OO1 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 3 hours ago, grasshopper said: Since the case is built to "amplify" sound.... use it for a speaker cabinet... they have very good wood panels ,in some of the pianos and the older the better for sure , yes tear it apart and then see what you got , then cut up for 2 speakers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Why cut it up? Use it intact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 On 12/28/2020 at 12:15 PM, babadono said: Ain't you almost in Canada? the Border , is shut , except for essential business but Santa's gifts have reached - 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, grasshopper said: Why cut it up? Use it intact. might make a nice sub....pull the sound board. Not gonna get rid of the wood. It's over 90 years old...a Packard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 2 hours ago, grasshopper said: Why cut it up? Use it intact. ------yes you can , I was thinking of a Cornscala pair , 2 way--but a big sub --why not 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 saw an ad on tv that made me chuckle a couple is putting Christmas decorations on their house and comparing theirs to the neighbor's. At the neighbor's are 2 cars parked in the driveway and the car lights turn on. Nothing special about that, except the Professional drivers on a closed course... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, grasshopper said: saw an ad on tv that made me chuckle a couple is putting Christmas decorations on their house and comparing theirs to the neighbor's. At the neighbor's are 2 cars parked in the driveway and the car lights turn on. Nothing special about that, except the Professional drivers on a closed course... “Don’t try this at home, kids!” 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 3 hours ago, babadono said: Cuz I can't help it..I'm a wino man... back in my sailor days, whenever we weren't underway, one of two things happened ... (1) we'd each get a pint of some sort of liquor and go somewhere to drink it; or (2) someone would rent a motel room and we'd all pitch in on a pony keg. Great during the winter, we'd fill the bathtub with snow and set the keg in there. One time, in Milwaukee at a place called Grants Park, there was a stream running through the park. The park was rather large and you'd think you were in the middle of the wilderness. we put the keg in the stream to stay cold. don't recall how long afterwards someone went for another beer and the keg had emptied enough to where it floated away. Someone lost their deposit. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, BigStewMan said: back in my sailor days, whenever we weren't underway, one of two things happened ... (1) we'd each get a pint of some sort of liquor and go somewhere to drink it; or (2) someone would rent a motel room and we'd all pitch in on a pony keg. Great during the winter, we'd fill the bathtub with snow and set the keg in there. One time, in Milwaukee at a place called Grants Park, there was a stream running through the park. The park was rather large and you'd think you were in the middle of the wilderness. we put the keg in the stream to stay cold. don't recall how long afterwards someone went for another beer and the keg had emptied enough to where it floated away. Someone lost their deposit. Sailors and alcohol? I’m shocked. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Just now, DizRotus said: Sailors and alcohol? I’m shocked. it only happened once ... so I've heard. of course I wouldn't have been present for any of that kind of stuff ... I'm sure I spent every night studying nautical stuff or reading to the blind. For a sailor, I never could tie a knot ... my philosophy was "if you can't tie a knot, tie a lot." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, BigStewMan said: For a sailor, I never could tie a knot ... Say it ain’t so. Not even a bowline, the King of knots? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Well, in boot camp we had nautical field day and a portion of that was knot tying. I learnt enough to graduate. I've found that a round turn and two half hitches works for many things. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Not so coincidental There is a fishing knot that is a bowline with a few wraps on the standing line before sending it down.. giving a little thought to converting the piano to a sub....assuming the box is tuned to help tones from the lower register... [ASSUME might be the operative word here] Mounting a driver in or to the sound board may be the go... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 51 minutes ago, grasshopper said: There is a fishing knot I can tie a fishing knot; but I don't know the name of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, DizRotus said: Sailors and alcohol? I’m shocked. Here in downtown Victoria, there's a wall with an odd railing on it. The stone wall is about 200 feet long and roughly waist high, which had seemed plenty safe for a long time. If you went over the wall, you would fall six metres (about three storeys) to the pavement of the parking lot below. I don't believe anyone had fallen there. Occasionally, big US Navy and Coast Guard ships stop by for a day or two, including Nimitz class carriers that carry 6,000 sailors. Many of the crew enjoy some shore leave, of course, and I've seen the Shore Patrol members (constables?) wandering around downtown in pairs, presumably on the lookout for unruly sailors. After the third US sailor fell over the wall within six months, this time sustaining fatal head injuries, the special double-row railing was installed. It features a typical top rail, plus another rail that's further out, so even if a tall person tips over the top inner rail, the outboard rail will catch him. I don't believe there have been any falls since, fatal or otherwise. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/american-sailor-dies-in-victoria-1.537212 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, grasshopper said: giving a little thought to converting the piano to a sub... watch this 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 19 minutes ago, Islander said: Here in downtown Victoria, there's a wall with an odd railing on it. The stone wall is about 200 feet long and roughly waist high, which had seemed plenty safe for a long time. If you went over the wall, you would fall six metres (about three storeys) to the pavement of the parking lot below. I don't believe anyone had fallen there. Occasionally, big US Navy and Coast Guard ships stop by for a day or two, including Nimitz class carriers that carry 6,000 sailors. Many of the crew enjoy some shore leave, of course, and I've seen the Shore Patrol members (constables?) wandering around downtown in pairs, presumably on the lookout for unruly sailors. After the third US sailor fell over the wall within six months, this time sustaining fatal head injuries, the special double-row railing was installed. It features a typical top rail, plus another rail that's further out, so even if a tall person tips over the top inner rail, the outboard rail will catch him. I don't believe there have been any falls since, fatal or otherwise. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/american-sailor-dies-in-victoria-1.537212 America thanks it’s neighbor to the North for erecting special fencing in order to corral our drunken citizens (whatever the persuasion, civilian or military). A well deserved toast 🥃🍺🍻🥂🍹🍾🍷😉 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Fishing Knots: Definitive Guide [7 Essential Knots + Tips] (fishingpioneer.com) Got the smoker working with a pork shoulder, 88c lb. With mustard greens and black eyed peas should make a dandy New Years Day feast. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 four of us walking around some town one night all drunk (allegedly). dead of winter and freezing cold. walking across this bridge and we're talking about how if you fell in the river you'd die. one guy said you wouldn't. About 20 yards later, I turn around and this guy is halfway over the bridge rail. the rest of us run back and grab him. He wanted to prove that you could fall in and survive. he fought; but we had him by the arms and legs and started carrying him back to the ship. he's kicking and screaming and cop pulls up, I told him that our friend had too much to drink and we're taking him home. cop says "just don't hurt him." next morning, there is a puddle of puke next to his rack. we told him to clean it up and he said he didn't do it. we knew he did and demanded that he be the one to clean it up. he tried to say that he was sound asleep then woke up and someone came in the room and threw a pizza. "okay, buddy ... YOU get to clean up the pizza then." oh, the good ol days. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Fishing Knots: Definitive Guide [7 Essential Knots + Tips] (fishingpioneer.com) Got the smoker working with a pork shoulder, 88c lb. With mustard greens and black eyed peas should make a dandy New Years Day feast. Hangman's Knot appears to be the one that I use. your meal sounds good. never had black eyed peas though. I love greens though ... particularly collard greens. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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