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I am reading The Twelve by Cronin. Good vampire read.
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I am reading The Twelve by Cronin. Good vampire read.
Just finished Heartsick by Chelsea Cain, the first of her Gretchen Lowell/Archie Sheridan series. I enjoyed it so much, I immediately downloaded the second in the series, Sweetheart, for my Kindle. Pretty gory serial killer stuff that Stephen recommends, and I do too!
Mercy by a danish author Jussi Addler Olsen.
I received The Twelve as a Christmas prezzie and I am enjoying every word of it....do not want it to end. I think that this book is a tribute to Uncle Steve by a writer who probably worships his work. Anyone notice the character with a gun named Abigal? There are some aspects of The Cell and The Stand in this story...hard not to notice. Sounds like it was written in homage to great works of writing. Well done!
Just finished Ghost Road Blues, liked it, but did not realize it was 1 of 3. Just starting the Twelve.
Finished Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie yesterday. As usual, she had me guessing with all the twists and turns. A nice little Christmas read.
Freakonomics,it's got some great facts in it
There is another book after The Twelve...cannot wait to read it! Marsha, how did you like the book?
I bought myself a Nook for Christmas. I downloaded "Throttle" and it was great. I going to repurchase all the Dark Towers now so I have them in my purse when I have some free time.


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The Perry County Central Commodores traveled to Somerset Friday to take on the Briar Jumpers. The Commodores fell behind early, and struggled all night trying to catch up.
By the time the contest reached midway of the second period, the Commodores were trailing 21-0. Late in the second period, Perry Central was able to break the ice. On a double-reverse pass, Nathan Pray hit Austin Pray. Austin broke several tackles to pull to rest a 28-yard scoring play (21-6).
Perry Central chipped another touchdown off the deficit early in the third period. Austin Burkhead recovered the onside kick to start the half, and 10 plays later the Commodores were in the end zone. Austin Pray ran the ball in from one yard out, and then tossed the conversion to Nathan Pray (21-14).
The next score came with 1:11 remaining in the game, but unfortunately, belonged to Somerset. The Briar Jumpers scored on a one-yard run to bring the tally to 28-14.
The Commodores closed out the game with a three-play drive. Tyler Fugate hauled in an eight-yard pass. The play was set up by a 27-yard pass to Darry Beatty and a 20-yard pass to Nathan Pray. The extra point was blocked, setting the final score at 28-20.
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
why do they pay bloggers, anyhow?
Now, I could respond to this in several different ways. I could point out the vast differences between what newspapers do and what universities do. I could point out that everything but the feel and smell of the newsprint can be delivered entirely digitally, but that only a tiny fraction of what universities do is adequately digitized. I could point out that universities are willing to offer this content online for free precisely because they know it represents no threat to them. I could point out the simple fact that the purpose of the university has never been solely, or even primarily, or even largely to deliver information, that this is not why they are funded, and that this is not why students attend them. If I'm provoked enough, I might write all that out.
But let me try a different tack and take Yglesias's analogy in a much more convincing direction: paid blogging is doomed. Utterly, totally doomed. It's only a matter of time, and anyone who maintains otherwise is simply standing against progress.
How do I know? Well, many, many people are willing to blog for free. Thousands. Some of them are quite good at it. And since the costs of starting a free blog are close to zero, and even poorly paid bloggers cost a lot more than zero, professional blogging is doomed. You might well argue that the quality of blogs would decline without for-pay blogging, and I might even concede the point. But as Wikipedia shows, pretty good and free trumps great and for pay all the time. So clearly, professional blogging is dead. Like me, Yglesias should be hitting the want ads, because our professions are doomed.
Of course, I haven't remotely proven anything at all, and I would never act as if I had. That kind of speculation can be fun, but it doesn't have anything to do with genuine knowledge generation. It's perfectly reasonable to think that paid blogs, like other paid media, aren't going to survive. And, indeed, analogizing paid blogging to paid newspaper writing is vastly more coherent and convincing than the analogy to college. But reasonable analogies can be applied to an entire host of topics without having any genuine predictive value at all. Life is like that: difficult to predict. Yet there isn't the remotest indication in his post that Yglesias believes his prediction could fail.
As it happens, pay blogging has actually been on the uptick, as Yglesias himself has pointed out-- with reference to evidence, making this post vastly more valuable than his recent ones on college. If he treated them in that way, I wouldn't mind the conjecture, but that's not the case. There is no indication in these posts that Yglesias takes one more seriously than the other, or that he recognizes the value of empirical evidence and the poverty of speculative claims about the future. This is a really good example of what I was recently complaining about on Balloon Juice, the conspicuous lack of epistemological distinctions and accountability in the blogosphere. Yglesias is essentially making things up here, whereas he was responsibly reading empirical data when it came to the blogging boom. Yet there's no consistent system of knowledge generation that privileges the latter over the former, and no accountability to be found within blogging to correct his poor reasoning.
Somehow I doubt that Yglesias will sign on to my claim about paid blogging, even though consistency would seem to require it. Personal investments are like that, and adopting a breezy, showy certainty about the supposed doom of a cherished institution strikes me as cruel.
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While I agree with Yglesias' conclusion that universities are imperiled, I'd lean towards this fictitious explanation from JM Coetzee:
"It was always a bit of a lie that universities were self-governing institutions. Nevertheless, what universities suffered during the 1980s and 1990s was pretty shameful, as under threat of having their funding cut they allowed themselves to be turned into business enterprises, in which professors who had previously carried on their enquiries in sovereign freedom were transformed into harried employees required to fulfill quotas under the scrutiny of professional managers. Whether the old powers of the professoriate will ever be restored is much to be doubted."
"In the days when Poland was under the Communist rule, there were dissidents who conducted night classes in their homes, running seminars on writers and philosophers excluded from the official canon (for example, Plato). No money changed hands, though there may have been other forms of payment. If the spirit of the university is to survive, something along those lines may have to come into being in countries where tertiary education has been wholly subordinated to business principles. In other words, the real university may have to move into people's homes and grant degrees for which the sole backing will be the names of the scholars who sign the certificates." (Diary of a Bad Year, pgs. 31-2)
- September 16, 2011 at 12:47 AM
Yglesias is predicting, as I understand it, that in the future some combination of these things will happen:
--university tuition will be lower
--there will be fewer students at traditional high-priced universities
--there will be fewer and/or lower-paid professors teaching those students
If he's right, then in 20 years he'll be able to point to hard data about declining enrollments, declining tuition, or skyrocketing use of Stanford's Engineering Everywhere and its successors.
But I don't see why he can't make the argument before the process he's predicting begins in earnest. His evidence is both specific (top universities putting new, free education-for-all programs on the internet) and general (if tuition goes up while it gets easier to learn by other means, future teenagers will have different incentives than today's).
As for the claim that universities put free lectures on the internet because they know it isn't a threat, perhaps some actors within universities feel that way, but they could be wrong. I expect many of the professors who give the lectures believe in radically greater access to education for its own sake.
- September 16, 2011 at 1:02 AM
- Alex Waller said...
As long as there are hot young co-eds, there will be young men signing up for college. Information delivery wasn't the only thing college provided for me!
- September 16, 2011 at 8:31 AM
- Freddie said...
Lectures are not education. A trove of research demonstrates that lectures are an inefficient way to disseminate information. And lecturing is always the easy part. The hard part is assessing whether students have absorbed the
Also: tuitions have been going up for years. People are not deserting the university. Precisely the opposite. This is because, again-- to call the point of the university "knowledge delivery" is just absurd.
- September 16, 2011 at 8:37 AM
- Freddie said...
You're a wise man Alex.
- September 16, 2011 at 8:42 AM
- redscott said...
Neo-liberals specialize in making up arguments and pulling stuff out of their own asses in order to justify undermining public institutions. It's what they do, it's what Matt does. Other than for small-p political or civility reasons, I don't know why you make your periodic gestures of respect and obeisance to him, because he isn't worth it. I get why Ezra Klein does this shit (careerism now that he's in the MSM), so that's somewhat understandable if not laudable, but Matt actually believes this no-evidence crap as a matter of genuine conviction (the market can magically change an institution that has evolved over a thousand years into an efficient knowledge delivery mechanism!). Even the language he uses is mechanical, reductive, eliminative, detached from and uninterested in the reality of how real humans can talk to each other, communicate information, and evaluate in a hands-on way how well they've learned it. It's a rhetoric empty of humanity and perfectly reflects the ideology behind it, while promising an analytical rigor without any real foundation. Dude, the emperor has no clothes!
- September 16, 2011 at 10:16 AM
- Tom Bach said...
Ygelsias isn't trying to describe reality. He and those like him are tying to make the misery of a neoliberalized future seem like a "natural" development over which we have no control.
Plus, he's a silly little man with a sharply limited set of facts.
- September 16, 2011 at 3:46 PM
- prajwalk said...
I think you're being unnecessarily harsh here. Yglesias authors dozens of posts on a whole slew of topics every day. Anyone who writes that much and that broadly will inevitably produce a spectrum of quality. Some posts will be better than others. It's a bit much to claim that Matt doesn't "recognize the value of empirical data." More likely, he quickly wrote this in 10 minutes and didn't think about it too much.
Readers bear some of the responsibility here too. As blog readers, we should understand the medium before we engage in it. Don't read blogs if you want in-depth research. Read the in-depth research.
- September 18, 2011 at 2:15 AM
- Ranjit Suresh said...
I don't think it's unnecessarily harsh. Nobody forces any blogger to post "dozens of articles" per day. In fact, most reasonable people would think that attempting to make that many policy proposals on such a wide array of issues on a daily basis all but ensures frequent lapses of judgement and sanity.
- September 19, 2011 at 2:44 PM
- That Fuzzy Bastard said...
The primary purpose of the university isn't information delivery, though. It's credentializing. Ask a hundred college students why they're getting a diploma, and most will say it's because they want a good job, and that requires a college degree. Certainly, there are students who are getting a college degree because they want to learn. But there are many ways to learn, and most don't involve spending five figures.
As tuitions continue to increase, and wages stay flat, there's going to be a breaking point where the gains of a university diploma are less than the cost of tuition. And at that point, other forms of credentializing will become more common, and the university will be forced into a dramatic re-evaluation of its costs.
- September 22, 2011 at 2:35 PM
Just because Yglesias is making a dumb argument doesn't mean that higher education isn't off the rails. If you proposed to a department chair that he or she is in the business of information dissemination, you'd probably find agreement. I don't know what else would explain the fact that most college courses are taught by adjuncts.
I suspect you're at a dandy R1 institution and aren't privy in first-hand fashion to what goes on down the ladder. It's ugly, though. The beast has been starved. Yglesias is just doing the neo-lib part of ushering the thing people like him ruined into oblivion.
- September 23, 2011 at 11:57 AM
I don't know what else would explain the fact that most college courses are taught by adjuncts.
They're not.
- September 28, 2011 at 9:20 AM
- Charlotte Day said...
It's good that they do this actually. Because they have given stagnant bloggers the chance to improve their career and talent. Having this kind of passion would benefit. There are many writers today who are actually thankful of it.
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This forum is an un-mediated, patient-to-patient forum for questions and support regarding HPV issues such as: genital warts, causes, diagnosis, cervical cancer, HPV in men, PAP tests, treatment, telling your spouse or partner
The STD community gets so many questions about when to test, how to test, where to test. Here is a basic list, and all can be done by your regular doctor, or at an STD or GUM clinic.
Gonorrhea, chlamydia and NGU/NSU (men only):
* This testing is done by urine or swabbing the vagina or the urethra in men. This can be done at about a week past the possible exposure. Some countries are still doing blood testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia, but if you can get a urine or swab test, you should do that instead - its far more accurate.
* This is a blood test, and is usually accurate by about 6 weeks, though it may take longer in rare cases. The 2 most common are the RPR (rapid plasma reagin ) and VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test). If this comes back positive, or "reactive", then a confirmatory test must be done. (A negative test will most likely read as "non-reactive".)
Confirmation tests could be either an FTA-ABS (Fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption) test, TPHA and MHA-TP (Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assays), TP-PA (Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay).
There are others, but those are the most common. If you have a chancre (sore), they can culture it, but that isn't done as frequently as it used to be.
*This can be a blood test, a finger stick or oral swab. The blood test will take around a week to come back, and the finger stick and oral swabs take 20 minutes to give results. All of those tests are the ELISA. If the ELISA is positive, a confirmatory Western Blot must be done, and that is a blood test.
All can take up to 3 months to be positive, but many will test positive before that. By the end of the first month, 90% will be positive if infected.
There are other tests, but you should see the HIV Prevention forum for more info on other testing - http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/79 . Keep in mind that most people do not need other testing.
* Viral culture - this is a swab of the fluid within a blister. You should make sure that your doctor is ordering a type specific viral culture (see the herpes health page for more into on this - http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/list?cid=84 ) These have a high false negative rate, so unless you have a positive test, you will need follow up testing if you have symptoms that might be herpes. Its is best to culture a new sore within 24-48 hours to insure the highest accuracy rates.
* Type specific IgG blood test - This will tell you if you have type 1, type 2 or both. (See the herpes health page listed above). It can not tell you where you have the infection (mouth or genitals), but can tell you if you have either. This can take up to 4 months to be accurate, but many will test positive long before.
See the herpes forum - http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/195 for more info on herpes test results. There are other herpes blood tests, but most don't need them. See the herpes health page or the herpes forum if you are having difficulty getting consistent test results.
A note about the IgM test - this test is wrong at least as often as it is right, so it shouldn't be offered to you or drawn for you. If you get a positive IgM, please disregard it, as it is not enough by itself for a conclusive diagnosis.
*There are 3 types of hepatitis viruses - A, B, and C, and testing is done by a blood test.
Hepatitis B, the most commonly sexually transmitted of the hepatitis viruses, will be accurate by 9 weeks.
Hepatitis A is rarely sexually transmitted, as it is found in feces.
Hepatitis C is found in blood, and is also rarely sexually transmitted.
For more information on these, please see the appropriate hepatitis forums.
There are vaccines for hep a and b, and you might consider talking to your doctor about these.
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Pegatron working on iPhone 5 and will be shipping in September?
DigiTimes is reporting for the second time this month, that manufacturer Pegatron has landed an order from Apple for the iPhone 5. Earlier in the month, it told us that the order was for 15 million units, that has now been revised to 10 million.
Pegatron Technology has landed orders for 10 million units of iPhone 5. Shipments will start in September, according to industry sources.
Pegatron will become Apple's second ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) for the iPhone; Foxconn being the first. Pegatron is also hoping to pick up orders for other future Apple products such as the iPad and MacBook Air.
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Pegatron working on iPhone 5 and will be shipping in September?
It sounds like a realistic expectation. According to some people in certain areas of industry there are test units out. I personally believe that they've been testing internal units for some time now and have 2 or 3 models they're externally testing per carrier. I can tell you with certainty that the delay has nothing to do with the a5 chip overheating.
I'm gonna come out and say that it will be a multiple platform launch with the usual players, AT&T and Verizon. T-Mobile will be part of it, with a possibility of Sprint coming into the game. The obstacle is Sprint's signature hard-on for putting Sprint bloatware on their devices(and a massive sprint logo).
I expect this to be an interesting launch. It will outsell any iPhone that's ever been sold. This is because RIM is expected to lose a significant amount of market share to Apple, according to "industry analysts", people have been waiting for the iPhone 5 to dump their Blackberries. Also, you have an abnormal amount of people still on their previous gen iPhones waiting for the iPhone 5 and to top that off, the gotta have it early adopters. It's no wonder Apple has a second manufacturer building iPhones exclusively.
In any event, thanks for lending me your ear. This will be fun and interesting. I can't wait.
Out of all the carriers Sprint is the one that has toned down the bloatwares on their Android phones. Heck they're selling the nexus s at their official stores (tmo and ATT versions are sold through best buy) without a hint of their logos on the phone


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- We develop an estimated model of the U.S. economy in which agents form expectations by continually updating their beliefs regarding the behavior of the economy and monetary policy. We explore the effects of policymakers' misperceptions of the natural rate of unemployment during the late 1960s and 1970s on the formation of expectations and macroeconomic outcomes. We find that the combination of monetary policy directed at tight stabilization of unemployment near its perceived natural rate and large real-time errors in estimates of the natural rate uprooted heretofore quiescent in inflation expectations and destabilized the economy. Had monetary policy reacted less aggressively to perceived unemployment gaps, in inflation expectations would have remained anchored and the stag inflation of the 1970s would have been avoided. Indeed, we find that less activist policies would have been more effective at stabilizing both in inflation and unemployment. We argue that policymakers, learning from the experience of the 1970s, eschewed activist policies in favor of policies that concentrated on the achievement of price stability, contributing to the subsequent improvements in macroeconomic performance of the U.S. economy.
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- This paper investigates the role that imperfect knowledge about the structure of the economy plays in the formation of expectations, macroeconomic dynamics, and the efficient formulation of monetary policy. Economic agents rely on an adaptive learning technology to form expectations and to update continuously their beliefs regarding the dynamic structure of the economy based on incoming data. The process of perpetual learning introduces an additional layer of dynamic interaction between monetary policy and economic outcomes. We find that policies that would be efficient under rational expectations can perform poorly when knowledge is imperfect. In particular, policies that fail to maintain tight control over inflation are prone to episodes in which the public's expectations of inflation become uncoupled from the policy objective and stagflation results, in a pattern similar to that experienced in the United States during the 1970s. Our results highlight the value of effective communication of a central bank's inflation objective and of continued vigilance against inflation in anchoring inflation expectations and fostering macroeconomic stability. July 2003.


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The Rapid World of Technology
Technology is advancing at an exponential rate. In fact, technology is expanding faster and faster every week. What is more, cell phone technology has soared in recent years. In this light, new developments have been made to improve cell phone use. One of the most interesting facts about contemporary technology is that consumers are transitioning to mobile phone use at an expanding rate. What this means is that we will start to see more Continue reading
Essential Tech Skills in Today's Society
In the early days of affordable computers, many experts believed that computers would mostly be used by large companies. In the early days of the Internet, many predicted that interest would fade in what was called a fad.
However, the popularity of the Internet and new technology has shown that these predictions were wrong, and technology is constantly changing society. Here are some essential technology skills everyone should know.
Searching the Internet
Yahoo changed how people use the Internet, and those seeking information online have found search engines to be helpful ever since. However, finding information online is a skill, and those who learn how to search for the right terms will be able to find out almost anything they want to know.
Fortunately, search engines make finding information as easy as possible, and a bit of effort can help people discover unprecedented amounts of information.
Social Media
While many people are reluctant to sign up for Facebook and Twitter, these platforms provide means of connecting with others and communicating with both new and old friends.
In addition, these platforms allow people to share information without placing phone calls or writing letters. Those who use social media will also be able to keep up with the latest events in pop culture, and the ease with which people can share information on these platforms makes them valuable.
While it is not strictly necessary to use social media, those who fail to use these platforms risk falling out of touch.
Finding apps
In addition to providing easy Internet access and GPS functionality, smartphones are also programmable, and some of their best features are contained within apps.
Because of this, those who are able to find apps to accomplish goals will be able to accomplish a number of tasks. Learning how to find apps, however, will require a bit of practice.
Fortunately, there are countless online resources to help people find apps to help them accomplish what they need. In addition, business professionals who need apps to perform specific tasks have the option of hiring a programmer.
Document creation
In the past, creating documents involved buying a printer, learning how to type and making as few mistakes as possible. Thanks to modern software, creating documents is far easier than ever before.
Whether documents are created for work or personal use, learning how to create documents can be tremendously helpful and rewarding. Learning the intricacies of document software, however, may demand some practice.
However, the Internet has provided a number of great resources that can help.
Technology is evolving at an outstanding pace, and those who keep up will be able to accomplish more than ever thought possible, especially when you connect with the services available in satellite Internet. With a bit of patience, some study and dedication, it is possible to use technology to find information, create graphical and text elements and communicate with others in ways never before imagined.
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Those who have the latest technologies are going to be those who are the most connected in the world. They are going to be those who can get the most done. It is amazing to see how those who have the technology can run laps around those who do not.
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Flushing, NY (Sports Network) - David Wright crushed a go-ahead, RBI double in the bottom of the eighth, lifting the Mets to a 9-4 victory over the Reds to salvage a split of a two-game series at Citi Field on Thursday.
Lucas Duda and Justin Turner each knocked in two runs, Wright scored three times and Ronny Cedeno added a three-run blast in a five-run eighth inning as the Mets snapped a brief two-game skid.
"These guys are a resilient bunch," remarked Mets manager Terry Collins. "They don't get down when they lose tough games. They just know they have to come out and play. They're a joy to be around."
Bobby Parnell (1-0) got the victory after tossing a scoreless top of the eighth, while starter R.A. Dickey was charged for four runs -- three earned -- on five hits with eight strikeouts over six frames.
Logan Ondrusek (3-1) suffered the loss after giving up five runs on four hits and a walk in the eighth inning. Starter Mat Latos struck out seven and allowed three runs on seven hits over his five-plus innings of work.
"It's something that's going to happen," Ondrusek said. "I have to bear down next time and do a better job and not give up five."
Joey Votto added a solo blast in defeat as the Reds lost their second game in three tries.
The Mets trailed 4-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth, but scored nine unanswered runs to complete the comeback victory.
Andres Torres slapped a one-out single in the fifth and Wright worked a walk two batters later. Duda then lined a double into right, scoring both runners to bring the Mets within 4-2.
Ike Davis drew a leadoff walk in the sixth before a single from Cedeno marked the end of Latos' afternoon. J.J. Hoover entered and Mike Nickeas got down a bunt that Todd Frazier misplayed at third to load the bases before pinch-hitter Mike Baxter's sacrifice fly to left pulled the Mets within one.
Aroldis Chapman walked Wright to start the bottom of the seventh and Duda followed with a flare into shallow center.
Daniel Murphy then lifted a fly ball into center field where Drew Stubbs made a diving effort, but saw the ball tip off his glove to load the bases before a sac fly from a pinch-hitting Turner tied the game at 4-4.
Ondrusek entered for the Reds in the eighth, but Rob Johnson reached on a bunt single with one out before scoring from first on Wright's double into center field to give the Mets a 5-4 lead.
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Earlier in the game, Votto's sixth homer of the season gave the Reds a 1-0 lead in the fourth before they added three more in the fifth.
After not walking a batter over the first four frames, Dickey plunked Ryan Ludwick to start the fifth and walked Frazier before Ryan Hanigan plated Ludwick with a double into center field.
Latos then pushed a run across with a sac fly and Hanigan scored on a passed ball to give the Reds a 4-0 lead.
Votto extended his streak of reaching base safely to 28 games with his home run in the fourth...Chapman had gone 19 1/3 consecutive innings without allowing a run this season...Ondrusek also had his streak of 15 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings snapped.


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I have owned 2 Metabo grinders for the past 3 years. I use them in my granite business for cutting, polishing, and grinding on granite. I have tried Makita and Bosch, but they don't have the power to do the work. I would generally go through 2 Makita grinders a year. Now I buy one Metabo every 2 years. They are well worth the money. This is a very powerful grinder. I would advise only well skilled persons to use it. The only negative is repair work. Though Metabo offers the XXXL warranty, it has to be sent to them in order to be repaired. Other than that, its the greatest grinder out there. I am most likely going to purchase another very soon.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The Charleston Southern University family is mourning the loss of one the school's founders. Fred K. Norris Jr. of Eutawville died on May 11.
Norris, the owner of St. Julien Plantation in Eutawville, had a long history with the University, serving numerous terms on the board of trustees, including serving as chairman, vice chairman, academic affairs committee chairman and building and grounds committee chairman.
The late Margaret Gilmore wrote of Norris: "Fred K. Norris Jr. was following the footsteps of his father when he became involved with Baptist College [now Charleston Southern University]. His parents had been eager to see the long-awaited institution become a reality, and at their passing his loyalty deepened.
"His participation and leadership on many committees was always admirable. Norris Hall stands today, a visible evidence of the generous financial assistance he and his family provided to house the first library holdings, the technical lab, classrooms and a large lecture hall."
Norris Hall was dedicated in May 1968.
Norris and his wife, Mary Ann, assisted many students with their education through the Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Norris Jr. Endowed Scholarship and were Life Members of the President's Club.
CSU President Jairy C. Hunter Jr.: "Fred Norris was active in the University from its very beginning. He served almost three decades as a trustee. His participation and leadership as chairman and on many committees has always been admirable. He and his family generously donated to the young college and have participated significantly in the development of this University."
Norris was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters by the University in 1972. A daughter, Mary Norris Mitchell, graduated from the University in 1976, and granddaughter, Leslie Mitchell Gearles, graduated in 2003.
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Update on Wac'd Drums
i am now able to show you what has been brewing now that the patent work is done.
Let me say at this point if anyone has ideas and they seek to patent the idea , please use a patent lawyer to do it . Yeah it cost a pretty penny but after going over the 26 pages associated with it , it was worth the cost. Make sure the one you pick has a good and long understanding of the process. I was lucky enough to get one that still is the patent attorney for Rawling Sports and Evenflow (baby products),
I have also surrounded myself with three partners that share the same enthusiasm as me.
There is a 50/50 partner that has come forth and has made a big investment both monetary and business sense wise (which is something i surely am lacking) .
Also on board as minor partners are two drummers that have helped me develop this tuning system with alot of r&d work. They have been instrumental in keeping me on track with the development of this and some of the other things i have up my sleeve!
We are still in the process of getting all the partnership agreements and the business plan together. I had hoped to have it done already , but due to the holidays and there not being much sense in working on one months worth of taxes, it was collectively agreed upon to wait until the start of 2011. Also each one of us works a regular job so time is of a premium.
So enough blabbering, and so as not to break any board rules i won't be disclosing any prices or anything that may come off as commercial.
As you look at the pictures you'll see that i have come up with a lug system that i think works beautifully easy and flexible.
This all came about because as many of you know i have been building a few one off snares and a couple of kits for Jennifer. One of the things i really hated doing was drilling holes into the shells after putting on a beautiful wood veneer. I hated how the lugs and hardware blocked the full view of a beautiful shell finish. So after many months of sleepless nights, and many more coming up with the prototype i was able to not only accomplish the first objective but accomplish the following.
1. a "free floating" system akin to mymi and sleishman but with out all the related extra hardware involved to make their systems work ( and they both work great ) .
2. allow the user to dictate its usage. by that i mean there are many ways that the user can use these lugs , your not limited to what a manufactuer deems as whats is the correct number of lugs
To further explain , think what you could do with a single flange hoop ! you could have your drum tune with as little or as many lugs you want. Wonder what a 12" tom would sound like with 4 lugs or 10 lugs ? Or how about you have this great steambent snare that uses 10 lugs and wonder how different it would as an eight lug snare ! Now with a simple change of hoops you can experiment.
3. as a drum builder how much time and possible heart ache would you save by not having to drill the shells for lugs , let alone keeping that shell solid .
We have so many things planed with just this one simple design but it will just take time to get things out. So far i have 2 machine shop ready to make the parts but there is an 8 week lead in time for one of them. I refuse to have them made overseas while i have local guys that can use the business. I also like the idea of being less than 10 minutes from each of them so should anything arise or on the fly changes need to be made i can hop in the car and not on a plane.
Many of the pictures and the short video contain what was the original design that had the problem of the bottom tension rods backing out under extended heavy playing, that was corrected by eliminating the bottom rod all together.
The new design incorporates a spring on the bottom that keeps the lug from dropping down in the event that a rod does start to detune. The user will know not only by the change in tone ( which is another story all together and just totally goes against the normal school of thought!) but the rod head will elevate up. Since applying these to the drums in the video he has not even had a problem with detuning , and he hits hard !
Also you will notice that we will have floating plates for the snare strainer & butt . These will be seperate from the lugs.
Toward the end of 2011 i am hoping to start offering drum kits made by yours truely but need some input from you guys and gals as to what you would like to see on / off or otherwise from a kit.
If you have any questions please ask !
Last edited by gwaco; 01-02-2011 at 08:08 PM.
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some more pics including a recent snare built for Jennifers teacher.
and the link for a video/sound clip with the early lugs .
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I was at Gary's house Tuesday night to check this out and took him my Vaughncraft steam bent snare to put lugs on so I could test the system. When I learn to measure things will be cool. I told him my snare was 6 inches deep and it's 7. So he had lugs made for a 6 not 7. Duh. I was able to play two different drums, snare and tom with the new lugs attached and was quite impressed and how effortless the drum tunes from high to low. I will get my drum back soon and will be able to bring it home and wail away on it. Gary is putting a lot of work into this and I know we all wish him nothing but success. okay. mail me my check now.lol
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Most Interesting!
I hope to see them on the market soon.
I kind of like old drums:)
Re: Update on Wac'd Drums
Assuming that the part identified as (2) on the diagram is to prevent rotation of the shaft, is there anything in place to prevent it from making contact with the shell? I wonder about potential scuffs this may cause?
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The pressure on the shell is minimal. I asked the same question the night I was at Gary's house. The lugs turn easily enough as you aren't pushing them into the shell. And they don't rest against the shell when not being turned. I'm Gary will have more to say.
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Undrilled shells are the future of drum making, my opinion only.
I'm betting this is going to be a big success. I hope you make a ton of dough and create American jobs too. Big props for not going overseas, much respect.
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G.D thanks for covering my back ! I was out really late (for me anways) watching Artimus Pyle play on the kit from the video. Besides his band , he also had his son with him and they set up a second kit and he played along with dad. It was a very cool site to see!
But back to business , GD the checks in the mail ! haha . but the rods should be here by tuesday so i will contact you as soon as they arrive.
I'm real excited about using GD's shell as when we start with making kits i am leaning more toward using solid, steambent or stave shells and using keller (which we know are great shells also) should there be a demand for a lower costing kit.
To answer your question JER , Grunter is correct in that the actual pressure is minimal.
In both Jennifers snare (the natural leapard wood one in the pics) and the red sparkle kit (which is a finish not a wrap) there has not been any type of indents put into the wood, and we've done some real hard cranking on them to make sure they can take it.
I will say that is was a concern in the beginning and we even dipped the ends of the stop in plastic dip because i was worried about that same thing but after feeling how much actual torque is applied it no longer became a concern.
Also as G.D. pointed out once you get your tension set just rotate it back slightly if you don't want it resting on the shell, doing this will not change your tuning. the only time it will change is when the stop makes contact in either direction.
I would also like to state that the stops in the pictures are the same ones used on the bass drum. When i originally had the first stops made i had them made to be able to handle duty on all the drums as i did'nt want to pay additonal set up charges for something i wasn't sure would even work. But now that its been proven to work the snare and tom stop will be alittle smaller.
It was a total surprise to us that no matter how hard we tightened down on the lugs you could still easily rotate the stop back and forth with your finger.
I hope this answers your question but if not let me know!
I would also like to run this idea by you guys and it pertains to the bass drum.
I also had this great brain storm ,that to make our kits alittle different and also to keep with the minimal or no hole shells, i came up with the idea of using a bass drum plate (or cradle if you will ) and eliminate spurs altogether.
I know there are already some cradles out there but so far the ones i have looked at appear to be really heavy and made to fit every application under the sun . I'm thinking more on the lines of a specific plate for each size bass drum in a kit . I've pretty much drafted it out and these are some of the ideas.
1. light weight - aluminum
2. small but stable foot print
3. the contact points with the shell will be rubberized ( i want no transfer of sound )
4. an additional add on for double pedal users so they have a secure mount for the slave pedal.
5. make it so the front of the bass drum can be elevated
So instead of bringing your bass drum it to a gig ,tipping it on its end messing around with the spurs , you literaly put the plate on the ground , attach your pedal to it and just set your bass drum on top . no muss no fuss.
Would something like the sound appealing?
Oh. and while i thinking about it the lugs will come in either a brushed natural finish or one of the 15 colors of powder coat i have so far with more colors to come.
We also have a nice little nylon plug for those that would be retrofitting their kit . It won't vibrate out , can be dyed any color , and requires no additional work to install just push them in and your done.
BOB , me to! Looks like early spring right now but i am hoping sooner ! There is so much more to be done beyond the actual making of the part it just blows my mind some days.
It has been such a daunting task so far. I'm surprised i still have a wife!
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If i don't make a ton of dough i hope its enough to get Jennifer to college !
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More than answered my question, thanks Gary!
I was also curious as to the amount of tension you are generating and in a way, surprised to find that even with the skins torqued down you can still easily adjust the stop...
There is still a part of me that feels as though the plastic dip or some rubber stoppers would help my concern for any rubbing. I'd probably be pretty anal about making sure they weren't touching the shell at any point, especially before a performance.
As for spurs? The first thing that popped into my head was something similar to your snare and butt plate assemblies, running from one tension rod to the next. Maybe just one on the bottom with legs extending out?
^^^ drawing of the year, my friends.
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First up, Gary, huge congratulations on bringing your superb idea to market. I know, only too well, the trials & costs of taking even the most simple of things from conception to reality. Huge kudos for that Gary, & for what it's worth, you have my full support in your venture.
2nd up, Grunt, you'll be sharing that royalty check, lol. Gary has let me in on this development last year. He was obviously wanting to tap into my huge depth of ignorance on the subject!
Now down to business. Gary, as you know, I've done a ton of experimenting myself. I'm going a different, personal route. You're starting a business on the back of a great idea. Two totally different approaches. Your product (because that's what it now is) is right on the money IMO. It's scaleable, & has superb mass market appeal & application. From an engineering standpoint, it couldn't be better. Ultra simple, & simple always wins out.
I like the kick drum station idea, but the sonic benefits would only really come to the fore with thin shells, & were the player wanted to extract maximum sustain/shell involvement. That limits the number of potential users to some degree, as many players muffle their kick drums to some degree, & place projection over shell involvement. It's a great idea, & one that would appeal to me on my thinner shelled kick, but don't find yourself with a great product that solves a problem that doesn't exist. The free floating principal on toms is a no brainer for me, & to a slightly lesser extent, snares, but the kick is a different story. I'd council proceed with caution & put maximum energy into the FF tom/snare program. From a business pov, think in terms of cashflow & resource aportion.
Gary, a quick technical question; are you using the standard tension screw thread pitch? If so, I can see a potential minor issue with the kick drum application if not picked up early. Kick drums tend to be tensioned less than toms. That means there will be less thread retention on a standard pitch. Make sure there's a good amount of thread depth in the lug, & the tension screw runs deep into the lug. This will help prevent detuning issues.
Overall, I think this is a stunning piece of work, & couldn't be happening to a nicer guy than you. You deserve every bit of success coming your way, & I hope the drumming community get behind your system. It's a winner!!!!!!
p.s. Don't think that Youtube clip does your great product any favours. The snare sounds good, but there doesn't seem to be any increase in sustain on the toms, above & beyond what you'd expect from a standard lug tom. In fact, I'd go as far as to say they sound a touch dull. Keep that clip untitled. Later on, a before & after style comparison would go down well. Recorded with high quality gear, take two identical shells (I'd suggest go thin, maybe a build standard such as Keller), with the same bearing edges, & record one with standard lugs, the other with your system. Let players hear the difference in a straight back to back comparison, & you'll win customers.
TTFN, Andy.
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I think all of these concepts sound great. Personally, I hope there is some time spent on the bass drum ideas. For someone like myself who will often move a bass drum to 4 or more different venues a week I can't tell you the number of problems I have. In fact it's probably equipment malfunction #1.
Good luck with your overall plan.
I endorse Zildjian sticks because I like them.
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Why didn't you just put a clear surgical tube full of compressed CO2 under each hoop and control the tuning with a valve that you squeeze between your teeth?
I'm looking forward to seeing a fuller video demonstration.
I'm still not 100% sure how your tension system works.
I'm an Automotive Tech and I still am not sure of all of the little things from the drawings and pics that you posted.
I kind of like old drums:)
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Oooh, preeety. I love that acrylic snare. I'm gonna guess that's Jennifer's because of the color scheme o the hardware.
I love the concept, it's like a much cleaner Pearl free-floater. So could I theoretically get one set of hardware and change out the shell depending on whatever mood I'm in that week? I love the idea of having a 14x say 7 or 8 and being able to swap from an acrylic to brass to wood shell as the particular sound is needed.
Brilliant, and serious kudos for keeping the manufacturing in the country.
Classy grip all day.
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Question Gary....From what I can tell, the lugs aren't anchored to the shell in any way. I've often thought of an equivalent design, but in my mind, if you tighten the batter head, the reso head would be tensioned as well. So,
Are the lugs anchored?
Do both heads get tensioned together?
While your at it, you could design a hoop that would take any amount of your lugs, with a slot all the way around instead of individual holes.
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Thankfully the response has been great! Back a couple of months ago while Jennifer and i were at a drum clinic i was approached by someone that i had no idea who he was, but it turned out that he is the c.e.o. of a known drum company . He had seen the prototype kit (the red one ) and really thought it was a great idea. At some point in the up coming year we are supposed to sit down and have some discussions. So that only fueled fire more !
Bob, If you have ever seen Sleishman drums they operate with the same principal. The biggest differance is that with my lugs you don't need to have all of the extra weight since i have eliminated the need for any type of retaining ring , and the need for bottom tension rods. When you tighten down on the top head you are also tightening the bottom head at the same time. In theory you then have equally tuned heads.
Notice i said in theory because most people end up using different thickness on the resonance versuses the batter side, this is especially true when it comes to the snare. But believe it or not , it still works regardless of differance. Having matching heads would be the perfect senario but we found that its still becomes a totally different drum when compared to the standard lug system.
I hope that helps Bob but if not let me know !
Something else i feel i should bring up that may or maynot matter is that these are being made out of t-6061 aluminum which makes them very strong but yet light. For fun i weighed a standard Ludwig bowtie snare lug and it came in at 2.15 oz while my lug (with spring, washers and clips) weighs a mere .60 oz .
If you are worried about the threads stripping out because they are aluminum don't worry !
We haven't stripped out any and we pretty much have abused the things! Also since they are not attached to the shell they basically self align.
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Thank you, Thats how I thought that it worked.
The wings keep the tube from spinning and both heads tension from the top lug.
What are the shepherds crooks for on the bottom tension rods?
I kind of like old drums:)
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Guys before i go any further let me just say that i am deeply humbled by all your support and i mean that from the bottom of my heart ! You people are the greatest !
Andy - You have to know i have the greatest of respect for you and your input is wholly apprecited. You are dead on with the video ! I'll admit that it was a rush job, more like spur of the moment ! Whats worse is that we had an identical tom (different wrap though) racked up next to it and i didn't even exploit the fact! Hell you can even see it in the video!
That being said, there is no doubt that we need to have a more supportive video done before i sell the very first one. Luckily Jennifers teacher also has a small video production company , so i expect to have something top notch !
Also yes they will be standard 12/24 pitch threads as i do not want the user to have to buy new tension rods to be able to use the lugs. I have already addressed the depth with the machine shop and they are going to extend the depth to 1 1/2" from the current 1" .
I am really looking forward to your concept and kit as i have looked at the Guru webpage and they look like FANTASTIC drums ! I actually came up with another idea simply looking at the site !
Jer - I love you ! you just created another brainstorming session ! I now have another prototype to come up with , alittle different than your pic , but it ignited the idea !
Maybe i'll call it the JER-e-RIG !
Matt- Thank you for your support and theres no doubt i will keep working on the " Bass Station " .
Red Menace- Thank you also ! Believe it or not that acrylic drum in the picture is a tom that is a whole different project i have going on ! Don't even get me started on that !
Larry - I'm a little ahead of you on this, but let me throw it out there for you guys. Since i have not been able to find any U.S. manufactuers of hoops , I have been pondering over having my own hoops made for my kits but should there be a demand then it would only make sense to sell them outright.
This will be exactly what you want Larry , a single flange hoop with a shoulder to hide the edge of the drumhead. I guess the best way to explain it is to think of a diecast hoop with out the gussets for the rods. Does that make sense ? I had this idea shortly after i came up with the lugs. I don't know how do able it is but i'm sure gonna find out !
And yes you are correct in that both heads are tightend at the same time as the lugs are not secured to the shell.
Heck by now you guys have a pretty good idea as to what the Wac'd kits are goona look like !
Again thanks for all your support !
Last edited by gwaco; 01-03-2011 at 04:07 AM.
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1. They make for quick assembly/disassembly
2. They are the anchor point that keeps the rod from pulling thru as you tighten the top tension rod.
So really there is no bottom tension rod. The main shaft is turned to a smaller diameter at the bottom. The final measurement on it is 5mm which fits all the washers (plastic or metal ).
They say a pic is worth a thousand words ! Ironically this pic is what the patent attorney had redrawn by his artist as it needed to be line drawn !
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Ah Huh!!! ..........................
I kind of like old drums:)
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Gwaco, sorry if you've already answered this but I've looked this over a couple times and can't find exactly how you tune the reso head...
Classy grip all day.
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The very idea of a free floating design is to maximise both the sustain from the shell, & it's contribution to the overall sound. When tuning any drum for maximum sustain, you tune the batter & reso heads to exactly the same pitch. This allows both heads to resonate in sympathy with each other, & produces a clear fundamental that is picked up by the shell.
On Gary's design, the batter & reso heads are always tuned the same. If you're the kind of player who'd get benefit from a free floating drum, that's how you'd tune anyhow. Even if you didn't want maximum sustain from your drums (e.g. you use a muffled head type) the principal still has the benefit of greatly enhancing the shell's contribution to the sound. The shell is free to resonate, without being muted by the attachment of hardware. Think of it as a logical extension to the rims principal. If you have an old school drum, with the tom bracket attached to the shell, try this simple test. Hit the drum whilst it's mounted on it's tom holder, then do the same when off it's tom holder & held in your hand by the hoop. You should notice a difference. Now imagine that difference, but multiplied several times over, when you remove all the hardware from the shell. Another home test if you're not convinced, take your heads, hoops, & screws off the drum. Hold the shell between your thumb & finger near the edge, & tap the outside of the shell with your other hand. Now repeat that test with all the lugs off the shell, & hear that shell sing.
Hope this helps a bit, Andy.
P.S. Gary, good move on the extra thread depth for the kick lugs. With low head tensions, that will certainly help with tuning retention.
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i would love to sit behind a kit with this lug system! as a drum builder myself, seeing these get put on the market could be a very exciting thing
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You have designed and tested a product.
You obtained a patent.
You have shown us a video of the product in action and it was obvious that the drums sounded good in the video.
You answered all of our questions.
You answered mine and I now understand.
A long time board member is going to use the lugs on one of his snare drums.
You are a board member who has contributed many posts here.
You are not a one time poster who is spamming us and giving us vague information
about an ill conceived idea that doesn't work.
I was joking when I posted the Drum Tone thread link.
I hope that you didn't get the wrong idea.
I kind of like old drums:)
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Gary...As I've said before, I've thought about an equivalent design to what you've got, but the fact that you can't individually tighten the heads to different tensions....that's why I stopped thinking about this design. I tune my toms so that the reso head is a full octave above the batter head. From what I am seeing, this can't be accomplished with your lugs. That fact would prevent me from buying this system. I am just being honest, calling it how I see it. I know you've really put in the blood sweat and tears, and I apologize for highlighting issues, but if I don't someone else will. I have a feeling that a great proportion of prospective buyers may want the different tension capability, I know I would. That's my biggest stumbling point. How would you respond to these concerns?
Also, in the case of snares, the thinner reso head would stretch more than the batter head, resulting in a higher tension on the reso compared to the batter (if my logic is correct). Is this the case? Same issue w/ 2 ply batters and single ply resos I would guess.
Can you explain to me something that will disspell any doubts?
Again I apologize for the challenges.
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Also, notched kick drum hoops (for the claws to sit in) to ensure equal distance from each other?
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Larry , Thanks for being honest ! I know that these lugs or method of tuning will not apeal to everyone. In fact had the roles been reversed i would be skepical too! No worrys here.
But to address your concerns ,do you not tune your snare side head tighter than your batterhead anyways ? So yes your logic is 100% dead on , but its something you do anyways.
So far we have used different thicknesses on the toms and the result has been the same. When we start filming some videos we will be doing a lot of different combinations of heads and thicknesses and doing the same with an equivalent standard lugged tom and snare. A couple of the things that were first noticed on the red kit in the videos/and pics was the increased dynamic range and the absence of annoying overtones.
Plus there is the ease of tuning the drum. As G.D. had eluded to , when you start tuning the drum you find that the tension across the head becomes nearly identical at all the tension points even when the lugs are not tensioned evenly.
Larry its MY job to prove to you that it works and in due time i hope that i am able to do that !
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I met Gary Wednesday night and got my Steambent snare back and I have to tell you the drum sounds great. I normally like my snare side head tight and my batter heads very close to tight also. I sat down and played the drum at the music store and it sounded ok but I told Gary that the room there was huge with a very high ceiling, and I would wait until I got it back home to my drum room to determine it's true sound. Well I have to tell you I was surprised. It sounds the same now as it did before removing the tube lugs and putting on the Wac'd lugs. I could then turn one lug only and de-tune the drum to a lower, fatter sound and again it was fine. The tone at each lug was the same or very very close when tapped abut an inch away with a stick. At this point I am completely satisfied. I will make one more test, and that is to add a die cast hoop to the batter, and see if it sounds OK at that point. I will post my further findings on this post.
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Just a small update, but first I want to thank everyone that gives Jennifer support and helpful criticism.
As far as what is happening with me and Wac'd Drums , I have been having quite a few ups and downs over the last two months. My enthusiasm is still running high but some reality has hit. The investor and partner I had needed to back out due to his immediate work obligations. So that meant I also lost my start up capitol.But I still have managed to get a number of snare sets out to some members here for their feedback and results.
So once again I am behind the barrel so to speak on getting things fully operational, but in due time I'm sure it will happen. I actually have a meeting next week with another possible investor, so wish me luck.
In the mean time I have been very busy continually taking things from the drawing board and getting them into the prototype stage. The Bass Station has gone from drawings to being roadtested as we speak. The results have been nothing short of spectacular. I will get more indepth with it once we get some road time in with it. Also the prototype tom holder that will work with the lugs is proving to be a great addition to the lugs.
I invite everyone here to check out my Facebook page and look under the product photos and take a look , and while your there hit me up ! I would love for everyone on this board to follow me along with this.
More to come...
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"Bermuda is a jerk"
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I spoke with the Main Wacko and little Miss Wacko at a drum Clinic last night and he showed me some photos of his latest efforts and I have to say I am impressed. He is so close to offering a complete lug, tom, bass drum system. I have tested the lugs on my 7.5 inch drum and will now try on the 5.5 I have. In my last post I mentioned trying the lugs with a die cast hoop as well and did, but I really didn't notice too much difference between that and the triple flange hoops. I'm sure down the road Gary will have his own hoops to go along with lugs, tom mounts, and the bass drum cradle.
Retirement...August 21, 2015
Feel. Control the Bounce.
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Thanks Luke , I will get that fixed !
It was great to see you again John! Thanks for the vote of confidence, much appreciated!
Heck of a clinic wasn't it ?
edit; Luke I just tried it again and it worked, but I'm not sure if it links it because its on my computer or not!
edit , edit : O.k. try this and let me know if it links - http://www.facebook.com/people/Wacd-...00002092039436
Wac'd Drums Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/people/Wacd-...00002092039436
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"Bermuda is a jerk"
Check out my drumming blog and my youtube channel!
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I'm happy to report that it went very well and as soon as we get all the i's dotted and the t's crossed we will be well on our way to getting things moving at a pretty good pace. The partnership is with one of the machineshops that has been making some of my parts already so he is already familiar with everything. I will keep you posted and hopefully those interested in the lugs will be able to purchase them very soon !
Wac'd Drums Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/people/Wacd-...00002092039436
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The lug system is aesthetically nice and clean, but I am very curious how well people like drums that don't allow independent tuning top to bottom. Independent tuning of each head is critical for getting versatility from a drum.
In any case, I wish the best of success for you.
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I like my snares cranked top and bottom and with these lugs it is possible. Remember one thing. The typical snare side head is only 3 mil thick while most batters are 7, 10, 12 or more. The snare side or reso head will tend to tighten faster than the batter and for me this works fine. Also most people use thinner resos on their toms than they do batters so the same effect applies. Even if you want to tune both heads to the same pitch it can be done. Because of the lug mechanics, if you wish to detune your snare from crack to thud you can do it with one lug. I have done this on three drums. Hip hop sound to old Billy Joel fat snare in seconds and the other parts of the head will stay in tune. You can tap at each lug and get the same tone. I will be glad to make another video to show how this works.
Retirement...August 21, 2015
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Classy grip all day.
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I have the drum apart right now but will get it back together in a day or two and film a bit. Actually video, I have no film. How old am I? Wow.
Retirement...August 21, 2015
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this is not the best video. A little grainy and the sound waivers but I think you will get the idea that these lugs will allow you to change the tune of your drums by turning one lug and keeping the entire drum head in tune. Each tap at the lugs will produce the same tone. I missed a few taps and hit closer to the rim but you can hear the tones. The sound is from a small camera, but if you listen closely you can hear the high pitched sound after the sticks hit the drum. I wish I had better equipment for Gary's sake. Anyway here is the video link.
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