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Post by RufusScorpius on Aug 6, 2020 18:56:07 GMT
And all of us here collect swords to some degree. So that makes us a bit weird around the edges from the start...no?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2020 19:43:07 GMT
Somewhat but more of a monkey wrench in terms of watchmaking. I scooped up a lot of 1950s incabloc 17j for a few years and I have a passion for older Seiko watches. I tend to wear just one though and it is in the top row between the huge dial Citizen eco drive and the small gold Seiko 66. That primary watch is a 1968 Sealion case that has gone through a few changes from its original M88 6106 movement to currently a 1969 6119 movement. Now on a mesh strap. I honestly prefer the lighter and moderately sized wristwatches. It is an old photo and more have come in since. Last in an Orient world timer. For the longest time I was wearing a corroded small late 1950s Westclox bumper automatic that loses 5 minutes a day. I love that thing. I also used fool around with musical alarm clocks from that 1950s-1960s period. I have a large box filled with them I have not recently unpacked. I have a hankering to get back to model trains and steam models but there just isn't space set up for them. Maybe a Z scale briefcase Too many hobbies Cheers GC I love older Seiko watches. My daily watch is an old Seiko. I recently got my first Vostok. We should start a watch thread. I have waaay too many watches. Just like swords, knives, jackets, guns and guitars.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2020 19:49:02 GMT
I'm down to my Harmony Rocket (Silvertone-Sears Best) and my passed younger brother's Giannini. Much of my guitars and electronics went to my nephew, I keep a Fender Princeton amp out in this condo life. Last performances in Harvard Square, some time go (a different life).
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Aug 6, 2020 22:16:36 GMT
Not a problem for me because that's pretty much why I haven't been coming here for awhile. Can't understand and don't want to get involved with peoples obsession with the Wingding Virus. That's FaceBook stuff.
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Post by zabazagobo on Aug 6, 2020 22:27:39 GMT
I really admire the direction this thread took. Thanks, everyone. Right there with you, Gunnar Wolfgard
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Post by MOK on Aug 7, 2020 0:52:12 GMT
Everyone, absolutely everyone worth knowing is a weirdo in some way. And, from what I've personally seen, sword nerd forums are actually downright idyllic compared to some other hobbies like knitting or model trains... *shudder*
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Post by Lord Newport on Aug 7, 2020 1:20:01 GMT
Everyone, absolutely everyone worth knowing is a weirdo in some way. And, from what I've personally seen, sword nerd forums are actually downright idyllic compared to some other hobbies like knitting or model trains... *shudder* Model trains? Really? I had no idea...
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Post by Curtis_Louis on Aug 7, 2020 13:39:36 GMT
I'm down to my Harmony Rocket (Silvertone-Sears Best) and my passed younger brother's Giannini. Much of my guitars and electronics went to my nephew, I keep a Fender Princeton amp out in this condo life. Last performances in Harvard Square, some time go (a different life). Cool pic! I've always wanted to play one of those Dan Armstrongs. I'm assuming (based on the guitars in the pic) that your Princeton is also vintage?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2020 18:54:51 GMT
The Armstrong pictured was produced summer/early fall 1970. I was briefly a caretaker winter 1970/1971 and the owner more or less disappeared from my circle about 1973. In 1976, I found myself with some extra cash and went shopping and found the same guitar through the Wanted Ads. I knew it from the number and accessories (3 pickups). www.danarmstrong.org/menu.htmlThe last of the Schaller tuners (smooooooth) and thick neck. Fingering easy right up to the 24th fret and uber sustain. The weight was close to the heavier Les Pauls. Trippy in that see through meant what you wear is what you see. I sold it in 2016 and honestly don't really miss it. My favorites in that grouping shown (from the 1990s) were mostly bargain buys and a couple of them were very inexpensive in their day. The Rockets (Harmony H54) are being reproduced. The Princeton Reverb is mid 1960s and technically belongs to a cousin who had lost interest when his brother left it on for long enough to lose a chassis ground. I soldered that back on and it is still forever young but could use its capacitors redone and a new speaker if it was a loud daily driver. It currently takes a long time to warm up the caps and reduce the hum. Fine for my current situation and the Rocket rests against my desk unplugged anyway. Here with the Kay Deluxe. Those two and the baby Regal (back row) were my street troubadour favorites. The H54 will be with me forever. I miss the Regal as a guitar that has incredible action and tone. From Harvard Square, 1994 ish The mandolin partner is an old friend I had met in auto garages during the 1970s and 1980s during my years as a mechanic. I spent a few years working/drinking part time with him, off and on during some later (for me) Autocross and SCCA builds. A short lived zydeco band that left the two of us playing on the streets of the Sq and a few gigs. The earlier blues band was part of the growth for Annie, of Paul Rishell and Annie Raines. The days of Deerfield MA and pig roasts at the bass player's farm (that one string bass photo). The front man died early 1992 (Leslie McClenddon, Butch, Some Blues by Butch). I'm not on the barn stage in this video but the second guitar in this case is Kenny Holladay. I was eating ribs and learning A different moment out there backing Annie during an Evans Shuffle session Yes, cars were a big part of my life as well. My first ride a beat up 1957 Mercedes 220SL. Some years in shops around Boston in the 1970s as a mostly German and British car mechanic, with the Japanese cars coming in later in the game. Cheers GC Attachments:
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Post by MOK on Aug 7, 2020 19:56:16 GMT
Everyone, absolutely everyone worth knowing is a weirdo in some way. And, from what I've personally seen, sword nerd forums are actually downright idyllic compared to some other hobbies like knitting or model trains... *shudder* Model trains? Really? I had no idea... Oh, man, if you thought people around here get shirty about certain manufacturers, hooooooooooooooo boy!
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Post by RufusScorpius on Aug 7, 2020 20:46:09 GMT
My model trains are running 1:1 scale these days. They're just like the smaller ones, only slightly less expensive
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