maybe this link would be interesting? I think the Auer style is the same as the Russian style:
http://dspace.uta.edu/bitstream/handle/10106/128/umi-uta-1292.pdf?sequence=1
see.... Did you ever see him use the last 4-5 inches of the bow? I cannot find the mystery Bach sheet music now. I think I'm going insane.
It's not as pronounced as I though, but as I understand it, this is the Russian method, but with more slant towards the wrapping.
some other pics
Also, looking for a Scientific Conversions SC947-02, with the off chance someone knows where to get one (other than direct, which I have an e-mail in with them now). This is the one that lots of people stuck in the SB3...
An Altera programmer clone. Amazing what you can get in China these days for practically peanuts:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mini-Altera-FPGA-CPLD-USB-Blaster-programmer-JTAG-/260717662867?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb3fbd293#ht_2102wt_1141
I'd use the 20K resistors. Yes, it needs to be at maximum resistance. Turn it on and monitor the voltage across the output resistors. Let it warm up and turn it up (bias up, trimmer down) until you can hold your hand on the heat sinks for 3 seconds.
I'm going to try that with the Compass Box. It's a very nice cocktail scotch, IMHO.
I found out I like black IPAs... (I don't like IPAs, so this was news)