February 22, 20179 yr 10 minutes ago, mypasswordis said: one of the big regrets I have is not sticking with it. You should have stuck with the lightsaber.
February 22, 20179 yr Nope, bought it from a dealer in FL, of all places - high humidity, now in New Mexico, LOW humidity, so I have a DamppChaser to keep it humidified. I have tried a Fazioli - best piano I ever played, but WAAAYY expensive. Put it this way - when I was shopping, there were a few pianos that didn't sound as good as I thought I was, there were several pianos that sounded about as good as I thought I was - the Falcone was the least expensive, probably because they aren't made any more and most people don't know about them. The Fazioli was the only piano that made me sound better than I knew I was! Super-even action, totally responsive from a pianissimo to a triple forte. But even there, there were differences from one Fazioli to another. I'm sure you know, every instrument is different from every other.
February 22, 20179 yr Yes I am well aware hehe, those crazy Italians and their handmade bespoke instruments. Man, what I wouldn't give to be able to play Schubert impromptus and Chopin nocturnes on a whim. Glad you're still playing!
February 22, 20179 yr I actually stopped playing between about age 18 and 60, so when I restarted it was a little like learning to walk again. Which is why I got such a big kick out of Jason Stratham's line in the movie "Spy," where he plays a hyper masculine James Bond type: "I make a habit of doing what other people say I can't do: Walk through fire, waterski blindfolded, take up piano at a late age."
February 22, 20179 yr Wow, that's a slight gap there And that quote epitomizes my life! Are you planning on crossing the other two items off the bucket list?
February 23, 20179 yr 10 hours ago, mypasswordis said: Wow, that's a slight gap there And that quote epitomizes my life! Are you planning on crossing the other two items off the bucket list? Uh, no. Building/modifying electrostatic amps and skiing is the closest I want to get to danger. Edited February 23, 20179 yr by JimL
February 23, 20179 yr Jesus, at the same time? I'd say that's more than close to danger. More like touching, through, and out the other side.
February 23, 20179 yr 9 hours ago, Dusty Chalk said: Jesus, at the same time? I'd say that's more than close to danger. More like touching, through, and out the other side. How is that even possible?!?
February 24, 20179 yr 11 hours ago, Craig Sawyers said: Sounds to me a bit like like extreme ironing I'm laughing way too hard at this.
February 24, 20179 yr It is a really big thing, extreme ironing. Google it and look at the images. People try to do it in ever more beautifully crazy places.
February 24, 20179 yr 18 hours ago, JimL said: How is that even possible?!? Have you read Weaveworld, by Clive Barker? That's sort of the imagery that I had in mind, that one scene where two guys walk through each other... 3 hours ago, Craig Sawyers said: It is a really big thing, extreme ironing. Google it and look at the images. People try to do it in ever more beautifully crazy places.
February 24, 20179 yr Anyone in the US happen to have a strobe I could borrow for a while? I cobbled together a DIY one but would like something to compare to. I should have both 33 and 45 patterns at 60Hz on the Cardas test LP, so just need the blinking blinker.
February 24, 20179 yr 1 hour ago, luvdunhill said: Anyone in the US happen to have a strobe I could borrow for a while? I cobbled together a DIY one but would like something to compare to. I should have both 33 and 45 patterns at 60Hz on the Cardas test LP, so just need the blinking blinker. A fluorescent light kinda works.
February 24, 20179 yr Thanks guys. Another question, would something like an Analog Devices ADXL335 be sensitive enough to help tune a motor to minimum vibration?
February 25, 20179 yr i think it turned out pretty well in the end! (sorry MPI, but i forgot to casually drape the Fostex T30 over it before the photoshoot)
February 25, 20179 yr 9 minutes ago, Craig Sawyers said: ^This. Really nice job. What are the speakers, Bjarne? DIY OB speakers. made them back in 2013, to replace my unreliable ESL63's.
February 25, 20179 yr That looks like something based on the Linkwitz Orion. I have the same SEAS woofers in my Linkwitz LX521.
February 25, 20179 yr yep, it kind of uses the same principles as the LX521, only 3-way, and i used a waveguide to match the forward dispersion of the ribbon to the midrange. the reason i chose the JA8008 was that it had nice and even dispersion all the way to 2500hz in a minimal baffle, so it could reach high enough to be crossed over steeply with the RAAL. i probably did sacrifice some controlled directivity past 70 degrees due to the side supports, but i built a prototype with and without, and they measured pretty similarly, and i couldn't really hear a difference, so i kept them. visually it was a big improvement i did try out a dampened u-baffle as well, but never could get it to measure like a cardioid, so went with an H-frame instead. Edited February 25, 20179 yr by bjarnetv
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