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Return of the Prodigal (grand)Son.
Dylan, my 14-year old grandson, came over to see and play the custom built Tele I've been piddling with for nearly 17 years. I finally got happy with it when I switched out the vintage single coil bridge for a modern variant with individual string saddles.
I taught him to setup the action and intonation in the playing position. He "got it" immediately and really learned a lot from the experience. The instrument now sounds like I'd always envisioned (maybe better!) The joy of hearing him play it is unmeasurable.
He also got his foot on a Dunlop Cry Baby for the first time (see extended right leg above). Mastered it immediately! We got to jam for a few hours and, when it was time to get him home for dinner, he wiped down the instrument and put it in the case (background of first pic). On our way out the door, I looked at him and said "grab it". He looked at me confused and I said "grab the guitar, it's yours". It still didn't quite register with him, so I picked it up and handed it to him. I don't believe I've ever seen anyone's eyes get that big with awareness. It gave me the shot of holiday joy I really needed. I hope your holiday is filled with the simple joys of family and giving as well!
PS - Dylan is getting a Cry Baby and pedal board from Santa. But, you didn't hear it from me.
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Great story and to you @BlueMDPicker a very Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄
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As of today, that guy may have a Jeep and a cat.
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Great story indeed, I'm sure he'll treasure it for many years to come and tell how he got it for many years as well.
Merry Christmas.Yamaha RX-A2070, Musical Fidelity M6si integrated amp, Benchmark Dac1, Bluesound NODE 2i, Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport, Parasound Zphono USB Phono Preamp, Fluance RT85, Ortofon 2M Bronze, Polk L600's, L400, L900's, RC80i's, SVS 3000 Micro, Audioquest Interconnects and Digital Cables, Nordost Silver Shadow Digital Cable, Cullen Gold and Crossover Series Power Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 12AWG OCC Speaker Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha Analog Interconnect Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 11 OCC Custom Power Cable, Signal Power Cable, Furman PL-8C 15 Power Conditioner, Sony 65" 900F, Sony UBP-X700, Fios, Apple TV 4K, Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables. -
That cat seems to have found him a new human...
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AAAA++++ BlueMD, GREAT thing you did 🎅
And that Hamel fellow better hide the Jeep keys from that cat. Just sayin'.Sal Palooza -
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I remember those aluminum trees with the color light wheel. Never had one. Always real trees growing up.
T.G &. Y.'s must have been an early Dollar Tree, Dollar General type store.
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Been doing some ceiling work around the house too. We don't use our ceiling fans anymore so I replaced 3 of the four so far with LED lights. Replaced 3 other lights with these same LED fixtures. Our house seems more modern now. Oh, I bought some dimmers and damn, LED dimmers aren't cheap! 25.00 a pop.
Oh well...I think it's worth it since I'm doing the work myself.
They're pretty cool lights.
I've put up 6 so far. 30.00 each I believe.
A smoke alarm beeped the other day. So I went to replace the battery. One terminal was corroded. I bought 6 new ones and put up 4. I feel safer now!
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From experience!
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And when that happens, you cut the head off and put on a replacement end. Problem solved! Just make sure to swap the other end to female or you will be in a world of hurt... Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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That cat seems to have found him a new human...
That's what they do
Well, at least -- that's how we got Griswold (the first cat to share an abode with Mrs. H and me), when we lived in the Silicon Valley. He painstakingly and methodically insinuated himself into our lives over the course of two years.
When we moved back East, he ended up flying coast to coast with my wife & our kids First Class on American Airlines (albeit in his little cat cage). That wasn't really the plan, but that's how things worked out.
Griswold had a good, long life, too.
He chose wisely.
CCM20002 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
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Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
Brian Eno with Teac, Revox and Soundcraftsman.
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Are they trying to straighten out Russ's work?
That bamboo ladder looks sketchy as all get out.... -
The ladder goes good with their safety shoes.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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KennethSwauger wrote: »Brian Eno with Teac, Revox and Soundcraftsman.
OK. Game on.
I'll see your Eno, with Chris Squire and his A77 -- and a Quad ss preamp (from the sleeve art of Fragile)...
https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=tape&m=20327
... and raise you FZ with Dynaco (tube) amplification and (I think) a Scully deck.
as seen at: https://www.audioasylum.com/forums/vintage/messages/24/247287.html
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... although my personal favorite remains Pete Townshend's late 60s/early '70s home studio.
Gotta love that pair of ReVox G36s.
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"Der Bingle" (AKA Bing Crosby) with Ampex 601
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KennethSwauger wrote: »"Der Bingle" (AKA Bing Crosby) with Ampex 601
Bonus points for anyone who knows the Star Trek connection?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-0G8XJ1Uq8&list=UUOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ&index=35 -
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
KennethSwauger wrote: »"Der Bingle" (AKA Bing Crosby) with Ampex 601
Bonus points for anyone who knows the Star Trek connection?
Dunno [EDIT: I didn't know] the Star Trek connection offhand, but I do know that we have, in large part, der Bingle to thank for Ampex's very existence (and the availability of tape for recorded media) after WWII.
https://theaudiophileman.com/bing-crosby-tape-revolution/
As an ego-centric aside (imagine that) due to the kindness of one of the local gurus (now, sadly, deceased), I have a pair of the same (or very similar) American Microphones here -- someplace.
(borrowed image from the web)
(I think that Bing might've crossed paths, you know, on the road to someplace, with guy -- once or twice)
@KennethSwauger I know I can't keep up with you in the arena of tape ephemera... but it's still fun to try! Keep 'em coming & thanks!
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KennethSwauger wrote: »"Der Bingle" (AKA Bing Crosby) with Ampex 601
Bonus points for anyone who knows the Star Trek connection?
Bing's granddaughter Denise played Security Chief Tasha Yar??
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George C. Scott and a bevy of Sony's
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THAT'S a lot of Sony's
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Yes, they look to be TC 854-4 quadraphonic tape decks.
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Gordon Lightfoot with a Revox A77 in the background.
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all of the cool kids have A77s.
But, then again, the really cool kids have B77s.
And the seriously cool kids -- have Studer A810s (or similar).
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