Kevin Kretsch
@drkevguitar.bsky.social
Professional Guitar Nerd, ex-Physicist, Long-Covid Disabled. He/Him. Dublin, Buffalo, Paris. GO BILLS!
“In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” – Angela Davis
“In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” – Angela Davis
In the in side of the coverlet (?) I kept this business card. On the back I wrote the wavelengths of the main mercury emission lines, very handy for quick calibration of spectrophotometers using fluorescent lighting as a source
November 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
In the in side of the coverlet (?) I kept this business card. On the back I wrote the wavelengths of the main mercury emission lines, very handy for quick calibration of spectrophotometers using fluorescent lighting as a source
My old 1990 scientific calculator had its one and only battery change 35 years after I bought it, but, alas, the sticky zero button is now totally non functional. Farewell, old friend. We did great science together.
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
My old 1990 scientific calculator had its one and only battery change 35 years after I bought it, but, alas, the sticky zero button is now totally non functional. Farewell, old friend. We did great science together.
An anti-immigrant account to go block.
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
An anti-immigrant account to go block.
Inside the United States ONLY and see the priviso below. Outside the US, Osteopaths are as quacky as chiropractors.
November 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Inside the United States ONLY and see the priviso below. Outside the US, Osteopaths are as quacky as chiropractors.
The neck has too much relief, truss rod missing it’s nut I think too, but more importantly the headstock itself is bent upwards from string tension resulting in the back angle from a string to the but being too shallow (D & G have a string tree). Also wood worm! Lots of wood worm holes!
September 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The neck has too much relief, truss rod missing it’s nut I think too, but more importantly the headstock itself is bent upwards from string tension resulting in the back angle from a string to the but being too shallow (D & G have a string tree). Also wood worm! Lots of wood worm holes!
Who knows anything about vintage Höfner bass guitars? As far as I can tell, this is a model 182 from 1961 or 1962. It’s still covered in leatherette. Electronics work (mostly). Neck may not be salvageable but we’ll see.
September 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Who knows anything about vintage Höfner bass guitars? As far as I can tell, this is a model 182 from 1961 or 1962. It’s still covered in leatherette. Electronics work (mostly). Neck may not be salvageable but we’ll see.
Well, yes, but also no. The words calm, peaceable, moderate, remind of the passage below from Doctor King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. To wish merely for times past when white citizens could comfortably ignore racism is not good enough. Racism is after all our problem to stamp out.
September 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Well, yes, but also no. The words calm, peaceable, moderate, remind of the passage below from Doctor King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. To wish merely for times past when white citizens could comfortably ignore racism is not good enough. Racism is after all our problem to stamp out.
Just arrived here in Paris!! Thank you, @exocomics.com !
September 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Just arrived here in Paris!! Thank you, @exocomics.com !
My approach to getting synthetic "realistic" sounding drums is the VST plugin in my DAW triggered by a Midi Controller with pads that I can finger drum with. Yes, there is a bit of a learning curve in the initial setup but after that it's plug and play. See alt text on the photo for details...
September 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
My approach to getting synthetic "realistic" sounding drums is the VST plugin in my DAW triggered by a Midi Controller with pads that I can finger drum with. Yes, there is a bit of a learning curve in the initial setup but after that it's plug and play. See alt text on the photo for details...
A friend of ours gifted us the Lego Harry Potter Diagon Alley set, but he sorted all the pieces by color, which is such a pain!! Normally, lego gives you neat little numbered bags with the next pieces you need to progress. Here we have search through everything to find anything! 🙃
July 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A friend of ours gifted us the Lego Harry Potter Diagon Alley set, but he sorted all the pieces by color, which is such a pain!! Normally, lego gives you neat little numbered bags with the next pieces you need to progress. Here we have search through everything to find anything! 🙃
My wee’un 8 years ago.
July 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My wee’un 8 years ago.
Updated map. More info at tsunami.gov
July 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Updated map. More info at tsunami.gov
Hey #birdsky, any help identifying a hawk? This was taken last summer in western New York near Buffalo. I know Cooper’s hawk and sharp-shinned hawk are difficult to tell apart, but does that look like big head (Cooper’s) or a ‘normal sized head (sharp-shinned)?
July 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Hey #birdsky, any help identifying a hawk? This was taken last summer in western New York near Buffalo. I know Cooper’s hawk and sharp-shinned hawk are difficult to tell apart, but does that look like big head (Cooper’s) or a ‘normal sized head (sharp-shinned)?
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
(I've gone for two because I can't leave either one out).
(I've gone for two because I can't leave either one out).
July 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
(I've gone for two because I can't leave either one out).
(I've gone for two because I can't leave either one out).
On just got this comments in my YouTube channel. 🥲
July 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
On just got this comments in my YouTube channel. 🥲
Corn! Shucked just now.
July 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Corn! Shucked just now.
Hi MsGrumpyBunny, could you please stop using copy/paste text code? It doesn't display correctly for everyone, I see letters replaced with blocks of horizontal lines. It can cause issues for the visually impaired using screen readers. This screenshot shows how I see your thread...
July 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Hi MsGrumpyBunny, could you please stop using copy/paste text code? It doesn't display correctly for everyone, I see letters replaced with blocks of horizontal lines. It can cause issues for the visually impaired using screen readers. This screenshot shows how I see your thread...
From Orwell, 1984...
June 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
From Orwell, 1984...
Huge thunderstorm in Paris tonight, we had 65 km/h wind gusts sustained winds of over 35 km/h. The rain was so heavy visibility was down to maybe 50 yards. Other than the giant hailstones we saw a few weeks back, this was the most Violent storm I’ve seen on 25 years living here.
June 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Huge thunderstorm in Paris tonight, we had 65 km/h wind gusts sustained winds of over 35 km/h. The rain was so heavy visibility was down to maybe 50 yards. Other than the giant hailstones we saw a few weeks back, this was the most Violent storm I’ve seen on 25 years living here.
EAT! HOT! CHILI! 🌶️
June 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
EAT! HOT! CHILI! 🌶️
On this day 160 years ago the last legal vestige of slavery in America fell. Today we celebrate #Juneteenth
June 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
On this day 160 years ago the last legal vestige of slavery in America fell. Today we celebrate #Juneteenth
Not uncommon. I've spent much of the last 30 years wondering why but nobody has an answer. It's just what low E strings are like on some guitars. We spend so little time at 12th fret or above on the low E string it's not usually problem. The other saddles will usually be in a stepped pattern.
June 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Not uncommon. I've spent much of the last 30 years wondering why but nobody has an answer. It's just what low E strings are like on some guitars. We spend so little time at 12th fret or above on the low E string it's not usually problem. The other saddles will usually be in a stepped pattern.