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[JJR58]

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[PillO]

Reminds me of an episode of The Prisoner.... LOL
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Number Sixty Two: Where am I?
Queen Veronica (not identified as yet): In the village.
62: What do you want?
Veronica: Thunderbirds.
62: Whose side are you on?
Veronica: That would be telling. We want Thunderbirds...Pelham... Blue Thunderbirds!!!
62: You won't get them!
Veronica: By fried chicken or by roofies, we will.
62: Who are you?
Veronica: The Queen.
62: Who is that wearing a grass skirt?
Veronica: You are Number Sixty Two.
62(running on the Village's beach): I am not a number; I am a free man!!!
Veronica: [Laughter]

 

[JIO]

Reminds me of an episode of The Prisoner.... LOL
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Love the #6 character

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Reminds me of an episode of The Prisoner.... LOL
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Ditto. Hence "I am not a number!"

I watched that when it first aired (in the US). Last year I finally got a copy of the boxed set at a reasonable price. I was amazed how much I remembered. McGoohan was brilliant.

 

[Engle]

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These guys get 6 bucks a song....
Hmmmm......
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Either Chuck is huge, or that bass player and his bass are 1/2 size

 

[Engle]

Hi ThunderFriends! (is that a thing? Can it be?)

I had been looking to install a detuner on my Epi VP. Here's what I came up with:

First, I couldn't find a perfect, drop-in fit. Those Wilkinsons are weird and I can't find anything like them. I think this is as close as I can get, a Hipshot BT1. It's designed for a MM and comes in a long and short key version. This is the long.

Two of the screw holes line up perfectly (why I got it) and the other two are close so that was just a little bit of work.

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Here is the end result. As you can see, it's not an exact match but pretty close in height and clover style.

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All good as I was stringing up with a set of DR Lo Riders. Until... should I be worried about this? It's a 105 and will not slot in the groove in the tailpiece. I tried another 105, a GHS, and the same problem. Any worries or other ideas?

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Thanks for posting the BT1 install. I find the Wilkinsons a little rough. At some point they will need to go.
I would file the slot a little. I haven’t run into that yet. My VP came to me with Black Beauties, and I’ve installed RS66s followed by Cobalt flats.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Either Chuck is huge, or that bass player and his bass are 1/2 size

Ha! They are tiny. Never seen uprights like that except here and they are specifically used for Norteña music. I know they are not tuned to E and believe they may be tuned in 5ths not 4ths. they are almost never pizzicati but rather slapped for necessary volume..

 

[Engle]

As I understand it, Hipshot can and will convert (almost) any tuner to an Extender, just contact them and ask.

I’m sure they could, but those Wilkinson tuners are not worth modifying IMO.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Take more pics. I need better desktop images!

Will do, traveling west today towards the pacific and away from the SoC...gets much drier there...cool pics...for now packing..

 

[Engle]

There's that one beach in BC that gets enough sun to support palm tree growth... surprised you've never heard of it.

Now that you mention it, Tsawwassen (10 minutes south of me) has palm trees planted in the boulevard of the main drag and there are a few at houses near the beach.

 

[Kriegs]

they are almost never pizzicati

I was pizzicati once, but the doctor gave me a creme and it cleared right up.

but rather slapped for necessary volume..

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I was pizzicati once, but the doctor gave me a creme and it cleared right up.

Hmmmm.....thought vagisil sold over the counter...

 

[Kriegs]

Hmmmm.....thought vagisil sold over the counter...

Opposite side...

 

[Larry V]

Now that you mention it, Tsawwassen (10 minutes south of me) has palm trees planted in the boulevard of the main drag and there are a few at houses near the beach.
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[JIO]

Ditto. Hence "I am not a number!"

I watched that when it first aired (in the US). Last year I finally got a copy of the boxed set at a reasonable price. I was amazed how much I remembered. McGoohan was brilliant.

The reason PM was so good in that part is because he was much like that self-made man character in real life. He made the BBC a lot of money with Danger Man/Secret Agent Man so they gave him carte blanc/full control to do The Prisoner. (the Prisoner was all about control) He was like an actor version of David Lynch (artist) as he single-handedly made that series. Like Lynch he had help from a TV guy but it was his baby, even down to the theme music. (he hummed the theme to the music director)

 

[Gaolee]

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There are a number of smaller palm tree looking plants in Seattle as well. Maybe they are the same kind of palms.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

The reason PM was so good in that part is because he was much like that self-made man character in real life. He made the BBC a lot of money with Danger Man/Secret Agent Man so they gave him carte blanc/full control to do The Prisoner. (the Prisoner was all about control) He was like an actor version of David Lynch (artist) as he single-handedly made that series. Like Lynch he had help from a TV guy but it was his baby, even down to the theme music. (he hummed the theme to the music director)

Yep, to the point the studio execs were terrified because they never knew where the series was headed. He made much of it up last minute and on the fly, and was secretive about all of it. Which only added to the public excitement.

 

[GonePlaid]

Ha! They are tiny. Never seen uprights like that except here and they are specifically used for Norteña music. I know they are not tuned to E and believe they may be tuned in 5ths not 4ths. they are almost never pizzicati but rather slapped for necessary volume..

Pizzicati=Mexican pizza?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Pizzicati=Mexican pizza?

Ok....”Pizzicare” ITALIAN for “to pinch” (with fingers that is..)
Also the the name of the technique of playing an upright with fingers instead of a bow. Can be used with any of the instruments in the String Family..

 

[GonePlaid]

Ok....”Pizzicare” ITALIAN for “to pinch” (with fingers that is..)
Also the the name of the technique of playing an upright with fingers instead of a bow. Can be used with any of the instruments in the String Family..

Just sharpening my bilinguality.