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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

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alaskaleftybass said:
Good morning GOF's. Prayers for those whose ailments or loved one's ailments can use a prayer. It's a mild day in Sitka. Drizzling and 44 degrees. We're working on cleaning out all the junk that's gathered in the house. Seems like an ongoing chore!
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So when you clean out the house, do you move it all into the shed. Then in the spring, clean out the shed by moving stuff back into the house?
 
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beans-on-toast said:
Medical x-ray format must work well with an enlarger.
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I have made a few prints from X-ray negatives! Some were too large to put in an enlarger, hence - contact prints. Others were 8x10 so they fit into the Saltzman fine for when the client (always usually of the lawyering persuasion) needed a 16x20 (nobody asked for 20x24s, thankfully. Not that I couldn't dos so, it's just a whole different setup in the sink, and even RC paper would have to be tray processed as the Ilford 2240RC could only go 16" wide).
 
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alaskaleftybass said:
Good morning GOF's. Prayers for those whose ailments or loved one's ailments can use a prayer. It's a mild day in Sitka. Drizzling and 44 degrees. We're working on cleaning out all the junk that's gathered in the house. Seems like an ongoing chore!
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Would it not be easier to just move and leave all that stuff behind? ;)
alaskaleftybass said:
I took my pride and joy Ibanez SR1200L VNF to work and missed it at home. I realized I have more time to play it at home and it's my best bass. I've also found that I'm physically capable enough to play a full size 34" and I'm kind of getting over my infatuation with my Ibanez Mikro bass. The Mikro sounds great but the Premium beats it hands down for tone. For some reason I've developed a dislike for such a short neck and even narrower nut width.
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The honeymoon is over?!?!?!? :eek:
 
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Jeff Scott said:
Would it not be easier to just move and leave all that stuff behind? ;)
The honeymoon is over?!?!?!? :eek:
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Actually before I wrapped it up and pulled out my latest bass, I realized that yeah, it is a nice little bass. I think my solution will be to add a P/J Nordstrand set of passive pickups. I'm probably going to do the same thing with my SR500L which has Bartolini OEM (Ibanez version) pickups. They sound very dull and flat and are almost up against the strings to increase the signal strength.
 
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alaskaleftybass said:
Actually before I wrapped it up and pulled out my latest bass, I realized that yeah, it is a nice little bass. I think my solution will be to add a P/J Nordstrand set of passive pickups. I'm probably going to do the same thing with my SR500L which has Bartolini OEM (Ibanez version) pickups. They sound very dull and flat and are almost up against the strings to increase the signal strength.
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That's all and well, but tell us more about the move? ;)
 
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Jeff Scott said:
Graphic I (base tilt). We had one of those and a Graphic II (axis tilt).

I can certainly attest to that!
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That is a bit curious to me why they made a bottom tilt version on these large format cameras. it is not very practical in comparison to the axis tilt. Ah...at least it had the movements to make necessary 'corrections'.
 
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Had the bug to pull my vinyl player out of retirement after some 23 years. Never hooked it up in all the time since we moved to this house. I wired it to the preamp and nothing worked. It turns out that all the pots and switches were so corroded after sitting unused that I had to open things up and get out the De-Oxit. Back in action!:thumbsup::hyper:
It will be a treat to listen to some of the records that Ive had since my youth including a bunch of 45s.
It may just inspire me to drag in some of the old band equipment that I have stashed in the pole barn.
I have sold the drivers from the cabinets to a speaker re-coner for pennies on the dollar.
I burned most of the big cabinets in a bonfire in the back yard some 15 years ago. Still have about 20 par 64 cans and theatrical spots. What the heck do you do with those? Who would want those watt-eaters anymore? :rollno:
 
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12BitSlab said:
Today sucked.

First, this afternoon my doc called me and based on some recent tests, I need to have a biopsy done on Tuesday. He is looking for cancer.

Then, this evening, my wife got very sick and I had to call 911. The squad came and took her to the local hospital. After some meds and tests, they sent her home. I just got her tucked in for the night a couple of minutes ago.

So much for 2021 being better then 2020.
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Consider them as leftovers from 2020. Best wishes for best results.
 
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notJaco said:
That is a bit curious to me why they made a bottom tilt version on these large format cameras. it is not very practical in comparison to the axis tilt. Ah...at least it had the movements to make necessary 'corrections'.
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Yeah, a bit weird for a monorail camera. Probably had fieldcameritis at the time.
 
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