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Ultimately, it took 15 emails, 4 phone calls, 3 separate shipments of sewerpipe-size mailing tubes plus one return of same, two expeditions looking for screws that don't actually exist under the given name, around 16 weekend hours going up and down a step stool as well as the staircase between the garage and the 'practice' room, and something more than twice my original intended spend...

...And a solid month from inital order to completion...

...but the DiamondLife EMX aluminum hangers are up, solid, and populated.

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Quizzical instructions like this made it a bit if an adventure:
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As did an early encounter with substandard Home Despot screws deciding to break off in the wall, forcing a complete reposition of everything
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...but persistence triumphed over adversity, once again.

And my prototype pigsuede 'Rock and Roll Hanger Pants' are up to rev 3 beta test...
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Final result of the project is really, really good, but wow, what an adventure for "wall hooks!"
 
Ultimately, it took 15 emails, 4 phone calls, 3 separate shipments of sewerpipe-size mailing tubes plus one return of same, two expeditions looking for screws that don't actually exist under the given name, around 16 weekend hours going up and down a step stool as well as the staircase between the garage and the 'practice' room, and something more than twice my original intended spend...

...And a solid month from inital order to completion...

...but the DiamondLife EMX aluminum hangers are up, solid, and populated.

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Quizzical instructions like this made it a bit if an adventure:
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As did an early encounter with substandard Home Despot screws deciding to break off in the wall, forcing a complete reposition of everything
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...but persistence triumphed over adversity, once again.

And my prototype pigsuede 'Rock and Roll Hanger Pants' are up to rev 3 beta test...
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Final result of the project is really, really good, but wow, what an adventure for "wall hooks!"
Congratulations!
 
A bit of electrical tape on the control cavity cover just over the jack tip is a temporary test and fix. The noise problems have disappeared, so now time to do something more permanent. Not drastic, just more permanent. You know, like drill a big hole in the cover where the jack hits and mount a glass bubble with grounded wire mesh inside over the hole. Something unobtrusive.
 
Since electrical issues have been a thing, I have one. In playing the old NR I noticed I get some occasional popping, like a discharge when I touch the one of the pups. Seems more noticeable with the Ampeg tube head, and I don't noticed it at home. But vol is lesser. I noticed today if I rolled off the bridge pup there was no popping even for the neck pup. Maybe need a small ground from a screw to the tone pot maybe? Any thoughts?
 
I just want to know who the first person was that cracked one open and went showed it to others and said, "Sweet, let's eat this. Looks great." Would also like to have seen the look on their face.

But I like Limburger and understand the disgust.
I want to know why they thought "Let's just swallow the whole thing raw".
I'd probably like them ok fried.
 
Since electrical issues have been a thing, I have one. In playing the old NR I noticed I get some occasional popping, like a discharge when I touch the one of the pups. Seems more noticeable with the Ampeg tube head, and I don't noticed it at home. But vol is lesser. I noticed today if I rolled off the bridge pup there was no popping even for the neck pup. Maybe need a small ground from a screw to the tone pot maybe? Any thoughts?
Sounds like maybe a faulty ground. A missing ground typically means a very noticeable hum when not touching the strings, IME.

Could be a bad solder joint.
 
I want to know why they thought "Let's just swallow the whole thing raw".
I'd probably like them ok fried.
Because some dude chewed one and puked. ;)
I love them fried. But anything you can't/don't chew is lost on me. Seems a tacit admission it's nasty and get it down fast is necessary unlike food that tastes good. But I eat something that smells like an armpit. But doesn't taste that way and can be savored.
 
I just want to know who the first person was that cracked one open and went showed it to others and said, "Sweet, let's eat this. Looks great." Would also like to have seen the look on their face.

But I like Limburger and understand the disgust.
starving human that saw a bird (or some other animal) eat one perhaps?....