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I have seen some nice ones that have a contemporary look with reasonably bright halogen lamps. I would like a small black one that is very flexible, but I can't find one for sale anyplace. Any suggestions?
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I have been using one for many years. It is powered by two AA batteries. It is black, and is actually made to attach to the inside of the dust cover. It has a "tilt-on" option, where it will turn on when it is tipped a certain way. This is so it will turn on when you lift up the dustcover and turn off when the dustcover is down (if you put it down to play the record).I have never used it on a dustcover, but do attach it to the inside of my rack above the turntable. It isn't very bright, but certainly bright enough to change a record, etc. I wouldn't be able to change out a cartridge by this light, though.
It is very solidly made, and I have used this one for about 25 years.
Dick Schneiders
for $6.99 ...
- http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15579&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=10788&langId=-1&parentCats=15579*15762*15767 (Open in New Window)
Check out Little Lites, they're great. I use one for my TT.FWIW..The Halogen lamp has about a 5 year life under normal use.
Is gray the next black?Check out the IKEA KABY clamp spotlight ($12.99). Really sets the mood for those late-night sessions!
Dex
I had to defer to WAF and bought a small desklamp from Ikea.. but it's no good as I get a loud POP when I switch it off and on.. anyone have a solution this (unfortunately, it's plugged into the same circuit as my equipment)
Light off an old dual turntable? The strobe light isnt actually a strobe light and it doesnt look to bad. Just a thought. B
nothing like options.
One of those little "Tensor" desk lamps with a gooseneck. Bought it for a buck. Works like a charm.Bobbo :-)
No noise to the system and a hands-free operation. Perfect for us clumsy vinyl lovers!Brian
I've have these (doctor's office style) gooseneck floor lamps in my music room.(well I did until they went into long term storage.)
Next to my TT I have the model with light and magnifier lens. I found that both lamp& magnifier are worth their weight in gold for TT use. Expensive but well woth it.
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The trouble with doing nothing, is that you can't tell when you are finished.
to intall 2 steel girders in the floor (ceiling). A theatrical engineer team the ran the 4 220 volt lines needed for the 500 inch klieg light I had bought second hand from a circus that had gone out of business.As this klieg light is rated to deliver 12.7 times the light generated by our sun, I can easily see scratches on LPs I'd never noticed before. The only problem is that I had to buy a very large hydraulic jack as I can switch the damned thing off by jumping, grabbing hold of the switch lever and allowing my weight to turn the light off, but need a strong hydraulic jack to turn it on...it's a damned hassle!
I can place the stylus down on an exact point! The other day I wanted to hear whether there was any sibilance when the "f" in We Won't Get Fooled Again" was voiced. It was no problem to find and place the stylus on that exact spot on the record!
I highly recommend this as its cost was quite reasonable. The total was only $138,000, hell I stole it from my friend's kid's piggy bank! He said I could do it if I got the project finished...he didn't think I could.
It does stress the A/C system...I guess I will have to upgrade that, too!
...If the system works well with my Kandinsky's and Destael's. If not, maybe your guys can devise another solution? It's a bit over budget, too. There is only 100K left in my trust this month, and we were planning to visit Istanbul for lunch on Thursday. Would it be possible to pay those guys in thirty days? Maybe you could pay a small 25% deposit, and I'll pay the remainder when they finish. I give you the deposit money back, if you remind me at Ribfest, assuming we are in the country then. OK?
chomp the stogy and gently touch the tip against the surface of the sun.this really works!
nt
I've got a few extra 1000 watt HID lights I could use. They have switchable ballasts which allow me to run either Metal Halide or High Pressure Sodium lamps.The Metal Halide lamps emit more blue light - bright and highly detailed. I prefer these for rock and electronica. Some feel they bleach things out too much with one dimensional imagery, stark contrasts and harsh transients between illuminated areas and shadows.
The High Pressure Sodium's have more reds in their spectrum for a smoother, warmer, holographic presentation. Many critics believe they create an inaccurate image of the actual event, but if it looks good, who cares? Skin tones are awesome in this light- they tend to smooth over blemishes, creating a very fluid, sensual image that draws you into the room.
Unfortunately the ballasts on these suckers hum loudly, making clicks and pops in my system.
I've been considering switching to the new digital ballasts (Perfect light forever?) as they run more efficiently and generate less heat.
But should I really switch to digital just to eliminate a bit of background noise?
Mike, You forgot the part about the light melting vinyl if left on more than 3 seconds.
HenryCogito Ergo Spud
system I had installed into the VPI, changing it to a liquid-nitro bearing assembly. That was the main reason I had the light installed in the first place; every time I put on or flipped an LP I darn near froze to death!Sorry about not mentioning that I'd had that done!
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"Oklahoma is the Cultural Center of the Universe." - Hoyt Axton
I was recently in the tool section at Home Depot. Saw a mini-flashlight with a long flexible goose-neck. Battery operated. LED light. 10 inches long. Has a small clamp on one side. I think it was $3.99!!The clamp JUST fits on the edge of my Merrill Heirloom. I clamp it in place during the listening session, and it has just the right amount of light. End of session, I remove the light, straighten the neck, and store it beside the table. Dustcover fits right back in place.
Dave
Wow that's exactlly what I discovered and did tonight! Amazing, great inmates think alike...
The "Little Lamps" look pretty interesting, especially the LED option. That whetted my appetite so I googled with "LED light" as key words. All kinds of interesting links popped up. The one above is called a "Nightspot LED reading lamp" by its makers. Price isn't too bad. I'm also seeing 12v LED lamps and I'm finding a variety of fixtures for holding these. Cool topic. Glad you posted this.thanks,
-STeve
It looks very squared away indeed, and that's an entirely reasonable price as well.
Regards FredJ
i use the classic clamp on adjustable desk lamp. you know... one of those adjustable spring-balance lamps you can get at any office store for like $10. works great.i used a halogen lamp for a while. but it made a pretty loud pop through my speakers when it was swtiched on/off.
if you live near an IKEA they have an amazing selection of lamps.
- http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?prodCatType=2&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&productId=12749 (Open in New Window)
After looking at the links, I am considering getting the right angle XLR mount High Intensity Littlelite. That way I can incorporate it into the base of my Lenco project, so that it turns on with the turntable. It will get no dimmer, but a straight 12VDC connection. I'm toying with the idea, and I believe it would be a feasible one.
But for safety's sake, before hooking the light up I'd use a multimeter to check the current of the Lenco circuit you'll be drawing from and confirm your light can handle the amps, and I'd also confirm the voltage is really 12vdc too (old parts can fail, it might be more).If it looks like it all might be too much for your choosen light to handle, you could always stick a high wattage flameproof resistor in the circuit.
However, please do be careful, you don't want to burn your fingers or anything else. Cheers and good luck. Let us know how it turns out; I might want to try this on my Lenco too.
...will be like none you have ever seen. For example, no Lenco ever made has a 12VDC source, except mine. Power is not an issue, but aesthetics are.
Of course. I should have realized. A separate DC circuit for the lamp is the best approach.Sounds very interesting and I can't wait to see what the result is. Best of luck. Cheers.
I've had about enough of the 60's.It is time to get back to abnormal again.
... why don't you just get a $9.99 12VDC halogen Flex Light from Radio Shack? A lot of money saved, and it's already meant for the current you are going to feed it. Sure it's terminated for the "cigarette lighter" outlet in your car, but changing the termination of a light cord sounds a lot less daunting than your average audio DIY project.Sorry if I'm missing any drawback that would be ovious to sophisticated DIY-ers!
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Go, Muffin!
"I got a spot that gets me hot....and you ain't been to it"!!I luv the background vocals on this cut.
kenster
" Well, I roped and stroked untill my wrist got numb "Doesn't it seem ironic that a great little ditty like this or
"The Illinois Enama bandit" Got almost no airplay with the exception of a few College and Underground Stations, but Drek, Dross and Drivel like "We built this city on Rock and Roll" and a zillion other hideously insipid tunes have eroded our brains away for decades :-( HRRUMPH !
"Well, I roped and stroked untill my wrist got numb "I believe he says "I poked and I stroked till my wrist got numb but I still did'nt hear no dynamo hum"
"Has anyone seen my Zircon encrusted tweezers?
cheers
Those Zircon encrusted Tweezers were wielded by a mental toss flycoon ;-)
Very sharp young man.I was about to correct you but he does indeed say "mental toss flycoon ;-)" in the song.
"Raisin' it up...waxin' it down....gonna sell it in a little store in the center of town"
"Yippeyiyokiyeah"
FZ rules,
kenster
Once in the early 80's,I found myself running 2 drilling rigs for an engineering consulting outfit out of Chicago, the Job entailed test boring on the earthen portions of Hydro electric dams on the Missouri river,in the dakota's, the workers were all seemingly dirt bags most of them right out of the joint, it was a non union out fit
and the kind of employment where they don't ask questions and you don't need a Social security card, and I'd come tto the realization
that I'd been given the job based on my previous military and marial arts experience rather than my academic credentials.
it was Jan. it was approx. 20 below the wind was gusting to 35 knots and I was feeling about as dejected and despondent as it's possible for me to feel, when I realized I was hearing " the Poodle bites it, the Poodle chews it" despite the cacopheny of wind and the Diesel engine, it turned out to be coming from one of the roughnecks and we ended up doing a duo of "Dirty Love" at the top of our lungs, which immediately dispelled the Kafkaesque existensial Din, I had found a kindred spirit ! in the middle of nowhere, and there ain't all that many of us.I worship FZ !
Regards Fred
"Give me that dirty love.....Like a tacky little pamphlet in your daddy's bottom drawer"Incredible story...and you have my utmost respect. My appreciation for FZ came about when a lost friend of mine played FZ one night and my life was changed. Who woulda thunk music could be so creative but carry a levity as to be so memorable.
"Whip me up some dragon lotion for your dirty love"Best Regards,
kenster
KensterSadly it seems many folks have really robbed themselves a great deal by being thrown off by some of Frank's obvious cynicsm
or seemingly sophomoric lyrical excesses, and as a result never really listened
to FZ, which is a damn shame because FZ has to be not only one of the most killer jazz guitarists ever, but has had some of the best
most accomplished and sympatico bandmates and ofttimes amazing synergy, but he is IMHO one of a handful of serious American Geniuses, Musical and otherwise Aaron Copeland etc.
FZ's writing brilliance is incredible in so many ways, and his integrity
is unparalled, he's never sold out in the least !
I haven't always found all of FZ's stuff immediately accessable
as I'm anything but well versed in Classical or jazz but I've eventually come to appreciate and truly love pretty much everything
he's done.Aside from all that FZ was also a very fine human being, ever hear the story of his motive for firing Lowell George and Roy Estrada ?
Kind regards Fred
Agree 100%. His guitar prowess is amazing and as you mention..the caliber of his backup musicians is on par with his own talent.I have played FZ for people and most of them don't get it because as you mentioned, they focus on the lyrics. Those that do connect with it are as amazed as you and I. I still remember the first time I heard Apostraphe/Overnight Sensation.....all I can say is WOW!
The man was a frickin' musical genius in my book!
No I have not heard the story........
kenster
The way I heard it, Frank comes back to the studio one afternoon
and Lowell George and Roy Estrada are there working out the details
on "Willin" which Lowell had recently written, FZ summarily fired them both on the spot, they were quite upset to say the least and came back the next day ostenibly to try to get their gigs with the Mothers back, or at least find out what the deal was ?
and apparently FZ knowing they were less than highly ambitious was convinced that the song Willin was brilliant and proof of Lowell Georges amazing talent and knew he was more than ready for his own Band and with Roy Estrada's talent and his chemistry with Lowell they'd be a surefire success and knew that would never ever happen unless they were essentially forced to, despite the crippling effect of their loss would be to The Mothers. And that was how " Little Feat" came to be.Regards Fred
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I suppose you mean the beginnings of "Little Feat" ?I've heard that story a few times over the years, originally I believe my Uncle Bob Johnston who was an MCI A&R guy and has been in the recording industry for his entire life, and is a walking encyclopaedia of artist and recording minutea.
I'm also a long term Little Feat fan as well as FZ, so I've likely heard the story from a couple of fellow Little Feat afficianado's at different times as well.
It fits right in with FZ's personality and reputation as truly unique egocentric and brilliant artist as well as a fine human being.
I have his recent Biography but haven't had a chance to read it yet, that story may well be addressed in the bio.
Regards Fred
Which one ?
Hell of a story and one I have never heard.Just goes to show that FZ had everybody's interest in mind and not using the available talent to further his own career.
Little Feat was an awesome band and it would have been a shame if the resulting events had not produced such an artistic band.
FZ had vision way beyond what most musicians posses and our musical world is forever in debt to him.
Thanks for story,
kenster
''Just goes to show that FZ had everybody's interest in mind and not using the available talent to further his own career''I had been following Zappa's career for a good while, bought most of his stuff, went to the shows, and read everything I could on him. And as much as I still adore his music, I believe the exact contrary.
When Zappa passed away, Tommy Mars said that, putting together his own band, he was following his ex-boss's advice to "go for the hungry". I am convinced that Zappa was an opportunistic and precisely did used the available talent of anyone who was around to further his own scope (and career obviously). Just a quick overview of the directions his music took precisely when specific key members were in the band should be edifying enough. This doesn't - as long as I don't have any proofs that he went as far as stealing away actual ''written'' material from these members, and I have never seen any - really diminish AFAIAC the masterful music and recordings creator I believe Zappa was. And a lot of those people (I am not referring to George Duke or Jean-Luc Ponty here) WERE the "hungry ones" and certainly benefited from being in such a ''popular'' vehicle as the Mothers (and the band later simply dubbed as "Zappa"), touring regularly and eveything.
So I'd say it was more a symbiosis than anything else.
Like anyone as driven and brilliant Zappa was a obviously very complex individual, but I think if he were primarily commercially or financially motivated he could have easily made geometrically more loot simply by toning down his lyrics, as well as writing music more in line with the current trends at the time.I also think that Musicians are quite often ego driven self absorbed and can even be Prima Donna's and recording industry folks traditionally are at times not unlike a species of Shark of the avaricious ruthless variety and even outright lowlifes on occaison.
I've heard numerous story's where just about any artist is said
to be either a prick or an asshole from different quarters, and I'd imagine envy as well as outright jealousy is often involved, I believe that's why they call them artists, no ? ;-)
''if he were primarily commercially or financially motivated he could have easily made geometrically more loot simply by toning down his lyrics, as well as writing music more in line with the current trends at the time.''I often wondered about this... By his own admission, the single "Big Leg Emma" was marketed with commercial pop in mind!! ...Can we imagine anything as remote from early 1967 pop as Emma?? Then come along Ian Underwood with girlfriend Ruth, and percussionist Art Tripp, and seemingly overnight we're wailing away in vast atonal scapes! I might be wrong but I think that Zappa was just too far away out there and inside his own thing to be REALLY savvy about what was "going on" (WHEN it was going on) in popular music and so be in a position to really have such a choice in the first place... And I'd say in the end his music was just the more zappaesque and precious for it.
...But how come someone as important as Ian Underwood sounds on an album as important as Hot Rats gets credited as one of the instrumentists only?
How come trombonist Bruce Fowler transcribes an improvised guitar solo, then harmonizes it for 3 or 4 horns - thus creating what is for a lot of the fans the musical paroxysm of ''Music for Low Budget Orchestra'' - and not receives credits as arranger? Or co-arranger?...
Same goes for trumpetist Sal Marquez in ''Big Swifty'' (etc? etc?)...
...Hey, this OT thread is bound to take us straight to Zappa's own birthday anniversary after all!!
Didn't Barry Manilow do a cover of Big Leg Emma on his seminal recording "I love so F#@king much I could just Shit LP ?Regards Fred
" She was my steady date until she put on wieght, she used to knock me out until her face broke out "
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nt
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It's an earlier post on this thread.Regards fredJ
do the (female) background vocals on ApostropheGrins
Did'nt mean to dismiss you input but that is very interesting!Where do you know this from?
kenster
Little Lite
Can take tungsten-halogen or incandescent bulbs.
I use one with the weighted (metal) base. This light does the job quite nicely.The link below I just pulled from google. Others sell the light, this is just the first one I found. No affiliation.
Tim
I started to get an Artemide Tizio Micro, but I thought even the reduced size version might take up too much space. It is a great design, though.
For more $$$ the LED Little Light seems pretty nice LED's require miniscule juice compared to a flourescent or incandescent
and the LED's are essentially permanent as far as longevity
I have a Littlite LED version mounted over my TT, and I really like it. It uses a combination of white and red LEDs to warm up the bluish light one usually gets when white LEDs are used exclusively, so it has nice color rendition. It's switchable between white and red, has no noisy dimmer, and gives off no heat at all. It's not anywhere near as bright as the halogen version, but it's fine for most TT tasks.
NT
I bought it without the weighted base and screwed it permanently to the back of my stand. It can't be knocked off. Mine has the dimmer and it doesn't cause any hum or noise in my system.I have to admit that I had a cheaper light that was adequate, but eventually went to the Littlelite because it looks cool.
HenryCogito Ergo Spud
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It runs on a DC wall wart (check the FAQs). It's the triac switching in an AC dimmer which creates the RF Hash.Some DC dimming circuits use mark to space ratio control which can be noisy if badly implemented, no way of telling this from the specs given.
Mark Kelly
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HenryCogito Ergo Spud
That's it.
Computer supply stores and bookstores sell gooseneck LED lights, some with several "bulbs" in the head for greater brightness.J
I don't care for the color of the light they provide. It's bright, but it just isn't my cup of tea.
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