Chris,
Let that be your koan!
The sound is like the "hiss" Suresh reports on here.
There is also a note of regret, at times, about missed-opportunity.
But I also feel *relieved* about not having had to build-up such a foundry
facility, here, and about the real DANGER I missed by not working, as an
amateur!, around many pounds of molten metal. I would, too, have had to cast
"test" pieces, to bring my skills up to snuff for the real thing, and that kind
of work is a lot like Work. And takes lots of Charcoal in the furnace, with a
vacuum-cleaner blowing air backwards beneath the coal-bed.
To sum up, "hiss", and pangs of regret.
It's a project with a future, though, possibly; the future looks good, from
here. Full of opportunity.
Speaking of opportunity: Care to cast a Hundred Dollar Bell? Your Sangha and
Zendo folks might love it. Opportunity! Hey, don't knock it... .
Cheers and Cheeseburgers,
--Joe
PS I could have farmed-out the job; but I saw no fun in that.
> Chris Austin-Lane <chris@...> wrote:
>
> So what is the sound of a planned but unmade bell ringing in the Zendo?
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