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    Elderly Instruments purchase, is this normal?

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    Posted

    I'm nobody in this discussion, but it sounds like the banjo is a great one, and you have now formed a relationship with the builder.

    See what the Elderly cats have to offer, and do your best to hang onto that one-of-a-kind hand-built banjo.
    They are just the middle-men, but they do bear some responsibility for their marketing.

    I wouldn't want to make them bleed, so much as make them show you some respectful consideration.

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    Elderly Instruments purchase, is this normal?

    in The Gibson Lounge

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    I have no experience dealing with Elderly Instruments, but:

    1. The banjo sounds like a keeper

    and,
    2. A phone call to the management at Elderly Instruments won't hurt one bit.
    I would call them and ask is it normal for them to sell a five year old instrument as new.
    They may be able to offer some elucidation that will make you feel better about the whole thing.

    🙂

    PS  My wife (back then, my girlfriend) surprised me with a nice Hawaiian-made ukulele for my birthday in 1998.
    A delightful and unexpected gift!
    Your wife is a jewel for getting you that banjo.

    😃

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    Is this an AI Review of an Epiphone Casino?

    in The Gibson Lounge

    Posted · Edited by sparquelito

    It's definitely a computer-generated voice.
    Not a real human speaking there.

    As far as the content, or the words being spoken by the digital narrator, it's tough to say.
    Might be considered AI, in that it's most likely words spoken by a program, originally typed in by a human.

    Here's how Bert (the youTube channel there is Burt's Guitar Channel) introduces himself:

    "Helping bedroom guitar enthusiasts to choose guitar and gears. Providing personal experience + summarized YouTube reviews so you can have more time enjoying your guitar instead of watching YT reviews that repeats 80% of information. I might use AI voice for smooth info delivery. Hope to hear from you. Thanks!"

    I am thinking that Burt doesn't like the sound or timbre of his own speaking voice.

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    Did you know . . . ?

    in The Gibson Lounge

    Posted · Edited by sparquelito

    Did you know that the "W" in 10W-40 or 5W-30 motor oil designation doesn't stand for weight?

    The W  actually refers to ‘Winter’.

    The viscosity of motor oil is subject to temperature change. A single viscosity rate (SAE 30 for instance) only represents the flow of oil when heated, but doesn't address the need to start your car on a cold winter morning. The oil will flow more slowly, which is different to when it’s heated, so this viscosity rating is important too.

    The number before ‘W’ represents the viscosity at engine startup, while the number following the ‘W’ represents the viscosity during engine operation.

    I'm gonna shut up now.

    😐

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    Jim Ladd... RIP

    in The Gibson Lounge

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    Rest in peace, good and talented man.

    I used to listen to KLOS any time I was visiting Bakersfield.
    Fell in love with Mark And Brian the first trip out there 1995, and was blessed to be able to listen to Jim Ladd the second time around, in 1997.

    🙂

    The "Just got in from a gig" thread.....

    in The Gibson Lounge

    Posted · Edited by sparquelito

    Just got done unloading and unpacking from a gig.
    Spend most of yesterday loading in and sound-checking, and all day today playing a large Christmas party (350 to 500 people, at various times, in a huge aviation hangar) and then loading out.

    Sore as a runned-over dog.

    I'm 64.
    Is everything supposed to hurt this bad?

    🫤

    Post script.
    I did save a lot of wear and tear on my back by leaving the amp and Shure 57 at home.

    Pedal board directly into the PA mixer.
    *boom*  Easy money.

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