DRBILL

"...but ye are not able to bear it."[]

Let's get the flame-throwers lit. I listen to a lot of well-recorded pipe organ music. I have demonstrated to all who have visited my home that the K-Horn has output at low C (CCCC) of an open Principal 32'. The last octave of this rank is c.16-32Hz. So how do we know the K-H has output at this low frequency? You lean your head back and rest it on the sheetrock! It is unmistakable. This is a valid test because you cannot hear 16Hz-- you FEEL it in your chest and abdomen. A good recording to experience this is The Great Organ at Methuen (TELARC: CD-80049) Listen to selection 3, "Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor". I have never felt the need for a sub with K-H. DRBILL

Listen to Malcom. I like KESTER solder. Uniform high quality. After the iron is hot, make sure it is clean and bright looking. Flick the oxides off with an old swab of bath towell. Then re-tin the tip with fresh solder. If the joint is old and grungy, use No-Ko-Rode soldering paste. A dot on a q-tip is all it takes. I use a RadioStore iron that allows for the replacement of tips. I have had the same one for 24 years. I use it almost every day! We're talking lead (Pb) here. Don't breathe the fumes. DRBILL

"DRBill, give me some landmarks, where exactly is that Motorola that you are talking about?" North leg of 820 at North Beach Street. I live between 820 & Keller. DRBILL

I'm in Summerfields/Park Glen, north of Motorola. Put my name in the mix and let's keep in touch. DRBILL

I have new BEC Type A/AA crossovers and the BEC tweeters in my K-Horns. My only complaint is that the new tweeters reproduce what is on the CD! Good CDs sound grand. Average to bad CDs sound awful. About 25% of my collection goes back to the very first CDs that were released. They weren't good then, and age hasn't improved them. I'm giving some thought to a switch that will let me toggle between the stock tweeters (K-77s which are very forgiving) and the BECs. I have tried fooling with the treble controls but they paint with too broad a brush. DRBILL

For what it is worth, I have had three bad experiences with Joe. My age is catching up with me and I don't always think as quickly as I once did. I should have had only ONE bad experience with Joe! Craig is a gentleman and a very adequate craftsman. I hope this helps. PM me if you want specifics. I'm uncomfortable saying more in this venu. DRBILL

I don't think so. Of course it has been a long time since I was in a lab. It kicks off a single Oxygen molecule. Oxygen hates to hang around as a single molecule so it very actively tries to find something to bond. This is where the bleaching comes in. My kids loved to tease me. "Sure, Dad. Chemistry was easy for you. When you took it there were only four elements!" DRBILL

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I didn't know you were Irish! Me mither wus a Murphy! God is Irish! Notice how many prayers begin with O'God! DRBILL

RichardP did a good summary. The formula for non-tacky surface is 1: BLO 3: Gum Turpentine Apply it 'till the wood stops taking it up. I use a foam brush. Immediately dry it with a clean rag (cheesecloth is traditional). Take the spontaneous combustion warning seriously. I use a metal container with an air tight lid and set it outside on the birdbath until I'm ready to dispose it. Disposal varies from community to community. DRBILL

OK guys. We've got to be careful about this kind of talk on this forum. But if you really want to get in touch with your inner self, send for Bach: The art of the fugue (BWV 1080), GLEN GOULD, Columbia SK87759 (Glenn Gould Anniversary Edition). He just pops in at All Saints' Anglican Church in Toronto and records. Obviously, no preparations were made. The organ, a Casavant, is out of tune. The bench squeeks, Gould sings as he conducts himself. And it is glorious beyond words. If you don't mind having a coronary, listen carefully to track 16 "Contrapunctus XIV" (fugue a 3 Soggetti) unfinished. This is performed on a piano. Gould gives it all that he has (which is much, indeed). He roars up to the the last note that Bach penned and simply lifts his hands from the keyboard! The earth screaches to a halt and you have to hold on to something to prevent being thrown into the wall as the lamps and the furniture crash around you. And then, you just sit there. CONFIDENTIAL TO DAVE: Ever heard of natural gas? As in Barnett Shale? It is a lot closer than Houston. Bill

Dave, That was wonderfully put. The one that does it for me is Jesu meine Freude because it reveals the struggle that preludes calm resolution and inward peace (Hymnal 701). Bach's five part motet is an exceptional example as are cantatas 12, 64, 81, and 87. It was also woven into several of his organ works. S. Karg-Elert's organ Prelude and Fugue on this hymntune is a powerful statement in the romantic idiom. I catch myself listening to it at least once a week (and I don't usually care for romantic organ music!). Music probably isn't music unless there is strong emotional envolvement. The rest is just pleasent noise. Best, Bill

That's a tough call. I wish I knew what to tell you. I would be inclined to sit on them for perhaps twenty years. If there is still an interest, let them fly. DRBILL

They weren't the best thing that ever came out of the Klipsch system. I bought a pair in a pawn-shop for less than $100 and I was robbed. I heavily modded mine with Heresy crossovers and mids, making them a three-way system. The bass is heavy and boomy and unpredictable from note to note. The short production run should tell you all you need to know. In a word -- don't. DRBILL

This is a fool's errand from the start. To begin with, the WurliTzer pipes were made of sheet-brass with a spun brass bell. They were not cast. They sounded wonderful. But the "brass" ranks made by Skinner, Willis, Casavant, and yes, Wicks, were made out of the usual sheet-zinc and lead/tin alloy and sounded even better and were easier to regulate and tune. The most famous of these is the horizontal State Trumpet at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in NYC, built by Skinner. If anyone is interested in blowing away some money, cast the speaker horns in silver. It wont sound any different from brass or aluminum. It will have a very high voo-doo quotient. DRBILL

Look at www.newfoam.com. You shouldn't have any trouble with your skills. DRBILL

SETI WROTE: "Sounds like someone has a book to write." ; ) Maybe not. I was Paul's clergyman. There are ethical issues that preclude writing even the benign. There is a real blur between privileged and common knowledge. I'll admit, it's a fun idea! DRBILL

Just as a footnote: Department store pipe organs are all the rage in Japan now. My old firm, Casavant, has done some. One that comes to mind has a hooded trumpet rank made to resemble a chrysanthemum in the façade. DRBILL

Stunning! Exactly what I expected. I particularly like you treatment of the B+. DRBILL

When you read it, keep in mind that it is a vanity publication. I was vaguely offended by it. It seemed to be a caricature of the actual man many of us knew. It is never untruthful, but "the rest of the story" is probably more interesting. The parts that are missing were the parts that really made the man. DRBILL

I have a complaint about the BEC tweeter. I'm going to have to trash perhaps 10% of my CDs. The original tweeters let poorly recorded material sound passable. And friends, there is a lot of it out there and even the best lables slip us a few. Bob's tweeter makes a bad recording sound like a bad recording. And as we play through our libraries, I expect Bob will get a lot of grief on that account. I saved all my parts. They are carefully boxed and labled. I can return to 100% Klipsch in less than an hour. I don't expect to have to do it. This has been an interesting thread. Let's do it again, sometime. DRBILL

A wise old bishop once told me, "It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission!". DRBILL

There were a couple of tips that I learned from the Altar Guild in my 30 years as a parish priest. To remove candle drippings from wood: Lightly scrape most of it off with an old dinner knife (without contacting the wood). Spray lightly with WD-40, let stand for 15 minutes, buff dry, repeat if necessary. To remove dull grime from fine wood prior to oiling: Wash with apple cider vinegar soaked sponge. DRBILL

Paul said "clip-shh". Of course, he could have been wrong. DRBILL