Ron’s New System
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Hard to believe its been 11 years. I discovered the store right after he passed, what an awesome place!
Took a couple friends to Brian's place as non believers about good sound, "it all sounds the same" they said...
They were blown away and the conversation we had when we left Brian's left me smiling, a fantastic store, fantastic people!
If I still lived in Ca I would be a client.
Back to Ron and his kit. I know its a sad state of affairs that this thread and the other one are an actual anticipation of my day checking for the updates.
Good stuff!
Today a bit more progress. The record/tape storage unit is being built.
I had the fun of unboxing records which have been in storage for up to seven years.
I had the fun of unboxing records which have been in storage for up to seven years.
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i would really like to know how the lighting wires are run inside that cabinet
Rune is a really nice guy. I had a few beers with him in Manila two weekend's ago @ the hifi show.
Enjoy Ron, I am sure it will be worth the wait.
Yes, Rune is an angel of this industry. Literally everybody who knows him adores him.
He is going to arrange a trip to LA in January or February to visit Joseph Cali, and to un-box and to erect the Pendragons with me and a moving crew.
Thank you for your kind words.
Why do I have eight (8)* copies of Sarah McLachlan’s Fumbling Towards Ecstasy?
*The copy I actually play is not in the cabinet at the moment.
*The copy I actually play is not in the cabinet at the moment.
A more pertinent question is, why have you doubled up on all those Madonna albums ?
A more pertinent question is, why have you doubled up on all those Madonna albums ?
I knew some eagle-eyed member would spy those records!
I have loads of sealed 1980s rock and pop albums from the Tower Records (on Broadway, in Manhattan) $1.99 and $2.99 and $3.99 record bins.
Wait till you see my lifetime supply of Rick Springfield records!
Why are you making fun of me? Those records probably have been a better investment than my stocks and Bitcoin! Wait, I’m not even kidding. For fun, I just checked. Who’s That Girl sealed LP is asking $15 to $20 on eBay!
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I have been on a few jobs where the cabinet has wire holes boored or routed, then laminated over, through the the shelf. Low voltage lights only. Keep the shelf bracket behind the groove as the shelf has lost significant strength.
The one advantage of having to repair this entire house is that we were able to do things that satisfy our idiosyncratic preferences. I promised myself that if I ever have a built-in, dedicated record storage unit I would figure out a way to obviate the need to crawl around the floor on my hands and knees with a Maglight struggling to see the tiny writing on the spines of record jackets.
An LED light in the ceiling of each cubbyhole was my main innovation here. I hired Wendy Bremer of California Closets for this project. We worked within the California Closets design parameters and measured carefully to make sure that the front top edge of the records would not obscure the lights. I also made the cubbyhole sections tall so that it is easy to insert and remove the records. An inside ceiling height only millimeters taller than the record jackets themselves is another pet peeve of mine about traditional record storage units.
Wendy did an amazing job designing this record/tape storage unit! We worked with Wendy also for our clothes closets and storage closets in our house. I wish I had engaged Wendy to design our garage storage unit as well, but I hired a crappy company — Closet World — before I met Wendy and learned about her incredible work at California Closets.
Wendy also works with Chi, of California Closets, who is incredibly careful and detail-oriented when installing the cabinets which Wendy designs. They make a great team!
If you are building or re-doing closets or bathroom vanities or garage storage units be sure to speak with Wendy!
Wendy Bremer
California Closets
1627 Montana Ave
Santa Monica, CA
wbremer@calclosets.com
818-395-9526
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I can second California Closets. They do great work and have solved lots of storage conundrums. We used them for our bedrooms closets. Each is different depending on the requirements.
It’s funny but what’s also funny is you’re the only one who is surprised by it.
As long as you are not upset by the bizarre Freudian theories on collecting, no problem!