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Aeroknow

Aeroknow

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@curious2garden or anyone else,

what do you know about Rolfing?
My brother in law had it done and changed his life. Says it hurts like fuck, but after trying everything else outside of surgery, this is the only thing that worked for his back.

After the initial 10 sessions, i guess they’ll do more targeted “massages”. It’s not cheap either but what the hell.

even my chiropractor said it works allot of the time. But he said give him a few months first. I’m prob not gonna wait.
 
curious2garden

curious2garden

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Aeroknow said:
@curious2garden or anyone else,

what do you know about Rolfing?
My brother in law had it done and changed his life. Says it hurts like fuck, but after trying everything else outside of surgery, this is the only thing that worked for his back.

After the initial 10 sessions, i guess they’ll do more targeted “massages”. It’s not cheap either but what the hell.

even my chiropractor said it works allot of the time. But he said give him a few months first. I’m prob not gonna wait.
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Deep tissue massage, works for some, not for others. I'm agnostic on it. Let me know if you try it and how it goes.
 
doublejj

doublejj

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Aeroknow said:
I’ll prob have a shiload of those 7gal pots soon if you need some more.
gonna go back to 8-10gal pots per 4x8 tray here soon. That’s what I was doing in paradise. Nothing wrong with the way that the 10-7gals are doing but am gonna switch shit up a little.
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I feel you, we changed everything & are going to run 225 20gl pots per greenhouse this year. I will plant one entire house in your Wedding Cake. :hug:
 
raratt

raratt

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Aeroknow said:
I’ll prob have a shiload of those 7gal pots soon if you need some more.
gonna go back to 8-10gal pots per 4x8 tray here soon. That’s what I was doing in paradise. Nothing wrong with the way that the 10-7gals are doing but am gonna switch shit up a little.
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My son in law just picked up a half dozen for me from Golden Valley yesterday. I should be good for awhile, but thanks.
 
tyler.durden

tyler.durden

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curious2garden said:
and the movie, wow
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You know, I've never seen that movie. I'll have to check it out. Stradavarius (and Guarnari) instruments go from 2 million to 45 million dollars. Most of that is the history of the instruments, but many artists swear that they are far superior acoustically. They have done many double blind studies that have shown that they are really no better sounding than modern makers' violins, sometimes being beaten by instruments around the 50k mark. Seems there is a bit of The Emperor's New Clothes thing going on there.
 
Singlemalt

Singlemalt

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tyler.durden said:
You know, I've never seen that movie. I'll have to check it out. Stradavarius (and Guarnari) instruments go from 2 million to 45 million dollars. Most of that is the history of the instruments, but many artists swear that they are far superior acoustically. They have done many double blind studies that have shown that they are really no better sounding than modern makers' violins, sometimes being beaten by instruments around the 50k mark. Seems there is a bit of The Emperor's New Clothes thing going on there.
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Yeah, I believe debunked but one theory was that the wood harvested during the Little Ice Age (roughly 1300-1800) , was special due to slow growth rate etc. Hence, superior acoustically. Other theories had to do with unique mineral uptake by the trees. I think they command the prices cause they are well made and old, they have lasted for hundreds of years because they were taken care of. Hell, they were expensive when brand new. lol
 
tyler.durden

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Singlemalt said:
Yeah, I believe debunked but one theory was that the wood harvested during the Little Ice Age (roughly 1300-1800) , was special due to slow growth rate etc. Hence, superior acoustically. Other theories had to do with unique mineral uptake by the trees. I think they command the prices cause they are well made and old, they have lasted for hundreds of years because they were taken care of. Hell, they were expensive when brand new. lol
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Yep, there is SO much lore. Another one is the unique varnish he used, some say made from such exotic ingredients as the crushed husks of bees. Lol. The cost is mostly to do with their history though, as the more expensive instruments were owned by colorful historical characters, such as Paganini and certain European royalty. Even his violins that are in horrible condition go for millions. There are equally well made and preserved instruments by well known contemporaries such as Amati, but you'll never see those go for millions. Great modern violins are expensive though, you won't see professional violins go for under 20k. It's common to see symphony players with 60k+ instruments. They almost always appreciate in value, so they are good investments.
 
curious2garden

curious2garden

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tyler.durden said:
Yep, there is SO much lore. Another one is the unique varnish he used, some say made from such exotic ingredients as the crushed husks of bees. Lol. The cost is mostly to do with their history though, as the more expensive instruments were owned by colorful historical characters, such as Paganini and certain European royalty. Even his violins that are in horrible condition go for millions. There are equally well made and preserved instruments by well known contemporaries such as Amati, but you'll never see those go for millions. Great modern violins are expensive though, you won't see professional violins go for under 20k. It's common to see symphony players with 60k+ instruments. They almost always appreciate in value, so they are good investments.
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It's a nice story. I've heard a professional play a Strad at the LA Phil. If memory serves it was the Benny Strad. I could not hear any difference. Then again I don't have a very good ear.

 
printer

printer

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And over the years the violins have been modified. The necks are longer now that back then, I think 3/4". The violins crack over the years so the top is removed and repairs made and stuck back together. The bass bar (piece of wood running along the length of the top) is usually made longer to deal with the increased string tension of the longer strings. Almost like people taking a Model T and sticking a V8 under the hood and big tires out back.
 
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