Latenight with the phone of walter.

 What happened after the talk in the bar after the talk at the shootout... umm  I mean... comparison.  It ended at 5:30 am by the firm request of security.

aligning the cart

 

getting ready

 

cueing it up

 

400ma bay-bee

And the winner is....

Hermit,

Drop me a few pennies or whatever by paypal and I'll get your new toys out to you.

(PS there were 42 comments and I removed 4 since they were either dupes or too generic.)

Can I be Frank With You?

RMAF was a great time and we will be adding bits and pieces over the next few days.  Sean sent me this picture and I want to give a big thank you for use of his platform for our "Saturday night destroy something session".  Alas even nearly a half an amp only made the field coil screaming hot and yet again Jeffrey and I failed to break it.  Major props go to Frank for allowing us to unmount the cartridge on the 12" arm to play since arm on the other table was removed to take to the tonearm comparison.  This left the cartridge playing at high temperatures until Sunday morning at 5:30am when security finally knocked on the door.  Luckily that left 3 hours for it to come back to a reasonable temperature before it played until noon during the show. 

On the other side of the "shootout" spectrum WRT the FC103,  thanks to Joel for the nice 103R to further the experiments. 

Stay tuned!.... More to come!

Logo Status....

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Here it is. We may subtly rework it, but I like it in context....


sorry for the cell phone snapshots...

Peace,
Me

RMAF Get Together.

 For those of you going to the show,  Larry and Steve are holding the "Meet and Greet" the Mexican place across the street.  They have the big room again this year and it is a great place to gather and decompress before dinner.   See ya there!

More Free Stuff in Honor of RMAF.

It is official that Jeffrey and I will be doing a mini-showing at RMAF.  We will be camping out at a table in the lobby for Saturday only so if you want to catch up with us we will be there guarding our wares which may include some really cool stuff we have been keping to ourselves.  John Chapman of Bent Audio will also be in the area so feel free to pop by and say Hi!  We will be represented in a number of rooms and can point you in the direction and we should have some after hours time to give some of the more eclectic "Not Ready for Prime Time" stuff a try with other "family" members.

Since we are so last minute, we need to generate a bit of traffic to let people know we will be there.  Granted a 36" wood horn like we showed at the LSAF is hard to miss in a hotel lobby but still, every little bit helps.

Joe S claimed his chokes and this time I'm offering up a pair of Autoformer modules.  The rules are basically the same as in the original contest.    The first contest worked really well, so this time I want to get the entry count up to see how things work out.

The simple Rules

To enter place a one line comment with an identifiable name or moniker.

Shipping anywhere is free on this one so have at it.


If your comment has two lines or content beyond a simple name it will be deleted in order for my macro to work.

Good Luck and hope to see you at RMAF!

Lost in Space...

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Another obscure transmitting tube... just a 304tl variant... maybe one a year on eBay.. but one that always reminded me of something..


Me

And the winner is....

Joe S....

drop me a pittance by paypal and let me know about your needs and I'll get them to you.

I'll do another pair in a day or two.

dave

everyone likes free stuff.

I'm going to try something out since both Jeffrey and I have lots of stuff we will never use that we would like to see go to a good home.  I really hate the "free offers" where the reply comes immediately and the item sits on a shelf so I'm going to try something different.

Up for grabs is a pair of the small 49% nickel chokes I mentioned a while back.  I looked around on how to give stuff away fairly on the internet and will use the "comment" method.  If you want a chance to get them simply post a comment with your name (please make it a meaningful name)  At the end of some time (for the first few tries I reserve the right to select at any time) I'll submit the names to a random order selector (random.org) and post the list so the people at the top can contact me.

I'm taking this pretty loosely for now to see how it works and the only real ground rules thus far are:

Name or known moniker as a comment to enter
please plan on using them or giving them to a friend who will.
resale is frowned upon but this is a mostly free world.
good friends and family are encouraged to enter and regifting is encouraged.

the last bit involves the shipping.  The paypal shipping is a must.  I can click print and ship something in 30 seconds so if you win and are in the US,   you must paypal me one dollar (or a penny) so I can ship it wihtout issue to the correct place.  Outside the states, the paypal requirement will be $25 for express shipping. (canada may be cheaper) In every case I will cover at least part of the shipping and will address things on a case by case basis.

Please understand this will be a learning process and I apologize for any speed bumps we might hit.  If this one goes well there will be more loot to be had.

To show the protocol, I'll enter myself and jeffrey as comment 1 and 2.  Obviously if either of us happen to win we call you all Suckas

hopefully this will work.

How to make a hinge....

from a solid chunk... duh...












and of course you have to line it so that it has a nice, soft closure.. and from a material that lasts a century....

Peace,
Me

Bunny Post. (audio guys move along... nothing to see here)

A few of you softies just love the bunny and this post might change all of that for you.  The origins of the shipping animals and children trace back to the bunny.  To this day I maintain he is evil and proof of that evil is elusive.  He loves eating packing peanuts and many a morn' I have awoken to him munching away in a box of packing peanuts only to scamper away before I could get the camera in hand.  On at least three occasions he has jumped on my scale and quickly evaded before I could grab the picture.  Tonight miraculously the picture was mine and I think he was sending me a message.

Trust me this picture wasn't staged (like the other animals) and it wasn't until I looked through them that I truly became scared by the evil that resides in the bunny.  I was able to get a number of pics and this one when he acknowledged my presence like the dramatic chipmunk is the most chilling of them all.  When I take random snaps of my kids with flash they always have the devil eyes, yet somehow this rodent of hell appears with soulless black eyes and the weight of the devil.

Upon making me he quickly exited stage left dropping 3 nicely placed brown M&M's on my scale leaving me with this image of how much his ass weighed.

 

We all know about a boy named sue and that happy ending but it might just be possible that a boy named Lemon Lu-Lu may not end up that way.

(end note... I was about to hit publish and looked and he is on the scale again reading the original 6.72... now I'm terrified)

another one....

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still working.. a few new ideas..

one, how about 3-D? That could be really cool.. like the old cast logos on some antique radios...

and here is another that I like:


It also needs work, but I like it...

Me

Goofing Off

I decided to take a break form the winder today and play with another item that has been on my plate and let me say I 'm sooo happy I have a lathe.  I was having problems mounting up a cartridge and needed to make a counterweight for my tonearm.

 

 As you can see this is not a replacement but an additional weight that was needed to mount up a rather unique cartridge that I finished up today and lets just say it has a bit more mass than the average cart. 

 

Granted it ain't pretty but it is playing music as I type and another concept has been "proven" Even though it is mounted on an arm chosen for a lightweight strain gauge cartridge the concept shows a lot of promise.  Special props go to barrett and the others that have given me the donor carts to play with.

Sorry for the blurry picture, the exposure was 5 seconds and the record had a bit of warp.

If anyone has a dead denon 103 cart, please consider sending it to me to further this project.

dave

Logo Update #1...

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Lots of email responses.. lots of favorites....

However, the consensus is that E and F are the most professional. They are in a font that looks very deco to me. As I told dave, I can easily see that font on the front of a Manhattan building.

I also want a logo that does get out of the way. I am not making my statement with the logo, but rather with the piece itself, preferably when the switch is thrown and the music plays.

If all things were perfect, it would have some long lasting symbolic meaning. That is why I like the cross. It is from a time well before the German army or even the Christians used it. It is from our earliest days. Used to label the stars, the seasons, and then morphing to relate to the early pagan gods.

So, I am still undecided. I did modify E, and it is attached below. I also had two email submissions that I have posted.

Thanks everyone. In another few days we'll see how it shakes out.

Me

Big Nickel in da House!

The friendly neighborhood UPS man dropped this on my steps while I was out getting dog food this afternoon.  Inside each of those boxes is 25 pounds of big nickel lamination.  !/2 of it is 49% and the other half is 80%.  The 49% makes a wonderful full range 8W output transformer for say a 300B and the 80% will do a glorious full range 3W for say a 2A43, 45 or 50!

In order to keep my limited space under control I try to keep it so when something new comes in, something old needs to go out.  Since I have been craving this big nickle for about 5 years, some hard choices needed to be made.

100+ pounds by Large Flat Rate Box.

~70 pounds by padded envelope

 

I still needed another 80 pounds and realizing I  Also have another 30 pounds of small 80% on the way made my decision doubly tough.   Should I use the box or padded envelope approach?

 

Since I believe the USPS has pretty strict rules about shipping Jedi warriors, the padded evvelope approach wins... Now where did I but those contractor bags?

More Metal...

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Props for all of this go to Jude, Patrick, Curtis, and Jeff... dudes, amazing work... thank you for understanding and respecting the art.. pouring the passion...

Logophobia....

As you might have noticed, I have never properly chosen a logo. I have always just side stepped the issue by using a classic script and saying that was close enough. Well, it is time, folks. I want to have some proper badges made. You know - brass, bronze, etc.. something riveted on...

But I am afraid. It is too personal. I feel like I am getting a tattoo - something that will be with me for life! I have looked at *way* too many the last few weeks and I honestly think I am just going to put it up to a vote (with presidential veto). Pick two.. or three... or come up with your own, I certainly don't mind... twist some of the ideas below into something better than what they are.. I am open.. and whoever comes up with the the winner will get something out of the stash.. tubes or iron or maybe just some vinyl (that is best anyway, right?)

Send it to me privately... but if you think it merits discussion, do for it...

experiencemusic a t hotmail d o t com

Thanks for the help!

Peace,
Me