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This is my Kalamazoo lapsteel. I paid $40 for it in the mid '70s. At the time I didn't care for the ugly paint job, so I stripped it and found a Gibson logo underneath the paint. I put on some Grover tuners and wail away. The single coil pickup buzzes like crazy, but the tone is to die for.

That is my impression from viewing numerous cabinets. I would think that maximum usage of the plywood sheets might have been an issue. Has anyone developed a 'cut sheet' layout for standard LS cabinets? That might be telling. Michael, That is a question for the wood shop. Where's the Hope guys when you need them? [] Bruce

Win, You certainly have been missed. Thought about you often... how life takes us places we don't expect. Glad to know you are back. You still using the web tv or did you finally get a computer to use? Bruce

Joe, I would think the guys at Klipsch are more organized than that. I have never seen pieces cut where the outer ply runs front to back, but I haven't seen a dozen in my life, which is a tiny fraction of what is out there. Are these real LS or could they be home made? Bruce

Paul, Some of the Ibanez models are almost perfect. I was looking at some of the same series, and with a little tweaking, would be sooooo good. I just lucked out on finding the Godin for $300. In almost mint condition and less than half the list price, it was too good to pass up. Bruce

Ok...lemme see if I got this right... ex-girlfriend on your right and your hand is all over her, current girlfriend on your left and she too, was smiling. CURRENT girlfriend on your left and the pic was taken in 1977! She's been with you since then, smiles when you are all over your former girlfriend and to date, she has STILL not asked for the ring eh?!!! You are DA-MAN! and you need to let us know how you pulled that one off!!! We other males on the forum are not worthy to type on the same internet, much less forum as Da man!! Was his current girlfriend. I would say then but not now probably. [8-)]

Here's a couple shots of the Godin. I am lovin' this guitar. The construction is excellent. Parts made in Canada and assembled in New Hampshire (think that's right, might be Vermont). Bruce

Your voltage isn't even that high. BUT, with that voltage and the wattage you say the pumps are at, you are pulling about 3.6 amps on that circuit. That isn't a problem by itself either. But electric motors put all kinds of noise on your circuit. You certainly don't have a 60Hz sine wave for power with those running. Not a clean sine wave anyway. Pay for an electrician one more time... do it for giggles. Tell him you have this audio gear that keeps messing up and not one else who has bought them has had any trouble - just you. Later - perhaps much later

You seem to be the one who doesn't get it. Hire an electrician. Your voltage isn't all that different. Mine is different than yours- not good or bad. I don't lose equipment and I have taken absolutely no special precautions. I plug my stuff in and it works. I lived outside of Madison WI where every morning and evening the voltage would go up a lot, as the utility prepared for all the milking machines to get turned on. I still never lost anything. People have been trying to help you and you...just aren't listening.

Walking down the street is potentially dangerous, as are many things in this life. She has already been playing with the fuses. Making an adapter to use so you can safely measure the current a device is using requires caution, but it isn't necessarily dangerous.

That's a good one...[] Bruce

I think Shawn gave the correct answer...[8-)]

She's pretty. The asians/orientals are beautiful. I was just curious as my gf is from the Philippines (and happens to be working in China right now).

Hmmmm, where is the friend's gf from? Is she Filipina? Bruce

I think Michael liked spending the time with the bride... All I can say is that every bit of it can get better over time... and I mean everything! Bruce

Here's another tip for you Lisa. Take notes. Right all this stuff down. If you don't, you'll come back in a month and ask how to do it all over again. Happens all the time with folks, and there's lots of good information in this one thread alone. (I have saved tons of stuff that djk has posted, some gleaned from here, some from emails he sent me and some from the AK forums) Bruce

Lisa, The watt meter might be hard to find. The way I mentioned earlier will work. Get a clamp on ammeter. It will look like your normal digital multimeter, but have a clamp on one end that is spring loaded. You open it up and place around one (1) of the wires in your circuit. If you are VERY careful, you can take a short extension cord, use an exacto knife and remove the outer covering (like the orange or yellow vinyl), about six inches. pull apart the three wires inside, double checking to make sure you didn't nick the insulation anywhere. You can then place the clamp around one of the wires. Plug in an amplifier or what ever and you will get a reading of the current the amp is using. Multiply times the voltage and you have the watts. An electrician might do that same thing at the breaker box, and could tell the load/watts on an entire circuit at once. I don't advise you trying that. The other way is to wire up some leads to your multimeter and actually place it IN the circuit. More dangerous and not nearly as convenient. I've attached a picture of one, that runs about $80. You can probably find more fragile ones much less expensive. They go a lot higher too.

Lisa, If you haven't run off to HD yet, the little outlet testers have LEDs on them and indicate if the outlets are wired properly, and show what the errors in wiring are if they are screwed up. I have had one for years and checked all the outlets in my house before I bought it. One of the best investments I've made, and it was cheap. They all checked out ok. I can't believe Illinois doesn't have the bases covered. You would think more like Mississippi or Alabama [:#] Bruce

Lisa, In many places, an electrician who finds wiring that is incorrect, must disconnect the service until it is corrected. It isn't just job protection, but a safety issue. If the electrician was doing his job, and the box was wrong, he may have a liability to point out the errors, or even shut everything down. Wiring is rating for a certain amperage, determined by the gauge of the wire. You pay for electricity in watts, or kilowatt hours, which is a unit of power. It is a simple function of the voltage x current, or P=IE. P is watts, I is current and E is voltage. If you turn on a loght bulb and measure the current through it, you can determine the actual wattage (not light output, that is in lumens). Say the bulb has a current usage of 2 amps (I knew at one time what they used, so I am making this up). If the voltage supplied is 120 volts, using the formula previously stated, there is a power usage of 240 watts. You could then figure out how much that costs to run per hour, if you know your electric rate, like $.18 a kwh. It all adds up in the house. A clip on amp meter can measure the current usage on power lines. The meter measure the current flow through only one of the conductors. You can use a regular DMM, but the meter has to go IN the circuit and it becomes more problematic to unhook one leg of the circuit to place the meter into it. Probably muddied the water and forgot something important, but figured I'd give a shot at explaining. Been a while since I went over this stuff. Dr. Who has had classes more recently. Bruce

Breakers can be more dangerous than fuses. What they are is convenient, being a resettable fuse. They cost more on the front end, but in effect get used more than once. A breaker than has tripped more than once isn't as reliable or as safe as a comparable circuit that is fused and has new fuses put in. But as Craig points out, they sometimes get replaced with a larger fuse instead of fixing the problem. Bruce

Oh Patrick, the D-42 is a nice guitar. How old is the one you have? I had a 1960s era D-28 that a firend of mine still has. He says I may get it back one of these days. He also has a D-42, a couple 728 models (7/8 size D-28), 1937 C-1 (archtop- not really very good guitar but it is still a Martin), so many I have lost track. The Godin is a great guitar, and I got it used for way under half price. Looks mint! My oldest son has a Godin A4 fretless bass. Very nice. All th eold Fender gear is great too. Guitars are easier to stash under the bed or in the closet, compared to speaker gear. It is all a disease.

Lots of guitarists here. 1974 Guild F30R 1991 Taylor 812C 1940s era Kalamazoo Lap Steel Late Model Godin LG solid mahogany w/Seymour Duncan P90s Yamaha Guitar amp (can't remember the model and I'm too lazy right now to go look) that I paid $50 because it was broken. Bruce

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Righto Michael. It was Community, and it worked. Just like the light bulb tweeter protection in one of the xover designs for the LS/Khorn/Belle.

Ummm, an even 120 with my Fluke. I'll try some other reading at different times. Bruce