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johnallg wrote:I will try and get a good closeup of both basses shoes. My photographic skills have all but disappeared with digital......

Tis' a shame, isn't it?

Nice job, Steven!

jps wrote:

johnallg wrote:I will try and get a good closeup of both basses shoes. My photographic skills have all but disappeared with digital......

Tis' a shame, isn't it?

Two different cameras and I have major focusing problems. Hey, here's a question for you. I just inherited a Nikon 8008 with a 50mm and 35-about 80 zoom Nikor AF(?) lenses. Will these lenses work with the new Nikon digitals, like the D40, D60, or D80 bodies? I haven't had time to look the outfit over to be more specific.

They will work but with some limitations. Nikon has tried very hard to make all their cameras compatible in some form or another with legacy lenses; this is one of the reasons Nikon has stayed with the F mount. Most other manufacturers designed new mounts for their lenses when they went AF such as the Canon EOS mount vs. the earlier FD mount.

Thanks Jeff, it is a thought I've been toying with. Gotta get the taxes out of the way first.... Too many returns and states and cities....

Has anyone else ever wondered why the tax form is 1040 and working 40 hours a week for 52 weeks is 2080 hours?

jps wrote:Nice job, Steven!

Thanks Jeffrey. I accidentally called you by your last name earlier - whoops. Thanks to your advice, I love my Rick even more (if that were possible). It worked perfectly and the result was just what I needed to balance it (and make it look a little more accurate in appearance - the whole idea/purpose of the RI shoes in the first place).

I would like to have my shoes bend aswel. Is there some kind of picture tutorial how to do this?

Or could I just send them to Jeff?



I really would like more space between the pickup and the shoes. And bended shoes looks way better (it's just a bit of a hassle with walking though)

Here is where I give a description and photos of the process and final outcome.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=379565#p406953

Of course, you could just [/i]buy[/i] the pickup shown, as I have it for sale! Then you get a pre-shaped one and can save your other one for the future.

johnallg wrote:
Has anyone else ever wondered why the tax form is 1040 and working 40 hours a week for 52 weeks is 2080 hours?

OMG! Are you trying to say that I should have filed two of them to cover the whole year???

jingle_jangle wrote:

johnallg wrote:
Has anyone else ever wondered why the tax form is 1040 and working 40 hours a week for 52 weeks is 2080 hours?

OMG! Are you trying to say that I should have filed two of them to cover the whole year???

No, it just means they only want half of what you made...

Also it looks like the pickup itself is a little bit bended, so the E-string is a little too close to the pole piece.
Or does this pickup look normal to you?

Also it looks like the pickup itself is a little bit bended, so the E-string is a little too close to the pole piece.
Or does this pickup look normal to you?

Philip, what you see is just the E side of the pickup adjusted closer to the strings than the G side.