Tom Wanderer wrote: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:23 am Speaking of Harmony...

Half an hour ago I picked up an early 60s Harmony lap steel, DeArmond pickup. $80 from a dude on Craigslist. It's the version with the chrome ashtray instead of the big black Harmony branded one. Just like this;

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=308164

It also has an AP&M Co. brass slide nut fitted over the plastic one. It's a beauty. Just a little of the copper paint flaking off at the butt end. Can't wait to hear how it sounds!

Bubber wrote: That's rad. Congrats. Livestream that shit

offal wrote: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:57 am

penningtron wrote: Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:10 am Don't feel too bad about struggling with floor toms, I do too. I even watch instructional videos on YT and think those floor toms sound bad half the time. I really can't stand the 'boooow' pitchy effect, which is theoretically supposed to go away if the bottom head is tuned tighter than the top. But I often still hear it, and often add a little tape to the bottom head to minimize it without over deadening.

That always drove me kind of nuts as well. I started getting much better results putting a coated single-ply on the resonant side, then following my normal tuning protocol (resonant head tuned consonant to batter, or up a third, depending on what worked better for the situation).

Mason wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 10:10 am Went yesterday to what appeared to be a music gear flea market, but was mostly an estate sale with just one guy's massive collection.
Walked away with:
– Roland D10 synth w/ case
– No-name/homemade 1x15 guitar cab, loaded although I need to crack it open to see what the speaker is
– Peavey Audition Chorus—who doesn't need a 2x6 combo
– two Premier rack toms, UK-made, kind of ugly psychedelic wrap but tagged as $10 for the pair (these were not part of the estate sale but belonged to the hosting venue—as I was picking them up to examine them the main venue guy rushed over to shout "those belonged to Mac DeMarco!")

$320 altogether!