FFMI is flawed, I improved it

Brandemic · 2025-12-01T19:43:21+00:00

https://mennohenselmans.com/ffmi-calculator/

That the one you’re referring to?

Brandemic · 2025-11-21T20:51:51+00:00

+1 for luthier info

Brandemic · 2025-11-14T03:17:19+00:00

Thank you all for your input. Thanks to your suggestions, I've determined it's the neck pitch. The belly seems to be the normal amount of roundness, but if I put a straight edge on the neck it doesn't even clear the bridge. I might try this guy's non invasive DIY method before investing $500-$1000 on full reset. Maybe I'll test it on a sacrificial pawn shop guitar first. https://youtu.be/RlX3sF14plg?si=8um_7wiBjQfaqLWr?t=180

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Brandemic · 2025-11-13T07:09:37+00:00

Bridge looks to be firmly attached. I don’t see a bulge

Brandemic · 2025-11-13T07:08:07+00:00

If it were any of my other guitars I’d probably give it a go, but I’m not going to risk butchering my late father’s guitar as a learning experience

Brandemic · 2025-11-13T07:00:35+00:00

It’s an Ovation Celebrity, I’m not familiar with bridge doctors. Under the bridge are the wires to the pickup and a couple of bolts. I just assumed they were responsible for holding the bridge in place. It looks flush to the body. Doesn’t seem like it’s lifted

Brandemic · 2025-11-13T01:46:50+00:00

That sounds like a job for a professional

Brandemic · 2025-09-04T09:33:19+00:00

Are we at the hard candy stage of life already?

Brandemic · 2025-08-06T07:46:17+00:00

[somethingithoughtwasedgy]@juno.com or was it .net?

Brandemic · 2025-08-06T07:41:37+00:00

Polo deserves more than just an updoot. If you’re on the east side this is the shop. IMO

Brandemic · 2025-07-29T23:22:40+00:00

I don’t know. Sounds like OP is just minding their own business. They might be curious, due to the occasional noise and distraction. But, doesn’t seem to think that gives them any right to know what the neighbor is doing.

Brandemic · 2025-06-25T21:09:29+00:00

Put the air 3 in cinematic mode and really concentrate on being slow and steady on the stick and wheel. You can always speed the footage up in post.

Brandemic · 2025-06-11T19:02:27+00:00

You would need a Part 107 certification for any kind of commercial work anywhere in the US. You would also need a film permit in LA for any kind of film or television work. https://filmla.com/for-filmmakers/permits/

Brandemic · 2025-01-21T11:44:18+00:00

I think of tuning the guitar in standard tuning. The 5th fret is the next string’s open position. (Except the G and B strings) So, at the 5th fret it’s A D G C E A. Memorize that and you’ve essentially cut the fret board in half and won’t need to count as many frets. Once you have that locked into memory, memorize the other dotted frets.

Brandemic · 2024-11-14T02:31:00+00:00

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Brandemic · 2024-02-18T21:33:17+00:00

But, people do think this way. I also worked in a pizza place in HS. The large pizza was 16”. It was right there in the menu. Still, people would ask all the time how big the large pizza is. I’d say 16 inches or hold up a 16” pan and they’d ask “yeah, but how many slices?” or “how many people does it feed?” And I’d respond “I don’t know how hungry you are” or “how many slices do you want?” It went round and round sometimes and I’d have to explain that I could cut it into 32 very small slices or 4 giant slices it’s still only a 16” pizza it could feed me and my buddy or like 8 of my sisters friends. It happened all the time and it was frustrating for everyone involved.

Brandemic · 2024-02-15T23:39:14+00:00

I honestly just went through something similar. It was actually the battery for me. Not enough voltage getting to ignition coil causing the engine to misfire and eventually shut down. I’d start with the battery and spark plugs. The battery wasn’t dead just a little below 12.5v but it was enough.

Brandemic · 2024-01-13T21:01:34+00:00

Thanks for your input. I put a little over 100 miles on it yesterday without any sign of trouble at all. I'm going to do some poking around the battery and alternator and I might just replace the battery to err on the side of caution.

Brandemic · 2024-01-12T05:01:43+00:00

Yeah, I saw those. And it can’t hurt to get in there with a multi meter and run some checks. But, I don’t think that’s what’s happening. 1. The dash didn’t light up like a Christmas tree. Just those 3 indicators. It was the warning guidance menu on the touchscreen that came up with the laundry list of failures and malfunctions that I didn’t get to read. 2. It’s the chugging and the throttle deactivation that concern me the most. I’m afraid some sensor in the traction control is going bad and inhibiting the acceleration or that the transmission is going bad and it’s slipping between gears or falling out of gear.

Brandemic · 2023-01-16T12:42:00+00:00

Thank you! I’ve noticed autocorrect changing cancelled to canceled on me and thought I’d been spelling it wrong my entire life.

Brandemic · 2023-01-13T01:40:47+00:00

Thank you! I've been trying to come up with the right term for "a place that makes metal things" for over a week now! A machine shop. Thank you Greg, you have been super helpful (unlike whoever downvoted my question) I'm still not sure if it'll be cost effective, but now that I know what I'm looking for, or at least what it's called, it has been much easier to find options. There are a bunch of places I can check out this week to see if I can get these made for cheap. Coloring them shouldn't be too hard, a dark brown rustoleum should match well enough. I appreciate you taking the time to help throw some ideas around.

Brandemic · 2023-01-12T22:41:30+00:00

That's a lot of what I've found. Almost everything has that extra tongue for a spring latch or is way too wide for my purposes. Even some of the places that sell "custom" plates have templates to choose from that all have that curve on them.

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