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  • C Christian Graus

    So, on this trip I brought back a US 1979 Les Paul and a 32 track recorder. Everything got wet. The Les Paul is damaged, the front is all warped. The 32 track, I've not plugged in yet, but something is rattling inside there, I am concerned. :(

    Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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    The baggage handlers must have overheard you saying that you wished you were Graeme Duffin.

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      Check the electricals. What you don't want to have is a case where you have to replace the pickups - it would be a shame if you had to change them as you'd lose that original tone.

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      Christian Graus
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      Well, I have been playing it, and that seems OK. Do I need to do more than just play and see if it works ?

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        The baggage handlers must have overheard you saying that you wished you were Graeme Duffin.

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        Pete favors the DRY principle[^]. :)

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        • C Christian Graus

          So, on this trip I brought back a US 1979 Les Paul and a 32 track recorder. Everything got wet. The Les Paul is damaged, the front is all warped. The 32 track, I've not plugged in yet, but something is rattling inside there, I am concerned. :(

          Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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          Michael Bergman
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          I feel badly for you. Back in 1981 I took a bus from San Diego to Boston and put my 1975 Les Paul Custom in baggage. My guitar ended up going through South Carolina before getting to me a week later. The water-tight hardshell case was damaged, but my guitar wasn't so I got off really lucky and I never did that again.

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          • C Christian Graus

            So, on this trip I brought back a US 1979 Les Paul and a 32 track recorder. Everything got wet. The Les Paul is damaged, the front is all warped. The 32 track, I've not plugged in yet, but something is rattling inside there, I am concerned. :(

            Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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            TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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            Dude, you have the worst luck. Did you check it as baggage or did you carry it on? Sometimes you can carry such things on the plane. At least in the "old days."

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              Dude, you have the worst luck. Did you check it as baggage or did you carry it on? Sometimes you can carry such things on the plane. At least in the "old days."

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              AspDotNetDev
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              ahmed zahmed wrote:

              did you carry it on?

              I'm now wondering how a carry on bag might experience waterlogging. ;P

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                ahmed zahmed wrote:

                did you carry it on?

                I'm now wondering how a carry on bag might experience waterlogging. ;P

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                someone peed on it? or spilt something?

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                • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                  Dude, you have the worst luck. Did you check it as baggage or did you carry it on? Sometimes you can carry such things on the plane. At least in the "old days."

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                  Christian Graus
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                  If I could have carried it on, I would have.

                  Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                  • C Christian Graus

                    So, on this trip I brought back a US 1979 Les Paul and a 32 track recorder. Everything got wet. The Les Paul is damaged, the front is all warped. The 32 track, I've not plugged in yet, but something is rattling inside there, I am concerned. :(

                    Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                    Ravi Bhavnani
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                    Christian Graus wrote:

                    a US 1979 Les Paul

                    Excuse me while I wipe the drool off my keyboard. :) [edit] Huge bummer on the damage though. :( [edit]

                    Christian Graus wrote:

                    a 32 track recorder

                    Which one?  I've been eyeing the BR1600 (16 tracks) for a while, although I wish it had more tracks.  Somehow I can't get myself to venture into using a software DAW (fear of latency). /ravi

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                      CRUEL!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: But for Christian, :(( :(( :(( :(( :((

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                      • C Christian Graus

                        So, on this trip I brought back a US 1979 Les Paul and a 32 track recorder. Everything got wet. The Les Paul is damaged, the front is all warped. The 32 track, I've not plugged in yet, but something is rattling inside there, I am concerned. :(

                        Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                        Nice guitar, real shame you messed it up. Frankly, I would go for a Tokai Les PAul. THey are every bit as good and cost a 1/5th the price. I used to have an old Hondo LP copy. It was pretty good, great sound, but you could never play up the neck as well as with a strat style guitar which is what I have now (its the top end Squirer and is rated as good as a strat, but cheaper). What amp do you use? I have a mid 70's Carlsbro 100w head (solid state). You dont see much about themon the net because they went bust, but they are supposed to be like Marshalls in that they produce a good rock sound, ad I have to say they are powerfull. Easially capable of giigging in the open air to a couple of hundred people. I have an old night club speaker to go with it ( has a secondary cone for the treble) and it seems to work OK despite being an 8ohm speaker).

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                        • C Christian Graus

                          Well, I have been playing it, and that seems OK. Do I need to do more than just play and see if it works ?

                          Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                          Nope.

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                          • C Christian Graus

                            So, on this trip I brought back a US 1979 Les Paul and a 32 track recorder. Everything got wet. The Les Paul is damaged, the front is all warped. The 32 track, I've not plugged in yet, but something is rattling inside there, I am concerned. :(

                            Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                            Oh dear I fear somebody is going to take the rap for this one, I look forward to the next installment.

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                              Oh dear I fear somebody is going to take the rap for this one, I look forward to the next installment.

                              Two heads are better than one.

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                              Unrecognized syntax Auto-correct options:- Somebody is going to suck for this.

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                              • C Christian Graus

                                Because the luggage handlers submersed it in water, or at least left it in the rain for a long, long time.

                                Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                                Cedric Moonen
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                                I'm really sorry for you. It seems you are attracting those problems, aren't you ?

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                                  Unrecognized syntax Auto-correct options:- Somebody is going to suck for this.

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                                  Chris C-B wrote:

                                  Somebody is going to suck be insessantly moaned at for this.

                                  FTFY

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                                  • C Christian Graus

                                    Well, I have been playing it, and that seems OK. Do I need to do more than just play and see if it works ?

                                    Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                                    Pete OHanlon
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                                    If you're comfortable doing it, lift out the pickups and check for any moisture that's got in underneath. A decent repairman will do this for you as part of their check.

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                                    • R Ravi Bhavnani

                                      Christian Graus wrote:

                                      a US 1979 Les Paul

                                      Excuse me while I wipe the drool off my keyboard. :) [edit] Huge bummer on the damage though. :( [edit]

                                      Christian Graus wrote:

                                      a 32 track recorder

                                      Which one?  I've been eyeing the BR1600 (16 tracks) for a while, although I wish it had more tracks.  Somehow I can't get myself to venture into using a software DAW (fear of latency). /ravi

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                                      Pete OHanlon
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                                      Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

                                      Somehow I can't get myself to venture into using a software DAW (fear of latency).

                                      With the right underlying hardware and optimisation strategy in place, you should have nothing to fear. I've been using Sonar for most of my recording for the last couple of years now and it's fine.

                                      "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

                                      As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

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                                        Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

                                        Somehow I can't get myself to venture into using a software DAW (fear of latency).

                                        With the right underlying hardware and optimisation strategy in place, you should have nothing to fear. I've been using Sonar for most of my recording for the last couple of years now and it's fine.

                                        "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

                                        As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

                                        My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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                                        Ravi Bhavnani
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                                        Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                                        With the right underlying hardware and optimisation strategy in place,

                                        I think that's the part that worries me - i.e. getting the hw/sw setup right. /ravi

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