John Curl's Blowtorch preamplifier part II

[hitsware]

I concede that old Martins have good tone .
BUT .....
( maybe just my isolated experiences ? )
I have never seen one to have the easy ,
smooth action of a Takamine .
And the Takamine's don't sound bad either .
( other Asian guitars too )

 

[john curl]

I once owned a Martin guitar as well. Lost it in the 1991 firestorm.

 

[Pano]

That sucks, John. I watched those hills burn from across the bay. What a mess. 🙁

 

[gpapag]

Reading about AA, I found these. I thought to share

http://www.edn.com/ContentEETimes/Documents/EDN/Interview%20with%20Linear%20Tech%20Bob%20Dobkin%20and%20Bob%20Swanson.pdf

http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/company/TheCompanyThatNoOneLeaves.pdf


George

 

[31697B]

Got Bass? Pedulla 5-string [78384]



-RM

 

[Bonsai]

Richard, are you by any chance related to Charles Marsh, the 19th Century American Paleontologist? I just watched a Discovery Show on his work - I have to say he bears a striking resemblance to you.

 

[SY]

And the Takamine's don't sound bad either .
( other Asian guitars too )

From that era (early-mid 1980s), I think they were superior to the Martins. Martin was going through a bit of a down phase. But I've played one of Peter's old Martins and can attest that the action was wonderful. It somehow sounded better in his hands and those of the guy he sold it to (John Statz) than in mine. Go figure. 😀

 

[hitsware]

> It somehow sounded better in his hands and those
> of the guy he sold it to (John Statz) than in mine.

I hate when that happens ..... : )

 

[hitsware]

Speaking of guitars with projection .........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDIb3SO6hBY
And the amazing ' capture power ' of today's phones : )

 

[nezbleu]

A long time ago I had a summer job in a music shop. One of the guys who worked there had acquired a guitar that he had lusted after, but now I don't remember whether it was a Martin or a Gibson. Anyway he played that guitar at a lot of gigs, and it sounded great, but it shredded his fingers. It seemed like every day he brought the guitar into the shop and worked on it; he adjusted the neck, he filed down the nut, he messed with the bridge, but he couldn't get the action right on that guitar. It was just a lemon, and his fingers bled after playing it for half an hour.

 

[brianco]

Gibson........A friend had one like that.

 

[hhoyt]

Plating BAD

Dr. Frankenstein's monster says: "PLATING BAD!!" (thank you Phil Hartman...RIP) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nApazedQ7-E)

Although the testing in the link below was done at RF, I thought the polymaths who dwell here would be interested in this paper:

http://k6mhe.com/n7ws/Plating.pdf

I was researching ways to make an exposed hairpin coil on a Yagi antenna more corrosion-resistant and came across this paper which pretty much suggests that maximum Q is achieved leaving the IACS standard copper bare...or the thinnest plating possible of one of several types.

This is HF RF we are talking about and I have no illusions as to it's applicability to the ELF/SLF/ULF/VLF, or even LF bands. I figure someone here will attempt to ascribe audible effects to the data presented. That's the fun of this lounge, right? 😉

Have a great Sunday all,

Howie - WA4PSC

Howard Hoyt
CE - WXYC-FM 89.3
UNC Chapel Hill, NC
WXYC Chapel Hill, North Carolina - 89.3 FM
1st on the internet

 

[SY]

I'll take the authentic Martin. Much more pleasant to listen to and play.

Here's what a vintage Martin sounds like with a skilled player handling the strings. The intro stories are screamingly funny as well.

https://www.facebook.com/ysmaygray/videos/10153914850443390/

 

[jan.didden]

I think Stuart you must be the only guy on this forum who can regularly compare live and reproduced music in your living!

Jan

 

[jacco vermeulen]

(you should hear my g/f scream)

 

[31697B]

(you should hear my g/f scream)

Mine says Thank You.

 

[waltzingbear]

I think Stuart you must be the only guy on this forum who can regularly compare live and reproduced music in your living!
Jan

ummm, no

and that would be in my living room

Alan

 

[john curl]

A guitar is fairly easy to reproduce with a modest hi fi. The human voice is a lot more difficult.

 

[nezbleu]

Why do you think that is, John? Is it because our ears are naturally attuned to human voice? Something in the harmonic structure? Does directivity play a role?

 

[Max Headroom]

The timbre has to be right.
When the Timbre is off, the reproduced voice is immediately identified as being reproduced.
When the timbre and dynamics are right, one can be fooled into thinking the person is in the room.

Dan.