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Handmade Tahitian Ukulele #10 "Violinoid"
Violin (SUZUKI 1979) body,bridge and tailpiece.
Agathis neck.
Ebony fingerboard.
Cattle Bone nut.
8 fluorocarbon fishing line strings.
Gear pegs.
18 frets.
414mm scale.
Sound test video
Handmade Ukulele #Test0
Acrylic body and soundboard.
Fluorocarbon line strings.
8 frets.
412mm scale.
Sound test video
A surround sound test captured using two Zoom H1 X-Y recorders in an arrangement that gives me front left, front right from one recorder (horizontal, pointing at scene); and centre and rear surround (vertical, pointing at sky, display side facing left). This gives me four channels, held on two stereo channels. I tried various ways of mixing the four channels into 5.1, either in fcpx, with lpx, or via Audacity splitting stereo channels into discrete mono channels and mixing those. Many of the results gave me either mono or two channel mono within fcpx sitting within a 5.1 channel set, when the 5.1 surround synchronised clips were then placed in a project. In the end I settled on producing a LRCS quadrophonic set from the Zoom channels, by splitting and recombining within Audacity and exporting as a four channel AIFF in the LRCS channel order. It has to be synced in fcpx and exported first though, as the two recorders have no way of syncing their results otherwise.
The video on this was shot on a Panasonic HC-V720 camcorder, sat still on the ground. It was shot on the 13th of May 2014, down at Royal Albert Dock overlooking London City Airport (LCY).
No Sound. Testing out my new Fujifilm and the highspeed recording feature. Still learning the features. I think i forgot to turn off Image stabilizing when on the tripod. You get so caught up on the moment with these owls because you never know if they are will turn and head right for you.
Handmade Tahitian Ukulele #10 "Violinoid"
Violin (SUZUKI 1979) body,bridge and tailpiece.
Agathis neck.
Ebony fingerboard.
Cattle Bone nut.
8 fluorocarbon fishing line strings.
Gear pegs.
18 frets.
414mm scale.
Sound test video
Satsop is an unfinished Nuclear Power Plant, which commenced construction in 1977 and was stopped in 1983 after a $961,000,000
budget overrun, at only 76% completion. It was maintained, for 11 years, until 1994, when it was finally canceled & in 1995, it was eventually turned Business Park.
Business seem to come and go, but ultimately the place offers a physically strong building built to withstand the force of a nuclear reactor overload and teh impact of a full speed Boeing 747 impact, and with that come some added bonuses like perfectly silent acoustics where one part of the main reactor room has been transformed into a sound testing facility.
Because of the budgetary screwup the common name for Satsop is "whoops", an acronym; WPPSS (Washington Public Power Supply System).
A replica of the English Stonehenge sits on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River in Washington. It was the first memorial to honor U.S. soldiers killed in World War I.
This Stonehenge is the creation, not of Druids, but of Sam Hill, a dreamer and entrepreneur who founded the Maryhill community along the shores of the Columbia in the early 1900s.
Memorial Honors Local Fallen Soldiers
Back then it was generally believed the English Stonehenge was built for human sacrifice. Hill believed that war was mankind’s greatest sacrifice. Thus he built his own Stonehenge to honor Klickitat County soldiers who died in World War I. Plaques bearing the names of the 13 soldiers killed in this war are attached to the inner circle of pillars.
Located in Klickitat County in southcentral Washington, Stonehenge was dedicated in 1918, but not completed until 1930. Hill died shortly after that and is buried on a hillside about 50 feet below his Stonehenge. A few hundred yards to the north is a newer memorial, this one bearing the names of local soldiers killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
The dedication plaque at this Stonehenge reads:
In memory of the soldiers of Klickitat County who gave their lives in defense of their country. This monument is erected in the hope that others inspired by the example of their valor and their heroism may share in that love of liberty and burn with that fire of patriotism which death can alone quench.
While made of concrete, instead of stone, Washington’s Stonehenge is sufficiently similar to the real thing that British researchers from the University of Huddersfield descended upon Maryhill in July 2008 to conduct sound tests, in an effort to determine how sounds worked in that ancient English formation.
Views of Mighty Columbia Are Stunning
The English Stonehenge sits on a plain. Washington’s Stonehenge, on the other hand, sits on a high bluff which offers commanding views of the Columbia River Gorge for miles and miles. The small community of Maryhill is located below the bluff. This community is made up mainly of orchards which operate fruit stands in the summer.
Washington’s Stonehenge is located on Highway 14, about a mile east of the junction with Highway 97. It is visible from both roads, but the entrance is on Highway 14. Stonehenge is open year-round; there is no admission charge, except for special activities sponsored by Maryhill Museum of Art. The museum schedules plays, poetry readings and other activities during its open season, which runs from March 15 to November 15.
This Stonehenge Is Part of Maryhill Museum Complex
The American Stonehenge is part of the Maryhill Museum of Art complex. The Maryhill Museum is located three miles to the west on Highway 14. Highway 14 runs parallel to Interstate 84 in Oregon. Freeway travelers should exit at Biggs Junction, then cross the Sam Hill Bridge on Highway 97 to connect with Highway 14. Maryhill is located about 12 miles south of Goldendale, Washington, the nearest town of any size.
Highway 14 in Washington State is both desolate and stunning. On one side are golden rolling hills filled with orchards, crops and wind farms. On the other side is a verdant valley through which the mighty Columbia flows.
Tucked into the middle of all of this scenery in the tiny town of Maryhill, Washington sits Washington State’s very own Stonehenge.
Built in the early 1900s by Sam Hill (what in the Sam Hill? Yeah - that guy) as a memorial to WWI soldiers from Klickitat County who died in the war, Washington’s Stonehenge is a full-sized, near exact replica of the original. Walking through its symmetrical layout and peeking at the crops that show between its pillars, one almost expects to see a crop circle.
The drive and the views are gorgeous. The wind is ferocious (hence the wind generators, I suppose). If you need more than scenery and a roadside oddity, you can also stop in Maryhill and visit the Maryhill Winery and Maryhill Museum, which is Sam Hill’s former mansion on the Columbia. The museum is (as many mansions are) rumored to be haunted.
My son, Jason, is the reason I have the iPhone X. When I opened the box and saw the earbuds, I told him he could have them as a spare set, because I certainly don't need them, what with me being Deafy McNoHear over here. But something happened...
This is a copy/paste of my Facebook post about it..
While I was fiddling with the settings on the way home [from the cell phone place], I discovered that there's a thing in the sound to change it to "mono sound". So I did. Then I waited till I set up my music (which I did [yesterday]) and then I listened to my "sound test" song. "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen- because of all the harmony and vocalization.
Y'see, I never knew this, but when you listen through headphones/earbuds/pods/tiny satellite dishes on your ears, the sound gets split between the two sides. I discovered this about ten years ago when Kat [my daughter] and I worked in a warehouse together and we were allowed to listen to music with headphones (we weren't driving forklifts or anything). It had been YEARS since I listened through headphones that wasn't a radio station. That's when I discovered that I was missing a bunch of lyrics and music.
So, over the years, I've looked for and found a mono-earbud. They're not overly expensive, mostly made like crap. My most recent purchase was a pack of five for like six bucks.
I sat here, after everything was synced and ready. I put my left earbud in, hit play on "Bohemian Rhapsody" and braced for the inevitable... And I heard it all. All of it. ALL. All the voices. All the music. ALL. OF. IT. Then I got weepy.
It plays in its entirety through both buds instead of splitting it in the "mono sound" setting. I've never had that before. The mono buds almost always have that crappy sound, even if you adjust your sound on your device. And the Apple earbuds sound so much better than the mono-buds I've had in the past.
I've listened to the song through both sides, all the way through, just to check it out before typing all this up. Now I'm just gonna sit here and happy-cry about music. ALL. OF. IT.
Today, I listened to more music and while I didn't happy-cry about it, I was teary-eyed and I did dance while I was cooking dinner. That's when I took this shot in my kitchen, wearing one-half of my Apple iPhone earbuds and listening to music. ALL. OF. IT.
A replica of the English Stonehenge sits on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River in Washington. It was the first memorial to honor U.S. soldiers killed in World War I.
This Stonehenge is the creation, not of Druids, but of Sam Hill, a dreamer and entrepreneur who founded the Maryhill community along the shores of the Columbia in the early 1900s.
Memorial Honors Local Fallen Soldiers
Back then it was generally believed the English Stonehenge was built for human sacrifice. Hill believed that war was mankind’s greatest sacrifice. Thus he built his own Stonehenge to honor Klickitat County soldiers who died in World War I. Plaques bearing the names of the 13 soldiers killed in this war are attached to the inner circle of pillars.
Located in Klickitat County in southcentral Washington, Stonehenge was dedicated in 1918, but not completed until 1930. Hill died shortly after that and is buried on a hillside about 50 feet below his Stonehenge. A few hundred yards to the north is a newer memorial, this one bearing the names of local soldiers killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
The dedication plaque at this Stonehenge reads:
In memory of the soldiers of Klickitat County who gave their lives in defense of their country. This monument is erected in the hope that others inspired by the example of their valor and their heroism may share in that love of liberty and burn with that fire of patriotism which death can alone quench.
While made of concrete, instead of stone, Washington’s Stonehenge is sufficiently similar to the real thing that British researchers from the University of Huddersfield descended upon Maryhill in July 2008 to conduct sound tests, in an effort to determine how sounds worked in that ancient English formation.
Views of Mighty Columbia Are Stunning
The English Stonehenge sits on a plain. Washington’s Stonehenge, on the other hand, sits on a high bluff which offers commanding views of the Columbia River Gorge for miles and miles. The small community of Maryhill is located below the bluff. This community is made up mainly of orchards which operate fruit stands in the summer.
Washington’s Stonehenge is located on Highway 14, about a mile east of the junction with Highway 97. It is visible from both roads, but the entrance is on Highway 14. Stonehenge is open year-round; there is no admission charge, except for special activities sponsored by Maryhill Museum of Art. The museum schedules plays, poetry readings and other activities during its open season, which runs from March 15 to November 15.
This Stonehenge Is Part of Maryhill Museum Complex
The American Stonehenge is part of the Maryhill Museum of Art complex. The Maryhill Museum is located three miles to the west on Highway 14. Highway 14 runs parallel to Interstate 84 in Oregon. Freeway travelers should exit at Biggs Junction, then cross the Sam Hill Bridge on Highway 97 to connect with Highway 14. Maryhill is located about 12 miles south of Goldendale, Washington, the nearest town of any size.
Highway 14 in Washington State is both desolate and stunning. On one side are golden rolling hills filled with orchards, crops and wind farms. On the other side is a verdant valley through which the mighty Columbia flows.
Tucked into the middle of all of this scenery in the tiny town of Maryhill, Washington sits Washington State’s very own Stonehenge.
Built in the early 1900s by Sam Hill (what in the Sam Hill? Yeah - that guy) as a memorial to WWI soldiers from Klickitat County who died in the war, Washington’s Stonehenge is a full-sized, near exact replica of the original. Walking through its symmetrical layout and peeking at the crops that show between its pillars, one almost expects to see a crop circle.
The drive and the views are gorgeous. The wind is ferocious (hence the wind generators, I suppose). If you need more than scenery and a roadside oddity, you can also stop in Maryhill and visit the Maryhill Winery and Maryhill Museum, which is Sam Hill’s former mansion on the Columbia. The museum is (as many mansions are) rumored to be haunted.
DRS 66422 with TransPennine 68026 'Enterprise' on the rear Passes Needham Market working 6Z69 Sizewell - Stowmarket with 20 JNA Wagons after a couple of days Sound testing on the Sizewell branch - 6th August 2020
Handmade Tahitian Ukulele #10 "Violinoid"
Violin (SUZUKI 1979) body,bridge and tailpiece.
Agathis neck.
Ebony fingerboard.
Cattle Bone nut.
8 fluorocarbon fishing line strings.
Gear pegs.
18 frets.
414mm scale.
Sound test video
Stereo sound tests shown on the Crystal Palace transmitter over Christmas after programmes had ended.
On their way back from Poland, my dad got a new sound amplifier for which he built the speakers by himself. We were doing some sound tests for them, when I realised. My parent’s living room, or better said, the room where the guests are welcomed, is decorated with small remains of my existence. There is no constant stream, but small individual pieces, displayed like in a museum which make stand of my life. Just like they get to see me few times a year, in isolated circumstances, moments cut out of time, the same these proofs of me, are standing, millimeters from each other reminding them, and whoever comes to visit that yes, we have a daughter: here is a photo of her and her fiancé, here is a postcard from where she’s been to an island in UK, here is a Christmas card from our in-laws, here is a photo of me, my mother and my sister from almost 40 years ago, here is a candle that our daughter likes, here is a small trinket she received and left behind...
together, asynchronous, pieces of my absence, proof of my existence
300 of 366 :)
Handmade Tahitian Ukulele #1
Japanese Cherry body, soundboard, and bridge.
Acrylic nut.
Fluorocarbon line strings.
12 frets.
412mm scale.
Sound test video
Building Ray Wilson's WSG, with first sound test through Ernie's pedals and amp. Lovely party drone!
Handmade Tahitian Ukulele #10 "Violinoid"
Violin (SUZUKI 1979) body,bridge and tailpiece.
Agathis neck.
Ebony fingerboard.
Cattle Bone nut.
8 fluorocarbon fishing line strings.
Gear pegs.
18 frets.
414mm scale.
Sound test video
Handmade Tahitian Ukulele #1
Japanese Cherry body, soundboard, and bridge.
Acrylic nut.
Fluorocarbon line strings.
12 frets.
412mm scale.
Sound test video
1990s era Overland P-1a upgraded to Soundtraxx sound. Test fitting components. Had to remove two stock weights. Area toward ends occupied by cab details. Running qualities are excellent. Dust IS weathering, right?
The first sound test was a success! Everything worked the way I expected. What a relief. I still have to tune it to get full range. It seemed to be heavy towards highs...
Stereo sound tests shown on the Crystal Palace transmitter over Christmas after programmes had ended.
Pheano Science Center Wolfsburg Germany - 2000-2005 - architect Zaha Hadid - Phæno, "The Experimental Landscape" has joined the top ranks of international science museums since its grand opening in November, 2005. The museum has some 250 hands-on experimental stations within its 9,000 square meters of exhibit space. Phæno's building, sculpted from SCC, or self-compacting concrete, as "a covered artificial landscape with undulating hills and valleys" that incorporates "jagged angles, looming curves, fractured planes, and daring protrusions." Zaha Hadid of London was able to realize her architectural vision after winning an international competition that attracted 23 proposals from major architects in eight countries. The project, including an underground parking garage and a bridge link to the city, cost €79 million and required 4½ years to build. The vast interior space is unstructured, for the most part, making it the kind of place where adults and children can wander around freely and sample the exhibits or hands-on experiments that interest them.
Pheano Science Center Wolfsburg Germany - 2000-2005 - architect Zaha Hadid - Phæno, "The Experimental Landscape" has joined the top ranks of international science museums since its grand opening in November, 2005. The museum has some 250 hands-on experimental stations within its 9,000 square meters of exhibit space. Phæno's building, sculpted from SCC, or self-compacting concrete, as "a covered artificial landscape with undulating hills and valleys" that incorporates "jagged angles, looming curves, fractured planes, and daring protrusions." Zaha Hadid of London was able to realize her architectural vision after winning an international competition that attracted 23 proposals from major architects in eight countries. The project, including an underground parking garage and a bridge link to the city, cost €79 million and required 4½ years to build. The vast interior space is unstructured, for the most part, making it the kind of place where adults and children can wander around freely and sample the exhibits or hands-on experiments that interest them.
Handmade Tahitian Ukulele #2
Japanese Cherry body, soundboard, and bridge.
Acrylic nut.
Fluorocarbon line strings.
12 frets.
344mm scale.
Sound test video
Number 13. Always Tell Your Wife. The Pleasure Garden. The Mountain Eagle. The Lodger. The Ring. Downhill. Easy Virtue. The Farmer's Wife. Champagne. Blackmail. The Manxman. Sound Test for Blackmail. Murder! Mary. Juno and the Paycock. Elstree Calling. An Elastic Affair. The Skin Game. Rich and Strange. Number Seventeen. Waltzes from Vienna. The Man Who Knew Too Much. The 39 Steps. Secret Agent. Sabotage. Young and Innocent. The Lady Vanishes. Jamaica Inn. The House Across the Bay. Rebecca. Foreign Correspondent. Mr & Mrs Smith. Suspicion. Saboteur. Shadow of a Doubt. Lifeboat. Bon Voyage. Aventure malgache. Watchtower Over Tomorrow. Spellbound. Notorious. The Paradine Case. Rope. Under Capricorn. Stage Fright. Strangers on a Train. I Confess. Dial M for Murder. Rear Window. To Catch a Thief. Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The Trouble with Harry. The Man Who Knew Too Much. The Wrong Man. Suspicion. Vertigo. North by Northwest. Startime. Psycho. The Birds. Marnie. Torn Curtain. Topaz. Frenzy. Family Plot.
Caught in a loud place. You can hear that the micro is not able to capture a proper sound in a loudy place.
Handmade Ukulele #6
Paulownia veneer box body.
Japanese Ash neck.
Ebony fingerboard.
Japanese Cherry bridge.
18 frets.
381.2mm scale.
Sound test video
Sound test (Vinay) with a calibrated decibel meter about 8 feet from the booth. Even in the highest octave, it sounds like a regular conversation outside the booth. Quiet apartment 40 dB, medium-soft conversation outside 60-65 dB. Inside the booth Vinay is singing at concert volume. Regular octave 55 dB, higher octave 65 dB.
Handmade Ukulele #6
Paulownia veneer box body.
Japanese Ash neck.
Ebony fingerboard.
Japanese Cherry bridge.
18 frets.
381.2mm scale.
Sound test video
Drum kit set up for sound testing in the studio. the room's going to need some attenuation! Getting there though...
Handmade Tahitian Ukulele #5
Agathis body, and soundboard.
Ebony fingerboard.
Japanese Cherry bridge.
Acrylic nut.
Fluorocarbon line strings.
12 frets.
381.2mm scale.
Sound test video
Stereo sound tests shown on the Crystal Palace transmitter over Christmas after programmes had ended.
Stereo sound tests shown on the Crystal Palace transmitter over Christmas after programmes had ended.
Try this in Youtube: youtu.be/Ov_63GHPrIw Surround sound test using surround capture rig: two Zoom H1 recorders mounted as you see in the first frames of the video. You should be able to hear this in 5.1 surround sound, if you've got the requisite gear.
Handmade Tahitian Ukulele #1
Japanese Cherry body, soundboard, and bridge.
Acrylic nut.
Fluorocarbon line strings.
12 frets.
412mm scale.
Sound test video
Handmade Tahitian Ukulele #1
Japanese Cherry body, soundboard, and bridge.
Acrylic nut.
Fluorocarbon line strings.
12 frets.
412mm scale.
Sound test video
Handmade Tahitian Ukulele #2
Japanese Cherry body, soundboard, and bridge.
Acrylic nut.
Fluorocarbon line strings.
12 frets.
344mm scale.
Sound test video
Around '86 I think.
Wine glass on desk?
The 'Supervisory Engineer' sign was nicked from Elstree when BBC took it over, its ex ITV, ATV?
Handmade Tahitian Ukulele #1
Japanese Cherry body, soundboard, and bridge.
Acrylic nut.
Fluorocarbon line strings.
12 frets.
412mm scale.
Sound test video