Post AyJsKyTf4N6TTeDx5c by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
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(DIR) Post #AyJoQwUAzJDFDl3TXM by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
2025-09-17T23:03:16Z
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Wow, had no idea there was a giant dedicated elevated bikeway in Pasadena. #BikeTooter
(DIR) Post #AyJoQxOXbkIc2ZQUOO by MLE_online@social.afront.org
2025-09-17T23:05:32Z
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@ai6yr Yes! They should take out the arroyo seco freeway and rebuild this
(DIR) Post #AyJoQyEeTzz0eBo6cK by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
2025-09-18T03:53:26Z
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@MLE_onlineNo need to take it out, just take it over. CicLAvia biked over it, it was quite nice. @ai6yr
(DIR) Post #AyJoR0IymsdJ4Bqadk by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
2025-09-17T23:04:57Z
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Done with work, so watching "Bikes vs. Cars" (2015). Look, a Corvette and typical Corvette Owner 😂
(DIR) Post #AyJoR4uheZBXMLWlzk by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
2025-09-17T23:08:55Z
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Wow, that's a serious bicycle infrastructure. Apparently it was a cycle toll road...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Cycleway# #BikeTooter #Urbanism
(DIR) Post #AyJsKkgyK5QqisLNtQ by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2025-09-17T23:08:48Z
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@ai6yr the corvette owners i've seen/met (other than *true* vintage corvettes) have all been folks that wanted a corvette at 16 and can finally afford one but don't seem to care that it's not at all the same car it was 60+ years ago.i see the same thing with 60+ folks buying their first electric guitar. you can just look at it and know exactly who their guitar hero was when they were 16.
(DIR) Post #AyJsKlxJco6Edqzx0S by AlexanderVI@stranger.social
2025-09-17T23:10:43Z
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@paul_ipv6 @ai6yr Hey, I think those folks are keeping Gibson alive.
(DIR) Post #AyJsKmwzvTRJj9rD9M by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2025-09-17T23:13:31Z
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@AlexanderVI @ai6yr that kind of blind brand loyalty was definitely what kept Martin, Fender, and Gibson alive in the 1970s, their true low point in quality.to be fair, the custom shops for all three were the first things to improve and their top end models these days are credible (though not close to the best small builders). all their low ends are overseas imitations made to meet price points, rather than a particular luthiery standard.
(DIR) Post #AyJsKo5XhBrvFwrY6i by W6KME@mastodon.radio
2025-09-17T23:20:50Z
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@paul_ipv6 @AlexanderVI @ai6yr As a former Fender and Gibson dealer, I can assure you their low point did not end in the 70s. Not once...not even once...did either company send me a guitar that I could put on the floor without paying my tech to rework it. MAJOR repairs were normal. Returning defective crap? Forget it. The more money it cost, the more likely it was to be complete shit too. Know why Gibson loves dark sunburst spray paint? It hides the wood filler and shit construction.
(DIR) Post #AyJsKp3S6Rn6FktOUK by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2025-09-17T23:26:19Z
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@W6KME @AlexanderVI @ai6yr sadly, that's been gibson since orville was there.ask gibson experts like george gruhn how much fun dating vintage gibsons is. why does this 1930s mando have tuners they stopped using in 1917? well, someone found a box on a shelf and just used them. the most expensive acoustic gibson, the lloyd loar signed F-5s (worth 200-300k) had fingerboards that weren't done right and didn't play in tune (spacing was incorrect).the folks i learned repair from did work for gibson and they used to joke about the "black guitar" pile. lousy knot in the wood? just finish it in black. screw up the peghead holes? redrill and finish it in black.they are better now than in the 70s but setup work is still iffy, except on the very top end guitars.on the acoustic side, norlen industries (gibson owner) stupidly let their entire montana build team go and form weber instruments because they decided that all building would be in nashville.i could go on...
(DIR) Post #AyJsKpcXzxrc0bJQBs by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2025-09-17T23:28:51Z
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@W6KME @AlexanderVI @ai6yr fender has been in and out. what's helped there is that their design (bolt-on rather than dovetail necks, tailpiece, etc) makes it easier to fix what the factory does wrong.martin did start to recover in the 80s, with CFM IV taking over. low end is still outsourced but their high end and limited editions are quite nice. over priced compared to collings, santa cruz, and a host of small builders but definitely nice.
(DIR) Post #AyJsKqFXez3VxXYYyG by AlexanderVI@stranger.social
2025-09-17T23:35:43Z
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@paul_ipv6I've only seen a few Collings in the wild but [swoon] @W6KME @ai6yr
(DIR) Post #AyJsKr0gpglmJlcDSa by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2025-09-17T23:40:38Z
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@AlexanderVI @W6KME @ai6yr bill collings was a bit of a nut but they are some of the nicest acoustics from a "small factory" there are.i think of collings as what happens when you take classic gibson designs, then build them flawlessly.santa cruz tend to be more martin influenced but also really sweet.
(DIR) Post #AyJsKrybEwgxJZe3qC by W6KME@mastodon.radio
2025-09-17T23:49:15Z
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@paul_ipv6 @AlexanderVI @ai6yr We are blessed with acoustics in this era...from the 90s on really. So many excellent guitars, especially compared to all the 60s Gibsons and Martins our heroes were playing. But I'm an unashamed Jean Larrivée fanboi.
(DIR) Post #AyJsKscIrKS1IiDlj6 by AlexanderVI@stranger.social
2025-09-17T23:58:42Z
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@W6KMELarrivée was our loss, your gain. @paul_ipv6 @ai6yr
(DIR) Post #AyJsKtIqJATjQe7k24 by W6KME@mastodon.radio
2025-09-18T00:07:13Z
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@AlexanderVI @paul_ipv6 @ai6yr He's a neighbor now-and just lovely person. Probably half the guitars built in Canada owe something to him, and many more here too.
(DIR) Post #AyJsKtzjjgn1ZgBztI by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2025-09-18T00:13:13Z
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@W6KME @AlexanderVI @ai6yr he was definitely on the leading edge of "you don't have to buy gibson/martin or japanese" to get a really lovely instrument. interesting designs, consistent quality, good playability.
(DIR) Post #AyJsKutkNRaoNOOjC4 by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2025-09-18T00:16:05Z
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@W6KME @AlexanderVI @ai6yr when i was in high school, most acoustics were dreadnoughts. i'm not a large person and they really hurt my shoulder to play.i couldn't find/afford vintage small body guitars. one of the early ones someone let me play that were comfortable but still had enough volume to be heard in a jam was a larivee. didn't buy it at the time but do have fond memories of it.
(DIR) Post #AyJsKvpAvvWvFVGahs by W6KME@mastodon.radio
2025-09-18T00:23:34Z
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@paul_ipv6 @AlexanderVI @ai6yr Here's an odd thing...i'm sorta rotund, with very short arms, and have always hated dreadnaughts. But in recent years I've been tuning lower and lower, (DADGAD dropped to C) and somehow the dreadnaughts I own have started sounding cleaner and crisper. They shouldn't, but they do. So I found ways to hold them that fit my body, much more vertical like a classical player. I need to shut up about guitars; it could go on forever.
(DIR) Post #AyJsKwevpUvjq1TvNY by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2025-09-18T00:25:28Z
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@W6KME @AlexanderVI @ai6yr LOL.if you like dadgad or low C, check out the older breedloves that have the bridge doctor, particularly a CM model if you can find one. that bridge doctor lets them really lighten up the top bracing without sacrificing structural stability and it really works for drop tunings. an almost cello like bottom end.
(DIR) Post #AyJsKxXsXCsmaRBo1Y by W6KME@mastodon.radio
2025-09-18T00:29:31Z
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@paul_ipv6 @AlexanderVI @ai6yr Ooh, that sound interesting...I've got a Washburn Prairie State jumbo (early 2000s, one of the last US made washburns, it's the NAMM show display) and it's actually a touch floppy, the top would sag at standard tuning with 11s. It's currently stored because the bridge has started separating-again. A bridge doctor is probably the next step, and it might really sing with the really low tuning. I'm getting excited over ANOTHER guitar now...is that good?
(DIR) Post #AyJsKyTf4N6TTeDx5c by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2025-09-18T00:59:12Z
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@W6KME @AlexanderVI @ai6yr the first step is admitting you have a problem. ;)"Hi, my name is Paul and I keep getting new instruments..."
(DIR) Post #AyJsKzESGOX9om7K1g by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2025-09-18T01:08:06Z
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@W6KME @AlexanderVI @ai6yr back in the usenet and mailing list era, there was a guitar list.there was a concept we called GAS (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome).about a half dozen of us also had a signature specifying that we were proud members of the "mediocre playing of very nice guitars" society.
(DIR) Post #AyJsL00JOSoaDCVXcW by AlexanderVI@stranger.social
2025-09-18T01:10:00Z
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@paul_ipv6I think GAS is alive and well (I know people who are into modular synths....) @W6KME @ai6yr
(DIR) Post #AyJsL0q4I2DOniisIC by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2025-09-18T01:11:47Z
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@AlexanderVI @W6KME @ai6yr we will not discuss acquisition of mandolin family, ukulele family, banjos, or other things with strings and frets. ;)
(DIR) Post #AyJsL1kmt9aLddGAhU by AlexanderVI@stranger.social
2025-09-18T01:15:56Z
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@paul_ipv6I've never even HEARD of mountain dulcimers, so obviously not that kind of thing either 😬 @W6KME @ai6yr
(DIR) Post #AyJsL2O8Wr3pbffb28 by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
2025-09-18T01:17:49Z
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@AlexanderVI @W6KME @ai6yr i am open minded. willing to discuss things with just strings too, no frets. hammered dulcimer, hurdy gurdy, harps, violin family.
(DIR) Post #AyJsL35jujwHmu4Pzs by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
2025-09-18T02:20:35Z
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@paul_ipv6 @AlexanderVI @W6KME My father in law made ukuleles, in Hawaii. Had all the rigging and apparently a stash of necks and whatnot... but they tore his workshop down and apparently none of the kids over there had any interest in stuff. (my son got his clamps, which are in my shed....)
(DIR) Post #AyJsL41ATDsOf0wHVg by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
2025-09-18T04:36:37Z
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@ai6yrI was told the ukulele is a Mexican cowboy invention, when HI teachers hires Mexicans to do the ranching thing. Extremely portable guitar like instrument. There's a Japanese cowboy cultural thread there too. HI is the one other state I think could live in. Badass local cultures. @paul_ipv6 @AlexanderVI @W6KME
(DIR) Post #AyJsL4y0wQwpbWTHEW by W6KME@mastodon.radio
2025-09-17T23:22:54Z
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@paul_ipv6 @AlexanderVI @ai6yr And yes, Paul...blind loyalty is what enables them to peddle such crap. Mind-boggling.
(DIR) Post #AyJsk4XhekstWm59Ps by W6KME@mastodon.radio
2025-09-18T04:41:40Z
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@tomjennings @ai6yr @paul_ipv6 @AlexanderVI Pretty close...Portuguese immigrants brought a small guitar-like instrement with them called a braguinha, which essentially IS a uke in every way but name. It was widely adopted throughout Hawai'i in the 19th century. "Ukulele" means, as you probably know, jumping flea in Hawai'ian.
(DIR) Post #AyJuKi30M6LgQekzgG by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
2025-09-18T04:59:33Z
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@W6KMEThanks! @ai6yr @paul_ipv6 @AlexanderVI