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Not really modified. Just made electrically safe and added the wood bases and modern connectors.

Went to a demo of this over the top reel to reel. From their website: In horology, a tourbillon ( French: “whirlwind”) is an addition to the mechanics of a watch lever escapement to increase accuracy. It was developed around 1795 and patented by the French-Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis...

Lots of time on my hands, so the honey do's are starting to get done. My wife wanted to remodel the guest bathroom. First a tongue and groove ceiling.

My latest DIY build is the kit from the Nelson Pass Amp Camp. In reality, this is a 1.6 amp and not the ACA Mini circuit. I liked that is isn't another black box.

My wife brought this home from an estate sale (love my wife). The cartridge and arm were not setup correctly but easy to fix. Did run into, even with the weight all the way forward, it would only track at .8g. I need to change the headshell, but for quick fix, I just added a washer and it now...

I have several drivers laying around, so thought I would build some speakers.

A friend sent me these Pro Klipsch La Scala speakers to turn into home speakers for his daughter.

The projects just keep coming. Sanded and stained.

I was given this pair of Utah speakers. They are a little rough but I will rebuild them better than when they left the factory.

I tried watching the Grammy Awards and found my age showing. I could name the number of artists I knew on one hand. That and most of the music is not what I listen to or would ever buy. Just an old dude out of touch with what kids want these days.

Came across an old oak coffee table for free. Oak does not fit our living room décor, so I refinished it this past weekend. First was to disassemble it, then a lot of sanding, and finally paint. To get the finish I wanted it took three cans of Rustoleum with turbo spray nozzle.

Spent the afternoon replacing the bias resistors in this amp. The factory carbon composition ones fail with age. They literally split open.

A friend of mine sold his business and sold me some left over sealed MFSL Test Pressings. Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Art Pepper, Sinatra, Joel, Hays, Ronstadt, Taylor, Dillon, Bennett and more.

While I am stuck at home, I did some work on this cd player today. This one is built like a tank. The face and top are machined from billet and very heavy. Got it up and going in a few hours.

Sad to hear of Lyle's passing. He was a great jazz pianist and composer. I have been listening to his music with Pat Metheny for 40 years.

I fixed this cassette deck for a friend. It is a really great deck, but way over engineered and a PIA to work on.

Today's project was replacing the fans in the NU6000 amp and painting it black. The fan noise went from 45dB to 15dB. It is quiet now and blends better with the other gear in the home theater.

Getting lost in Pat Metheny's "Letter from Home."

I had a few friends over yesterday. We spent the day listening to music and playing around with different gear. The main system started out with horn and tube amps. This changed to solid state amps late in the day.

I just got home with my new toys. They are Quad 2905 electrostatic speakers. Life is good.