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I'm considering finding a 19th century Parisian maker, specifically ex-Vuillaume shop, like Hippolyte Silvestre, Jean-Joseph Honoré Derazey, Charles Buthod, Charles-Adolphe Maucotel, Télesphore Barbé or Paul Bailly. I cannot imagine a safer investment. Perhaps in a year or two.

There is definitely variation in cost even in the highest bracket. But, I don't really need to use that fact. Remember the instrument market isn't dominated by musicians, it's dominated by Asian collectors. They don't play the instruments, they just hoard them.

Sorry, my reply wasn't clear. The critiques near the end of the article are the ones that resonated with me: "“Even experienced players who have not lived with a great violin don’t realize what they are hearing or doing when they first play a great instrument,” he said. “Second, Strads and del Gesùs vary tremendously in sound characteristics and quality, so generalizations are hard to make from a few cases, in any event.”"

I agree with the critiques in the article. How an instrument sounds under the ear is often very different from how it sounds in a concert hall.

Whiskey Skin

I use lead cutters. I'm not sure if this is helpful, but it's what I use

Or Ray is running their counting department.

That last one is superb. 1:2 brandy to champaign is just right. The Fernet is perfect here.

The French “75” Cocktail (Savoy) 2/3 Gin. (1 1/2 oz Blackwoods Gin) 1/3 Lemon Juice (3/4 oz Lemon Juice) 1 Spoonful Powdered Sugar. (1 tsp. Caster Sugar) Stir. Pour into tall glass containing cracked ice and fill up with Champagne. I.B.F. Pick-Me-Up-Cocktail (modified) In a wineglass place one lump of Ice, 3 dashes of Fernet Branca (1 tsp. Fernet), 3 dashes of Curacao (1 tsp. Neopoliton Mandarinr), one liqueur glass of Brandy (1 1/2 oz Germain-Robin Apple Brandy), fill remainder with Champaign. Stir and squeeze lemon peel on cocktail glass.

Already plotting a champaign cocktail...

"Slohkim Param" of course, it's that time of year. Where is Dusty?

Pannier Champaign

magnetic material?! it cannot be?! I've heard real men use Titanium screws on their T2.

I figured SMD would have scared him off, but nope

Tom is *the* kit guy. Period.

well, I gave it a try. No way no how was it going through the MOSFETs, even with a vice. There were visible stressing of the bushing, it was white in some places then started to crack. Mine are the very newest revision of these devices. I took a deburring tool and after 15 rotations on each side, then I could finally use the vise and force it through.

I wasn't aware of the fact that the longer bushing insulators would fit through the ceramic pads or the devices themselves. If this is the case, this really is the best solution. The parts I have don't fit.

Here's an interesting read on this topic: http://www.vishay.com/docs/72674/72674.pdf

Wait, why not the whale shaped one?!

livewire: Thanks. The only problem is those heat sinks are relatively small, the ones I found at least. The ones that have the ability to accept forced air are interesting, but I'm not sure I want to go that route. pars: Those sockets are interesting. I'd really like to PCB mount them, but I'll consider those when I get closer I have an idea on the high current CCS (enhancement MOSFET with a precision voltage reference)... but suggestions are welcome.

My thoughts exactly. Maybe I just need to buy a case.

Corpse Reviver #2 Blackwoods, Cocchi, Cointreau and absinthe with a crazy monkey on the bottle. So, this concludes my fourth bottle of Cocchi Americano. The question for the sages is: should I try Lillet?

So, I have some nice shiny TO-3 transistors. I'd like to make a PCB with these as output devices and some sort of way to transfer heat via flange that I can mount to a heat sink. I have to admit I've never used this package, so I'm curious.... assuming I cannot mount the can on the fin side of the heat sink (which would require way to much milling and effort), what sort of ways are there to deal with this? Second question, and not at all related to the above... any recommendations for a relatively low voltage CCS? Let's say 60V and 3A or so as extreme parameters. Thanks!

For those that listen to classical, is there anything at all good on Turnabot, Vox and Vanguard? I'm kinda getting tired of cleaning these records and then having them turn out to be duds.

Thanks, they are very handy, that is for sure