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Location: Reno, NV | Just a friendly reminder to anyone that might be interested.
The show "How it's made" will have a section on guitar strings today. Its on Discovery Science/Science Channel. According to their website it will be on at 3:30 and 6:30 EST.
I wonder who's factory they will be in! |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | According to their website they'll be at the D'Addario plant in Farmingdale, N.Y. |
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Location: Reno, NV | I must have missed that ... Thanks! |
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Location: south east Michigan | Thanks!!!
I'll get home just in time. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by cholloway:
According to their website they'll be at the D'Addario plant in Farmingdale, N.Y. I'm about a half hour ride from there. Gil and Mitch are even closer. |
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Location: big island | i heard upstate NY got about 7 feet of snow...is that reality? |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Originally posted by Lanaki:
i heard upstate NY got about 7 feet of snow...is that reality? YUP! |
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Location: North Carolina | I saw that segment and I've seen other "How It's Made" episodes. That narrator can make anything sound dull. |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | I saw the sausage episode and don't know if I can ever watch that damn show again. |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | "Everything but the squeal" |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Originally posted by Lanaki:
i heard upstate NY got about 7 feet of snow...is that reality? Yes they did! I'm sure that our own Weas will have a lot of stories to tell about the snow pile. As of this morning, I'm still trying to make contact with my parents who happen to reside in the tail-end of the "snow belt" just northwest of Syracuse. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | I've been to Farmingdale a few times, but for reasons other than guitar-related stuff. I still have yet to check out the D'addario plant. I'd like to find out, one day, if they allow making purchases of their strings [bulk might even be better] to the general public, as opposed to going to a music store for them. |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | I toured the GHS plant some years ago. For me, it was a real snoozer.
But the free banjo strings were great at the end of tour! I mean, how can you screw up plain wire? :D |
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Location: Orange County, California | Didn't catch it, but...
I deal with with web-tension and multi-axis servo controls on wire winding machines often. Guitar string assembly could be done on a lathe with a screw-feed. Now, multi-strand cable assembly, or twist machines with dies that "spin" as the cable is being pulled through, all the while maintaining the correct tension.... Now that's exciting. NOT!!! :D :p :D :p |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I've just made a couple of 14 strand Flemmish Bow Strings which is done that same way, Fred. Only by hand. |
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Location: Reno, NV | Originally posted by First Alternate:
I saw that segment and I've seen other "How It's Made" episodes. That narrator can make anything sound dull. Yes, the narrator can be dull, but the music is fantastic. :D |
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Guitar Strings on "How it's made" today.