This is a chronicle of a journey, past and present. A chronicle of a man trying to shape his world and shed light on things that might have long been overlooked. These are the stories that will one day be forgotten, but their existence will forever remain incontestably real.
Aside from a personal fulfillment, a project is proposed here, albeit with somewhat selfish results. It is merely one man's individual journey. A project that is designed not to further delineate the boundaries separating logic and creativity, but to define the boundaries that instead unite the two modes of thought.
Why would one focus on such a project? How could creativity and ingenuity possibly shape the world and lend a helpful hand to science? What kinship could imaginativeness possibly have with research of any type? There's an answer to all of these questions, but let's see if the conclusion to this project provides more hints for us all.
Good luck to those of you who are endeavoring to do the same.
Attempting to remove 50 + years of age and tarnish!
Maybe I’ll get around to looking at some of the mechanics tonight, though it is kind of late…or early….
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I found this old RCA Victor record player in a thrift shop several months back. I was a little bored before work today so, you know, I took it apart. It would be pretty sweet getting this thing to work again. It’s pretty neat-o to look at too I think.
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She’s finally finished!
The whole project ended up being a little more involved than I had previously anticipated. There were quite a few hours of gluing, grinding, cutting, sanding, and scheming to get this to all pan out, believe it or not.
The original guard had already started to warp just as my friend at the music store back home suggested. I tried to replicate the original as closely as I could with modern pieces. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a readymade kit available so I had to resort to making my own 2-ply acrylic riser strips and searching for some felt furniture blocks to reproduce the features of the original.
Now the only thing left to do is peel away the plastic protective coating on the pickguard….
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No one seems to come here often anymore but here’s an update nonetheless.
I picked up my grandfather’s ‘54 ES-150 this morning as I’ve recently caught some kind of urge to finally fix it after having had a spare pickguard stashed away for over a year now.
I’ve been thinking about it recently andrealize that I probably wouldn’t have ordered one if it hadn’t been for a trustworthy source back home that suggested the original would deteriorate just like the tuning knobs had when Dorothy (that’s her name) was given to me.
I finally found the appropriate mounting hardware tonight after a very lengthy search and it’s on its way into town very soon.
Hopefully, the ne w pickguard will look as close to the original up top as possible. Of course the key is to hone in on my Dremel-ing skills as this is a very important project for me….
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I think these are really more of an “air five.”
I am completely mindblown that this works! I’ve had this game for quite a few years now and I’ve never even SEEN the title screen! A new gamebit for my screwdriver set, a new battery (yes, some of the old school games required a supplemental battery), coupled with a few hours of troubleshooting and soldering and it’s just like 1987 all over again!
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Exactly.
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She hates time,
Make it stop.
When did Motley Crue,
become classic rock?
And when did Ozzy become an actor?
Please make this stop,
Stop!
And bring back
Springsteen,
Madonna,
Way before Nirvana,
There was U2, and Blondie
And music still on MTV.
Her two kids in high school They tell her that she’s uncool,
Cause she’s still preoccupied,
With 1985.
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Favorite books/pedals/etc., crap
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YYYYEEEeeeesssss!
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