Pyramid Scheme, on March 1st. I've been investigating Skyping Mandolin, Guitar, and Fiddle lessons from my desk here, and hope to launch that endeavor soon. I've been teaching music since I was 13, so that would make it 45 years of experience. I'm an award winning musician, having won many contests on those three instruments when I was younger and very competitive. I have a number of regular students at present, teach group lessons, and have been on Staff at the Wheatland Music Festival as a Workshop leader for over a decade. I charge $50 an hour, and encourage those learning to have a video device handy, as I like to send folks home with things to work on. I know that once someone leaves a session of learning they generally forget 70% of what they just learned. A video or audio recording helps keep the highlights and exercises of the lesson intact. I generally teach folks how to play fiddle tunes, the way that they were taught me. That's a process called Oral Tradition. But, I'll also show how to play someones favorite song or lead riff, if they provide me with a recording. I'm pretty quick on hearing and playing what I hear. Email me at bruce@hawksandowls.com if you are interested. I'll leave you with a cool video that I shot out of my front window this Winter, of this Otter couple having a great time on the river bank. My wife and I watched them for about 2.5 hours before they swam upriver. I have a number of Nature videos that I shoot on my ramblings. I usually add original music to them. What I've been doing this Winter, at the music sessions and parties that we have here at our home, is putting a selected video on the "loop" setting in Quicktime Player, turning the volume off, and letting it run on this 27" Mac. Our guests love it, the videos are great eye candy, and they are educational as well. Download this Otter video and give it a try. Thank you for subscribing to my site here. If you are enjoying the tunes please Share this with your friends. Until later... be kind, pick up litter, support your local animal/human shelter.