Category Archives: Music

How I rip vinyl LPs to CD

Writing down the process to rip vinyl to CD was too much like work for a lazy man—until now. Continue reading

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Jane needs more fixing

The obstacle to this was the price: another $300 of labor to carve and set the new bridge. Continue reading

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Getting Jane fixed

In 1971 my grandmother gave me a string bass for Christmas. Continue reading

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Unplug them people

Actually seeing the end hurts badly, more than I knew . . . . Continue reading

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EEEEEEEEEE!!!

I found a musical unicorn! Continue reading

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Late 2010 musical scores

Anybody who’s listened to ANY of Ye Olde Rocke & Rolles bandes (Fairport, Steeleye, Pentangle, et al.) will recognize Child as the source for a lot of their material Continue reading

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A pair of seasonal videos

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For this was dead and is alive again

I gave him the old turntable and $75 boot, and left with the new one. Continue reading

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A short (but not very sentimental) interlude

I went down to Threadgill’s World Headquarters last night for a concert by the reclusive legend Willis Alan Ramsey. Continue reading

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The Guthrie Family . . . Rides Again

This wasn’t about clapping and stamping and “MORE! MORE!”  It was an evening for sitting around and singing the old songs with some old friends. Continue reading

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