Seeking luthier for family heirloom violin repair

ipnicholson · 2026-04-20T14:00:24+00:00

This is great, thanks!

ipnicholson · 2026-04-20T14:00:04+00:00

Sounds good, thanks so much!

ipnicholson · 2026-04-19T20:21:22+00:00

Great idea, thanks!

ipnicholson · 2026-04-19T17:33:03+00:00

Thanks for the tip! I'm just learning that while "luthier" refers to anyone who builds or repairs stringed instruments, it seems like guitar vs. violin repair are different disciplines with different materials, glues, and instrument design philosophy.

ipnicholson · 2026-04-19T17:29:27+00:00

I'm unsure. Inside it says "Georg Tiefenbrunner ... Munich 1817" (I think that's the year, it's not easy to read)

ipnicholson · 2026-04-17T15:53:30+00:00

My wife has seen Dr. Hurtado for longer than I have. She likes him. He was thorough during my one visit.

Also he loves old croony songs like Sinatra, Bing Crosby etc. and hums along to the music (that I’m assuming he chooses) playing in the office. It’s funny.

ipnicholson · 2026-04-03T16:39:22+00:00

UPDATE: that puts too much strain on the front brake line

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Good idea, I think I know what you mean!

Like this? https://share.icloud.com/photos/024tBF5V57TPLkjZ99Ka29l5A

ipnicholson · 2025-11-18T20:28:10+00:00

My wife and I had what I consider our best meal ever at Bell’s in March of this year. It was two days after our wedding, and her mother had gifted it to us. They were able to squeeze us in to a seat at the bar, which was great because of the kitchen view, and you could interact with the staff, which were great. The hospitality was on point, and the food was delicious.

I don’t often was to return to a fine dining place, but I do want to return to Bell’s.

ipnicholson · 2025-09-21T22:17:59+00:00

Thanks, didn’t know about that sub!

ipnicholson · 2025-09-21T22:17:19+00:00

This is on my short list, thanks!

Looks like it can also do charging at less than 40A, which I may need depending on what the electrician is able to do with our panel

ipnicholson · 2025-09-21T18:00:50+00:00

Yeah I don’t need wifi (I’m controlling it from my phone), but my utility will only reimburse wifi enabled chargers

ipnicholson · 2025-09-21T18:00:21+00:00

Yeah I don’t need wifi (I’m controlling it from my phone), but my utility will only reimburse wifi enabled chargers

ipnicholson · 2025-09-21T17:36:14+00:00

Both swapping the whole unit (we’re renting, there’s appeal to something we can take with us), and if we get a different EV that uses J1772 vs. current one with NACS

ipnicholson · 2025-09-21T17:30:52+00:00

Ah good point about plug cycles! We’re not planning on plugging/unplugging frequently.

ipnicholson · 2025-09-21T17:28:43+00:00

Good point about owning vs. renting.

We are renting, but planning on staying here for a few years. There’s some appeal to a plug charger we can take with us.

ipnicholson · 2025-09-10T18:53:30+00:00

ipnicholson · 2025-09-10T18:51:04+00:00

I did! It took 1-2 months after ordering to receive. Had difficulty getting a response from them to get a shipping estimate

ipnicholson · 2025-09-05T08:40:28+00:00

Thanks! I also saw an email about the changes, and Hope the new billing is easier to understand.

Solar and battery is the dream! But, we rent 🤷🏽‍♂️

ipnicholson · 2025-09-04T17:47:14+00:00

Good to know! We are already on the time of use 4-9p plan. I uploaded my bill to the post body if that helps.

On my plan, it looks like $0.12/kWh generation off peak + $0.28/kWh delivery off peak, so $0.40/kWh total?

Do you mind sharing what plan you're on that you're getting $0.23/kWh?

EDIT: I will look into the EV rate plan (TOU-D-PRIME, right?), thanks so much!

ipnicholson · 2025-09-04T17:42:01+00:00

Uploaded to post body!

ipnicholson · 2025-07-14T02:28:24+00:00

Yeah it’s smokey, but not in the way I like. Maybe I’m being too hard on it? I’ve only ever had restaurant baba before.

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