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more bent frets

Posted on Monday, 2022 July 18 by Anton

Some simplified meantone guitars (here showing only the first octave): pentatonic (GDAEB); seven naturals; three flats and two sharps; six flats and six sharps.

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31 frets

Posted on Sunday, 2022 May 22 by Anton

Here is the neck of a guitar that I’d like to have made someday, if I should ever develop the dexterity to make it worthwhile. The blue stripes show where standard frets would be, for comparison. The tuning is my … Continue reading →

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escapism within escapism

Posted on Saturday, 2021 August 14 by Anton

I recently read the Long Earth saga by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. The story begins in the near future when an eccentric engineer anonymously publishes plans for a “stepper box” which takes the user to a parallel world, adjacent … Continue reading →

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Billy Budd

Posted on Monday, 2021 March 08 by Anton

Last night I watched Peter Ustinov’s adaptation (1962) of Herman Melville’s story Billy Budd. In 1797, a young merchant seaman is drafted onto a warship, where his sweet nature is admired by all except Claggart, the cruel master-at-arms, who resents … Continue reading →

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a wave in the air

Posted on Wednesday, 2020 December 16 by Anton

“Radar Love” (1973) is the biggest hit of the Dutch band Golden Earring. Some folks strongly prefer a cover (1989) by White Lion. I don’t; is there a reason for that, other than my notorious conservatism? White Lion’s version fills … Continue reading →

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curious about causality

Posted on Wednesday, 2020 August 26 by Anton

Without trying, I can think of five webcomics authors who changed their pronouns long after they started posting: Dana Simpson (Ozy and Millie), Joey Alison Sayers (Thingpart and now Alley Oop), Allison Shabet (Deadwinter), Elli Stephens (Goblins), and now Maelyn … Continue reading →

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early webcomics gallery

Posted on Sunday, 2020 April 19 by Anton

Joe Average’s first anniversary strip features characters from 37 other strips. Can you help me name them? Some have fallen off the Web. Nukees S.S.D.D Look What I Brought Home (?) Superosity Road Waffles ? Life at Bayside (?) Bobbins … Continue reading →

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