Inside MusiCast - Episode 74 (Michael Ruff)

Michael Ruff has found balance and order in his life. And why wouldnt he? Living on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Kauai for over twenty years, the talented songwriter, producer and keyboardist has remained connected to the music world. Through his career, his migration from the East Coast to the Westand finally to Hawaii has left a trail of amazing musical success that has allowed him to tour with Kenny Loggins, India Arie, David Sanborn, Natalie Cole and Bonnie Raitt. Hes had the good fortune of also being musical director for Ricky Lee Jones, Randy Brecker, Gino Vanelli, BeBe Winans, Jose Feliciano and many others. As a producer and engineer, Michael has always focused on what matters - the integrity of song and artist. As a songwriter, he has been associated with numerous Grammy Nominations and has won multiple Na Hoku Hanohano awards known otherwise as the Hawaiian Grammy. But Michael is a diverse musician...his new solo album, ACOUSTIC TRIOS reveals his love for Jazz and allows him to show us all his brilliant keyboard chops. Inside MusiCast welcomes the very talented and tanned Michael Ruff.

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Inside MusiCast - Episode 60 (Steve Porcaro)

If your last name is Porcaro, you live in Southern California, and youre in the music industry, youre name is golden. And if your name is Steve Porcaro, that gold has translated into 15 Grammys that youve held in your hands over the years. As an original member of the band Toto, keyboardist, composer and songwriter Steve Porcaro has had his share of success. He has written many significant songs over his career, such as Michael Jacksons Human Nature, that was recently performed by guitarist John Mayer at Jacksons Memorial in the Staples Center. Hes written and performed for artists such as Madonna, The Carpenters, Gary Wright, Diana Ross, Peabo Bryson, Yes, Jefferson Airplane, and others. His discography has included countless musical scores for video, film and television, and he remains consistently busy in these arenas. With credits on seven Toto albums and ten film scores, Steve doesnt rest on his legacy nor his familys. Instead he moves ahead focused on his desire to confront new musical territory. From his work with James Newton Howard on the Friends album, to the soundtrack to Dune, to Toto, his resilience, along with his family name, makes him golden. Inside MusiCast welcomes Steve Porcaro.

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Tank Riot - Episode 61: Madison Music, Part 1

Madison Music, Part 1! A Madison Music Round-up featuring songs by The Gomers, Sleeping in the Aviary, His and Her Vanities, Cribshitter, National Beekeepers Society, Knuckel Drager, Midwest Beat, Whatfor, Pale Young Gentlemen and more!

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Cape Sounion, Greece

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The Sun is a

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Inside MusiCast - Episode 9 (Chris Boardman)

As a composer, arranger and orchestrator, today's guest has had the opportunity to work on many of Hollywoods more prominent films over the course of his career, as well as a host of television projects. Hes collaborated with the great Quincy Jones and James Newton Howard, and if thats not enough, hes also a musical director for top pop acts, not to mention a talented keyboardist and writer for a jazz ensemble. He has a reputation in the Los Angeles music scene as musician that can literally write and compose any style of music. From his Academy Award nomination for his score for The Color Purple to garnering several Emmys for his work in television, his filmography is as impressive as it is extensive and it continues to expand. Inside MusiCast is pleased to welcome Chris Boardman.

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Podcast #12, featuring an interview with Pat Flynn and his new album.

Welcome to the show this is Podcast number 12. This week we feature
Dan Miller and his interview with artist Pat Flynn. Please visit this podcast
at http://www.flatpick.com/podcast.html

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TR#97: The Brady Bunch!

The Tank Crew discuss the infamous Brady Bunch TV show. Here's the story of a complex cast of characters and how they all worked together (or not) to make the iconic show what it is today, unforgettable. Also: Inception, A Town Called Panic and more!

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Tank Riot - Episode 41: Iran

What is up with Iran?! The Tank Team investigates the controversial Middle Eastern nation. Why are US talking heads pondering war with Iran and what would be the consequences? What events in history lead to the Iran of today? What does the Iranian military look like? Learn why haboobs are so big in Iran! Tank Riot covers all this and more!

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Tank Riot - Episode 65: 2008 Great Music Round-up

2008 Great Music Round-up featuring music by Bon Iver, David Byrne/Brian Eno, Delta Spirit, Kimya Dawson, Silver Jews, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Paleface! We also discuss Operation Valkyrie, Protein Folding, SETI@home, Houdini and more!

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Tank Riot - Episode 54: Devo

Devo! We discuss our favorite band of spuds. Formed in Akron, Ohio in 1974, the band has been a cultural influence for decades. Learn about De-evolution and be like your ancestors or be different. It doesn't matter, we're all Devo!

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TR#73: Pirates!

Pirates! The team discusses the history of piracy and some of their favorite pirates including: Blackbeard (Edward Teach), Bartholomew Roberts, Henry Every, Thomas Tew, William Kidd, Emanuel Wynn, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Calico Jack Rackham, Jean Lafitte and more. Also, a brief rant on modern (digital) piracy and modern copyright. Issues discussed range from the DMCA, RIAA, MPAA and the book "Free Culture" by Lawrence Lessig. Music is provided by the talented Madison band The Pints.

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Rick Barker

A-List artist manager is with us this hour. Rick has done radio promotion, was Taylor Swift's day to day manager and currently manages several artists, from major label to indy. We be talk about the new strategies needed to help get today's artists noticed amid the clutter.

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Podcast #3 From the Bluegrass Weekend Guitarist David Grier stops in to talk and Bull Harmon talks about whats new with him.

Welcome to the show it is Podcast number 3. Artist from the
Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend. This week we speak to David Grier and talk
a little about his album ?I?ve Got The House To Myself? and we also catch
up with Bull Harmon and he tells us what?s going on at this years
St. Lewis Flatpick Weekend.
Please visit this podcast at http://www.flatpick.com/podcast.html

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TR#78: Rachel Carson!

Rachel Carson! We discuss the life and works of Rachel Carson, whose novel Silent Spring in 1962 brought the inappropriate use of DDT to the attention of the American public. We talk about her previous novels and works and the attacks against her for pointing out the truth. All this and discussions of Ponyo, Fast Freddy Markham, Rollerball, Brett Favre, Barney Frank, Obama, Jim Doyle, Ethanol and more.

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Tank Riot - Episode 52: Henry Ford

Henry Ford! The team discusses a controversial and complicated capitalist. Why did Hitler love him? Why did he leave the farm? Why aren't you driving an Edsel? All this plus Rambo and Indiana Jones updates!

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Podcast #3 From the Bluegrass Weekend Guitarist David Grier stops in to talk and Bull Harmon talks about whats new with him.

Welcome to the show it is Podcast number 3. Artist from the
Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend. This week we speak to David Grier and talk
a little about his album ?I?ve Got The House To Myself? and we also catch
up with Bull Harmon and he tells us what?s going on at this years
St. Lewis Flatpick Weekend.
Please visit this podcast at http://www.flatpick.com/podcast.html

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Inside MusiCast - Episode 68 (Alex Acua)

If you were to look-up the definition of the word rhythm in the dictionary, it would say jazz-fusion, pop, and session percussionist, Alex Neciosup Acua. From a young man playing in local bands in Lima, Peru to playing with bandmates Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter and Jaco Pastorius of the great jazz-fusion band Weather Report, Alex Acua has lived a life of rhythmic passion that continues today. As an A-list session percussionist and drummer, he has contributed to international projects for decades, and has clearly influenced percussion around the world. He is a perennial teacher, traveling the world to train and educate rhythm makers. At the same time, he continues to be a student.always learning and absorbing new sounds, techniques, and approaches to become better. From Koinonia to Jarreau; Herbie Hancock to Ella; Jobim to U2. Alex Acua continues to be a relevant musical icon. Inside MusiCast welcomes Alex Acua.

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Tom Kimmell and Musicians on Call

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Wandering a faux forest

Wandering a faux forest.

Wandering a faux forest

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Tank Riot - Episode 18: Hugo Chavez

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Buffed Bods

 With enough lacquer applied and enough time for it all to dry sufficiently (at least 3 weeks), it's time to finally buff out the finishes on the guitar bodies.

One small problem I had - no buffer.  It can be done by hand, sanding using finer and finer grits until you reach a point where you can use a polishing wheel, like perhaps a lambs' wool bonnet or foam pad for my DA.  The process is fairly labor intensive, but certainly doable.  I had another idea...

About 10-15 years ago, I built my own drum sander.  I didn't know if I wanted to spend too much on a factory unit (besides not having enough cash to do so at the time), so it was a good way to see if I would actually use one enough to warrant purchasing one.   It worked well enough, I used it for 4 or 5 years - enough to wear through the formica top sliding things under the drum to the point it needed replacing.  I replaced it with a Performax 22-44 drum sander.  I tore apart the old sander and was never quite sure what I was going to do with the drum: 

Many luthiers use a series of 12" cotton buffing wheels charged with a dry compound.  The buffing arbors sold for this purpose (and the subsequent buffing wheels) usually use a 3/4" rod as their base.  It just so happens that's what I used for the drum - so, I cut the plywood drum off of the rod:

 The rod already had keyway slots cut into it (by a friend), so mounting the pulley would be simple.  After that I got a hold of a 3/4"die and put some threads on one end to mount the wheels.  I picked up a couple arbor plates from LMII for the job and ordered some cotton buffing wheels.  All I needed was a motor to run the affair.  The 3 hp motor I had used for the drum sander would have worked, but was actually too powerful...  An arbor like this works best with about a 1/4 hp motor, that way the buffs can drag down the motor rather than power through - which could burn through the lacquer.

The only 1/4 hp motor I have on hand is this old warhorse:

 It's an old Wagner Electric repulsion-induction motor (no capacitor), complete with oil ports for the bearings.  It's probably 60 years old, and may be even older.  I got it out of a pile of motors dad had years ago, I think he said it originally powered a band saw of some sort.  I cleaned it up, re-oiled the bearings and pressed it back into service.

 It's a wonderful old motor, it works perfectly.  I now have a buffer setup - at least for the time being.  I'll have to make a more permanent assembly at some point, but for now, this works.

For the guitar bodies, I started off by wet-sanding the finishes to remove the orange peel:

 I worked up through the grits, starting at 600 and going up through 1500.  I worked until there was a nice even sheen on all faces, being careful not to cut through the finish, especially at the edges.

 Then it was over to my "new" buffer with each body.  With each I started with Menzerna "Fine" grit compound, followed by "Extra Fine", then finally used a Meguiar's swirl remover.

 Each grit got its own wheel, so not to cross-contaminate.  After all was finished, I polished each with paste wax.

 For the life of me, I can't take a decent photo of the black body.  Here's as good of a one as I've been able to get it:

 

 

 

 Next up is to install nuts, then sand and polish the necks and install them.  Then I can install the hardware and string these up....

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Tank Riot - Episode 38: The Simpsons Movie

The Simpsons Movie! We review the first film of the Simpsons franchise. We also discuss current films in theaters and on DVD including Sunshine, Hot Fuzz, The Host and more!

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TR#99: Harry Houdini!

The Tank team discuss their favorite magician, Erik Weisz (aka Harry Houdini). The Hungarian-American handcuff king brought escapology to center stage and challenged the spiritualist movement with incredible showmanship. All this and more!

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Buffed Bods

 With enough lacquer applied and enough time for it all to dry sufficiently (at least 3 weeks), it's time to finally buff out the finishes on the guitar bodies.

One small problem I had - no buffer.  It can be done by hand, sanding using finer and finer grits until you reach a point where you can use a polishing wheel, like perhaps a lambs' wool bonnet or foam pad for my DA.  The process is fairly labor intensive, but certainly doable.  I had another idea...

About 10-15 years ago, I built my own drum sander.  I didn't know if I wanted to spend too much on a factory unit (besides not having enough cash to do so at the time), so it was a good way to see if I would actually use one enough to warrant purchasing one.   It worked well enough, I used it for 4 or 5 years - enough to wear through the formica top sliding things under the drum to the point it needed replacing.  I replaced it with a Performax 22-44 drum sander.  I tore apart the old sander and was never quite sure what I was going to do with the drum: 

Many luthiers use a series of 12" cotton buffing wheels charged with a dry compound.  The buffing arbors sold for this purpose (and the subsequent buffing wheels) usually use a 3/4" rod as their base.  It just so happens that's what I used for the drum - so, I cut the plywood drum off of the rod:

 The rod already had keyway slots cut into it (by a friend), so mounting the pulley would be simple.  After that I got a hold of a 3/4"die and put some threads on one end to mount the wheels.  I picked up a couple arbor plates from LMII for the job and ordered some cotton buffing wheels.  All I needed was a motor to run the affair.  The 3 hp motor I had used for the drum sander would have worked, but was actually too powerful...  An arbor like this works best with about a 1/4 hp motor, that way the buffs can drag down the motor rather than power through - which could burn through the lacquer.

The only 1/4 hp motor I have on hand is this old warhorse:

 It's an old Wagner Electric repulsion-induction motor (no capacitor), complete with oil ports for the bearings.  It's probably 60 years old, and may be even older.  I got it out of a pile of motors dad had years ago, I think he said it originally powered a band saw of some sort.  I cleaned it up, re-oiled the bearings and pressed it back into service.

 It's a wonderful old motor, it works perfectly.  I now have a buffer setup - at least for the time being.  I'll have to make a more permanent assembly at some point, but for now, this works.

For the guitar bodies, I started off by wet-sanding the finishes to remove the orange peel:

 I worked up through the grits, starting at 600 and going up through 1500.  I worked until there was a nice even sheen on all faces, being careful not to cut through the finish, especially at the edges.

 Then it was over to my "new" buffer with each body.  With each I started with Menzerna "Fine" grit compound, followed by "Extra Fine", then finally used a Meguiar's swirl remover.

 Each grit got its own wheel, so not to cross-contaminate.  After all was finished, I polished each with paste wax.

 For the life of me, I can't take a decent photo of the black body.  Here's as good of a one as I've been able to get it:

 

 

 

 Next up is to install nuts, then sand and polish the necks and install them.  Then I can install the hardware and string these up....

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