Universelle Tonarmschablone

Wunderbar... by Acoustic Solid (Germany)

Time Machine Dept. (2006) - Record of the Month - Current 93's "Black Ships Ate the Sky" or new boundaries... coptic liner note!

A bombastic find, thanking my dear friend Franz... yesterday evening we enjoyed the disk, just now I found a long out-of-print sealed copy of sought-after double-vinyl.

I heartfelty invite everyone to do the same... disk or disc, of course... superb haunting music and a gorgeous recording, to par.

David Tibet, a surprising Marc Almond, Shirley Collins, Clodagh Simmonds' vocals and other stellar artists... wow... WOW!

... and - as a plus;-) - it's the VERY first disc I ever saw with (some) liner notes in coptic!

A definition

Music (def): 1. The art or science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds with a view to beauty or coherence of form or expression of emotion. 2. Something which it is a delight to hear; an example or kind of such sound.” (The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993 edition)

Springtime!

Ions or...

Sometimes the poor audiophile feels incredibly silly... anyway, read this.

... or steal your wife tormalyn/ceramic hair-dryer and play (the fool) for free...

... but if it audibly works... who's the fool?

Japanese vinyl pressings... an OBI dream!

Go and browse... 'til eyes cross, tired, but happy;-)!

Mimi Goese & Ben Neill - "Songs for Persephone"

Worth a careful browsing and samplers tasting...

WJAAS (related) - why do I love Japan?

For this... among several other aspects and reasons...

Captain Beefheart's long time gone, hidden masterpiece - Bat Chain Puller available in shops... now!

... at last!

I ordered... 5 copies;-)

Garrardzilla... waiting to complete hauling my ol' trusty 301 into...

... Raymond's "solid" chassis...

An easy, BUT delicate job, folks... I'm doing my homeworks, yet cannot stand in my shoes waiting to listen to - at last - the completed, full optionals;-) "Garrardzilla"...

So, here are - in the meantime - some shots of "white whale" platter...

The final result will be ready, soon... stay tuned!

Look forward TRULY gorgeous results... the most difficult task is keeping "that" Garrard's feeling, NOT going on unknown paths... like creating a new freak, a Frankenstein: not looking for obtaining a wannabe Micro or a Verdier, actually;-)!

All must be carefully balanced and cared for... new, bespoke plinth, spindle, platter, mat, stainless-steel spings set, intermediate idler-wheel... like in a recipe for a great dish, difficulties and expense and effort must not over-shadow or make it redundant the final result... ALL must "click" together and sound easy and effortless... and, possibly, better - I mean MUCH better - than a stock Garrard 301;-)))

A Garrardzilla.

Goldring/Lenco G-88... a new project

Thanking "LencoHeaven" superb forum and forumers for inspiration... I had a single slate slab plinth made for my pristine Lenco/Goldring G-88, and... opposite to The Rolling Stones, I'll "Paint it White";-)))

In few days I'll enjoy the new "White Whale", to be used with my own bronze massive armbase and Thomas Schick's 12" arm and Lumiere DST, of course...

... how, HOW I love this hobby, pals... always looking forward to discover new nuances in my beloved vinyls.

Thanks to David Hembrow's nice pixes.

How true!

Gimme mo' bass!

When you're never tired of low-end and you cannot have enough...

Frank Zappa (again and again)... but also many, many others

... in Luciano Viti's vision...

A truly superb photographer... have a look to his site...

Telefunken ELA M 251 - the best microphone, ever?

If trusting to the great, late Dick Rosmini, it was!

Here is the coolest, most recent example for sale on eBay...

Superb!

Hope and trust it will find a good studio... a new home and more good music!

Chicco, my beloved pup

I'm in love, pals...

Candies Dept. - The most sought-after DL-103 ever?

Here is something seldom seen... serial # 101 Denon Columbia DL-103, the DL-103 which made the history of analog audio... highly polished, conical diamond, all completely hand built, also using a completely different bakelite body (vs. the plastic of recent samplers); beside the model "name", this is NOT your usual DL-103, period!

This is a beast, a wolf in sheep skin... sooo rich of harmonics and smooth like silk, yet detailing like a Lumiere (without the hassles...): a truly rare find, whose elastomer aged superbly and surprisingly well, keeping its features.

When did you see one of this, lately:-)?!?! This is even rarer than the white ceramic bodied 80th Anniversary model I had years ago, as this was only for NHK Japanese radio studio turntables and - I'be been told - not available in the audio shops!

Wow!

Richard Leo Johnson's worlds

This guy, Richard Leo Johnson, has the gift.

A pro architectural photographer and a musician... worlds smoothly colliding.

His vision is in the noble heritage of best Americana and its heroes, from John Fahey onward... alternate worlds and persona are created and they're as real as the everyday ones.... Charlie Shoe or Vernon McAlister vs. Blind Joe Death are as true and lively as Richard Leo Johnson or John Fahey.

I met his music some years ago and I jaw-dropped... my friend Daniele was also a recent victim of his music.

I wish you the same...