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I based that on your description of the sound as a "whine". In other words, maybe some frequency other than 60 cycle hum. When you release the strings, does the whine build up in volume gradually? Does this only occur at higher volumes? If so, that would indicate acoustic feedback. Or does...

Generally, banks will be very willing to investigate and correct any unauthorized transfer of money. This would be transfers that were done without your knowledge or approval. If you willingly made the transfer, you may likely be on your own.

Not necessarily cut wrong, but it does look like the nut should be sitting more towards the treble side. The spacing is off along the entire length of the neck. And as you say, adjusting the neck at the body is not going to affect the alignment at the nut. -

It sounds like acoustic feedback. The strings are being excited by the sound from the amp's speaker. That excitation is absent when using headphones. -

If not waxed, just push back the insulation as already mentioned. If waxed, a good pair of strippers with a circular cutting aperture works really well. -

I have been away from working on that simulator for a couple years now. I would like to get back to working on it again at some point. It's basically functional now, but limited in some of the options. I will try to get a presentable version available. -

Beam mechanics were used, actually, for lateral displacement at the nut end of the neck. There are other minor forces involved like buckling and torsion, but the large added complication for a small increase in accuracy was beyond the purpose of the simulation. The simulated relief contour is...

Thanks! That has to be her. I did come across her singing this song, but passed it up because the orchestration was different. The singing is slightly different but still obviously hers now that I listen to it. It's either a remix, or a different version. The last phrase though, "dreams you...

Who is singing this version of "Over the Rainbow" at 7:25? -

Song fragment began there. But that was the problem, lyrics were obscured by the "blathering". -

Thanks! that's the song. Not Keane though in that video example, but Lily Allen, I believe. -

I hear fragments of this song in various places, but can never make out the lyrics well enough to search for it. It's at 33:33 in this video: -

We called it "gate night". The name supposedly came from the prank of removing fence gates. I don't remember anything other than soaping car windows though.

Twisting occurs when you wrap the string around the post (like wrapping wire around a spool) without the ball end of the string being free to rotate. For each wrap you make around the post, the ball end needs to make one revolution. Strings are commonly wrapped around the post to avoid having to...

You have a ground connection missing somewhere between the bass circuitry and the amp. Assuming your cable is good, this break would be somewhere between the jack on the bass and the internal circuitry. In the process of moving the pickup wiring around, you are probably disturbing a bad wire...