Dad3353

No, a Lada 1200. Do at least try to keep up.

Would that I were able to jump at all.

That'd be a Lada Niva, 4x4, then..? I didn't get stuck with my saloon car, but, then again, I didn't go stock-car racing in the fields, either, so...

Well, I did park it, sometimes, to get out.

The Lada 1200 I had gave me no worries; it was indeed a fretless.

No need, as it's a five-wheel version (there's one under the boot...).

Fixed.

Indeed. I went for die-cast as replacement; they've been fine since, and the chroming has held up splendidly.

Possibly, but I rather think that the pitting in the old chrome did the real damage, allowing the corrosive bath to get through to the rim metal. There's not much thickness in a drum rim in places, so it didn't take much to render them useless. Lesson learned, though. Luckily, I'm not such a purist as to insist on all-original parts, as I'd never be able to obtain genuine, new-old-stock Camco rims. I've used Tama rims instead; Tama bought the Camco hardware anyway when they were split up (the shells went to DW, along with the round-cylinder lugs...), so...

Salted with just a tiny drop of cynicism; an excellent production job. Enjoyable, certainly, but unfortunately only too true to be really funny in the 'ha ha' sense. Thanks for sharing.

I was IT manager for a company that had chroming baths for some of its products. I had a set of drum rims that needed re-chroming; the fellow that operated these baths did me a favour, putting the rims through the process. Result: I had to buy a new set of rims, as the 'process' had eaten away most of the underlying metal along with the original pitted chrome. I wouldn't recommend chrome removal. Obtain a black bridge by other means.

Yes, as does a FIAT...

(For that dunce of an @AndyTravis...)

With the tweeter switch set to 'Off', it's not doing anything at all. With the switch set to 'On', the tweeter is giving all that it's capable of. With the switch set to '-6db', the tweeter is giving 6db (6 decibels...) less than if it was 'On', which reduces the treble output of the cab. As mentioned above, the best setting is the one you like the best. It's best judged from a little way in front of the cab, preferably where the audience will hear the cab, as you can't hear it properly when standing just in front. Hope this helps.

Was it ever..?

How about any left-handed amps you might have..?

It still seems like an odd thing to mention (or to celebrate, really...). Whilst there are many that participate, there are far more to whom it's a day like any other. Still, whatever...

Such proof is not asked when buying from other EU countries, it's simply assumed. No receipts to produce; VAT just doesn't apply to private s/h sales, s'all.

It's not provable if (from France...), I buy second-hand from Germany, either. It's assumed, but not provable. Still, them's the rules, soooooo....

A couple of millennia late, no..?

And yet, when importing anything second-hand from abroad, VAT is charged on the whole value, plus the shipping; this, despite the taxes having already being paid when it was bought new. Hmm...

IF you're not in too much of a hurry (I have to change a part of my printer, and Easter break slows things...) I can do this. If anyone chips in beforehand, take 'em up on it; otherwise... Watch this space..?

Here is my contribution to the April 2023 Basschat Composition Challenge, illustrated with a picture chosen by Andy Travis. The studio burnt down in 1927; all that's left of the film being shot is this intriguing poster photo and a fragment of the film's piano roll, restored here in tribute. We can only speculate on the blockbuster that was sadly lost. Doctored MIDI piano files, sewn together and rendered 'human', played on the aptly-named Kontakt Emotional Piano. Minimal treatment; none was necessary Thanks for listening, if you already have; if you're about to, enjoy... 'The MIDI file performances are copyright (P) 1998 by Rodney Sauer, and you cannot use them to make money without my (ie: his...) permission. But you may use them for nonprofit enjoyment, including accompanying movies.'

A Good Word, maybe, for he innovative drumming, too..? Sounds odd these days maybe, but it fits the style of the day, and beats the modern 'One... One... One...' disco beat hands down.