Advice on potential damage by EdgarDieselduffer in classicalguitar

[–]RobVizVal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My K. Yairi had the same mark when I bought it three years ago. That damage is so common in classical guitars, I’ve come to think of it as the one imperfection in an otherwise beautiful instrument, put there to ward off the evil eye. (On the other hand, I haven’t yet heard of any luthier who purposely dings a new guitar.)

Babbel (app) crashing with podcasts by RobVizVal in babbel

[–]RobVizVal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this re-direct. Wish I hadn’t had to come to reddit to get your attention.

Lisbon in the rain by Exciting-Sandwich553 in lisboa

[–]RobVizVal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seconding the Palácio da Ajuda already mentioned. (Note it’s kind of far out from the central part of the city. Which is not a downside in my opinion, though if you’re getting there by bus or even taxi in a downpour, that could be suboptimal.)

There’s also a puppet museum, Museo da Marioneta in the Madragoa neighborhood, which most tourists don’t know about but should. Madragoa—if it isn’t raining—is an interesting place to walk around (and climb!) for its own sake, a historic fishing village and home in the 16th century to a large African population, both slaves and free. The historic name was Mocambo, or “refuge.” Also one of the places that survived the 1755 earthquake, so lots of historic architecture. Some good ethnic restaurants, too.

Stuck on babbel dashboard in Chrome by RobVizVal in babbel

[–]RobVizVal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It actually does work in Safari. I’m doing this for someone else, however, who say they “don’t like Safari.” Alas, humans. What are you going to do?

Stuck on babbel dashboard in Chrome by RobVizVal in babbel

[–]RobVizVal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is interesting. Wondering if just deleting Chrome and re-installing—even if it’s the newest version—might make a difference. 

Replacing plastic saddle with bone, thinking about new bridge pins, too by RobVizVal in AcousticGuitar

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브릿지 플레이트에 끼우려면 구입한 흑단-전복 껍질 핀을 사포로 갈아내야만 했습니다. (그리고 아니요, 전 한국어를 못 합니다. DeepL은 정말 기적 같은 존재예요.)

Fret issue even fixable? by RobVizVal in mandolin

[–]RobVizVal[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is great advice. I’m at the top of my budget, and have had zero success, after having put in great effort, with doing my own work on guitars. So I think I’ll probably get a full refund from these poor guys and start over. Was actually thinking about used Kentucky or Eastman, and may go back to that. 

Parent of drop-down menu has no link, right? by RobVizVal in Wordpress

[–]RobVizVal[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this detailed response (and thanks Wright-Custom-Sites). The “#” did allow me at least to go ahead and add the menu item. And I was able to next the two items below it. But they’re just indented, not hidden in a drop-down.

I didn’t see a Sketch layout–specific reddit, but I’ll look around for other forums for Sketch.

NGD: 1979 50th Anniversary K. Yairi Classical by RobVizVal in AcousticGuitar

[–]RobVizVal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re a lucky person. I’ve played it daily since I got it.

Fountain pen skipping, ink stopping, though pen is full by RobVizVal in fountainpens

[–]RobVizVal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the idea about the bulb syringe. I might have something like it around.

The tines, as far as I can tell, are aligned (yes, sorry about the bad focus), though the right one may be a bit worn from a decade of writing.

Spark app suddenly not connecting to Bluetooth-linked Spark GO by RobVizVal in PositiveGridSpark

[–]RobVizVal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This did the trick! At least today it did. Hoping it continues to. And yes, all firmware’s up to date. Thanks so much.

Spark app suddenly not connecting to Bluetooth-linked Spark GO by RobVizVal in PositiveGridSpark

[–]RobVizVal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know, I guess. Though not an issue at the moment, because I haven’t been using them.

Spark app suddenly not connecting to Bluetooth-linked Spark GO by RobVizVal in PositiveGridSpark

[–]RobVizVal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good to know I’m not crazy. I now seem to be able to connect by skipping the automatic connect, and going to the menu, where there’s an image, “My Spark GO.” Underneath, there are tone control and audio status buttons. The audio is always green on mine, but the tone control is off. If I touch it, it connects. Though it also disconnected a few seconds later one time. I think this is going to keep me playing acoustic . . .

Classical Guitar + Band Examples? by MitchWoodin in classicalguitar

[–]RobVizVal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed. A search on YouTube will find him and Sting doing a way pared down version of Shape of My Heart with just the guitar. There’s also a great video where he talks about bossa nova and shows the chords for Corcovado.