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Re: : Re: [casiocollectors] New song and video powered by Casio goodness!

2015-03-29 by Tom Green

Hi Graham,

No problem, been busy here too. I did do a circuit-bent Casio CT-360, that I'm actually not quite finished with yet, but you can see some pictures of it at my new site: <http://barkonarova.weebly.com/space-gristle.html> I named it the "Space Gristle." HA!

My latest project is a family one. I've gotten a whole bin of audio tapes that my grandfather recorded from the 50's through 80's, I guess. There are about 30 reel-to-reel tapes and around 100 cassettes. He was a short-wave (HAM) radio operator and regularly talked to the guys at the the US Navy South Pole station in the 60's. It seems he recorded a lot of that stuff. Really interesting to listen to. I know Antarctica is not too far from you, so it's probably not as exciting as it is for us, but from here it's a LONG way away. :-)

I bought an old reel-to-reel recorder from 1956, which I think is similar to the one he had, and have been refurbishing it so I can listen to the reels. This thing is a monster! Weighs about 50 pounds. It has a tube amp inside and is really cool.

I think this project will keep me out of trouble for quite a while... ;-)

-Tom

On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 6:27 PM, gmeredith1@yahoo.com.au [casiocollectors] <casiocollectors@yahoogroups.com.au> wrote:

Thanks , Tom! Sorry I've been out of touch - I've been slaving over a hot band writing songs, doing videos etc - as well as looking after 3 little munchkins at home. They're all getting interested in music, maybe they'll form Warning Will Robinson 2.0 when I retire - although, hold on, this is already what I wanted to do when I retire |-)


How have you been? Any projects? Yes it has been great to be able to give the Casio gear the exposure it deserves. That drum kit feels remarkably good to play - although that kick drum makes a lot of acoustic noise, like kicking a wooden box - I need to get around to stuffing it with some sort of insulation sometime.


Cheers, graham


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