u/therealtoomdog

Edit: Don't worry, I won't cut on it lol 😁 /edit

Hi folks,

I have an old zildjian 10" splash. I love the sound, but it's old enough that the hole is too small for most modern cymbal stands.

As I said in the title, this was my grandfather's cymbal. He didn't have a lot of money, so he would have bought old, used cymbals in the early 20's when he started playing. He stopped when he went to college in the late 30's. He told his mom to sell the drums because he was enlisting for WWII, and this is the only piece she didn't sell.

What would you do with this cymbal if it were yours? I've used it a few times when I find a cymbal protector that it would fit on, but I've carried in my cymbal bag for the last 5 or 6 years just in case I find a chance to use it. I'm tempted to open up the hole with a dremmel, but I don't want to destroy something valuable.

Hi folks,

I didn't find much about this on here that wasn't a couple years old, figured I would ask new instead of resurrecting an old thread. I've never had shoes before that were worth taking to a cobbler, but I finally do now.

I had a combination leather/rubber heel on these Chelseas and the brass nail heads started being really slippery on tile. I brought them out to the nearest cobbler (about a 45 minute drive) and asked for rubber top lifts. The pieces he installed were a little bit taller than what he took off so now my shoes rock on the front of the heel and I have more pressure on my arch.

Is this reasonable to bring back to him or am I being too picky?

A little more background: I brought them out on a Friday and forgot that I needed them on Sunday until I was already there, so he put on his bench first thing Saturday (not special hours, just put me first). Then I couldn't make it back out while he was still open Saturday, but he works attached to his house, so he told me just come on our whenever. I gave him 25% more as a gift to thank him for taking special care of me. He also burnished up a scuff I pointed out for nothing.

I was thinking of calling him Monday and saying it feels like I'm rocking on the front of the heels, too much pressure on arch, and asking if he could do something about that. I'm willing to pay more to have it right rather than spending the last amount I can get away with.

Hello there,

I got these pants from the historical emporium (I think this is their Foster pant) a few months ago and I find they are just tight enough that the French fly doesn't keep them flat in front. This material claims to be 100% cotton and burns like it.

It looks like there's enough material to let them out some except the waistband (if I can call it that) seems to just have enough material at the back seam to make the stitches; I can feel about 7/16" of material on both sides of the seam.

I measured (and a friend measured me) at 42", but the 42 I got had more than enough room for my hand inside the waist band. I exchanged them for this size 40.

I also got another pair at 42; how hard would it be to take them in?

Hello there,

I have a pair of Carmina Shoemaker Chelseas with leather soles and heel stack. This is my first pair of leather soles, so I'm unsure what to expect... Yes, they were like ice the first time I tried walking on carpet, but they are now grippy enough that I found myself running down a carpeted ramp while loading in in the rain.

Anyways, the question I wanted to ask is about the brass nails in my heel stack. It seems like the leather has compressed and the nail heads are contacting first. I can't visually see them standing proud of the heel, but most of them are shiny. Most of the time this doesn't make any difference, but (especially on tile floors), I find I have no grip pushing sideways or sidestepping. I'm leaving little black lines wherever I slip. Walking forwards is totally fine.

Is this just a normal part of leather heels or is there something wrong with these? Or am I abusing them?

... What would a good solution be to get a grip on tile? Can I just set the nails a little further in?

I was just wandering around random playlists and stumbled upon this song. It sent me to the album and by the time I came around to it the second time, I started thinking it was kind of Beatle-y. That reminded me of various conversations I have seen about what music sounds like the Beatles but isn't.

Curious how you folks feel about it...

https://youtu.be/Nn4EImw8rBU?is=MpP\\\_YuRS574-tZy-

Hello there,

Some of you folks have probably seen me posting this picture around here...

Straight to the point, I'm looking for any info or ideas about preventative maintenace for the extension/retraction cam.

I've seen plenty about work on the front, but not much really about getting into the back end of it. I've had a few moments over the years thinking this was dead because the cam mechanism got jammed up, but I've always been able to get it working again by fiddling around with it. It's been starting to feel kind of iffy the past few months, and it's starting to make me nervous. Kind of crunchy, kind of sticky, not very happy in general.

I saw someone say they cleaned it with a compressed can of air. I have some lock lube at home that graphite suspended in a fluid that flashes off (to avoid attracting dust). I also saw someone here talking about how to put it back together, but I'm not sure I follow, nor am I confident in getting it apart.

I'm a mechanically-minded person, I can run machine tools and I work on my classic VWs myself besides designing machines on a daily basis for a living... But in ten years of poking at this, I haven't been able to figure out how to get it apart.

Pics for clicks ;P

I made this watch strap for myself about a year and a half ago using roccado shell from buckleguy. It used to be like the green marbled and raw color, almost visible on the bottom of the strap.

Anyway, the question I came here to ask: I was playing a show outside last weekend (bass guitar) and it was pretty warm, but not terribly humid. I brought a towel with me to wipe my head, but I didn't end up needing it...

So, halfway through the set, I noticed beads of moisture all over the palm side of the watch strap. Didn't have time to look at the other side.

I wiped it off on my pants leg and noticed a little brown cone with it.

An hour later, at the same event, but not playing this time, I again noticed sweat just on the wrist band, and I got a little brown on my fingers when I rubbed it off.

So I'm mostly just curious—This strap was just an experiment; it's not very nice and I'm not greatly attached to it...

But did the moisture weep out of the shell, did it wick through from my skin, or did it condense from the river? (oh yeah, we were playing next to the river)

Hi folks, looks like quite a range of stuff you have going on over here. I tried digging through some searches, but I didn't come up with much decisive, so I thought I'd ask if there are some commonly recommended sources for good quality reproduction clothes.

I have joined an old-timey Americana band playing stand up bass. They don't necessarily go for a specific era, but they don't wear jeans or t-shirts. I'm attracted to like high-waisted cotton pants designed for suspenders, and like maybe a band collared shirt? It should be something tough enough that I can actually work in it, schlepping gear in and out of a venue.

I found this in my first Google search, but I've learned that the first result isn't always the best.

Oh hey, what about shoes? I have a pair of stitchdown PNW boots on a dressier last, do you think those would stand out too much?

Hello there. I'm looking for feedback on my post processing.

Having read the rules and the FAQ, I'm kind of surprised I didn't see something specifically addressing feedback requests; if there is a better place for this, please send me there.
I tried posting this in the daily questions thread and got nothing 🤷‍♂️
That being said, I did see that flair is only for portfolios, but I also can't post without flair.

Anyway, I am a couple weeks into learning how to use Darktable to develop my raw images. I am going on a trip to Europe in the fall and my camera phone is pretty low end, so I got a 10 year old Sony RX100 to have a chance at getting some photos that would really remind me of the trip. I'm trying to get my skills up to snuff before I go over, so I'm practicing lots of photography.

Back to the point, I have been shooting RAW+JPG and I would like another set of eyes to tell me if I'm going the right direction with my editing. Here is an Imgur link to the jpg my camera gave me as well as three different edits I did to the raw. It feels like I can't get a realistic pic that looks better than the camera jpg; it either gets too sterile or it turns into a cartoon. Would you folks let me know how I'm actually doing?

I am open to suggestions on composition or other technical aspects (although you probably don't have a large enough sample to offer much), but I am specifically interested in how I'm handling the post processing.