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lightbg

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  1. Your first loyalty is to yourself, and secondly to your family. What happened in the past is not always a barometer of the future. One thing I have learned over the years is try as we might to separate musicality from personality if there isn"t a total comfort level on both sides of that equation, it"s time to let go,

     

    As much as I love gigging, I didn"t get to reach middle age by being stupid or oblivious to reality. I"ve turned down iffy gigs for lack of details on band size, indoor/outdoor stages, etc, which 6 months ago meant nothing. Even though music is my first love, breathing is more important.

     

    You can"t over analyze anything in these horrendous times.

     

    Jake

  2. The only way I have found to disable the Leslie effect is:

     

    Go into cabs section.Choose Guitar amp (either one) and make sure "Mute" isn't lit. Go to "Mixer", dial Leslie to "0", and dial guitar amp to "10". Pure Hammond tone without much coloration.

     

    Hope this helps.

     

    Jake

  3. Similar to others. 25 years ago a college frat wanted us to play on a cruise around Manhattan island. Quoted them a price and told them 'No Hammond on the boat'. 'But we"ll pay extra'. Quoted another 1K figuring they wouldn"t pay the freight. 'No problem'. Rats, now I gotta do it. Hired my cousins to assist and mind the van.

    Got aboard, did the 4 hours. They wanted overtime. They knew upfront all costs, and agreed...... for 2 hours. :facepalm:

     

    Back at the pier. The dock is now 12 feet above the boat. I made it no problem, but the drummer was in a rush and his trap case went into the Hudson.

     

    Best money I ever made, but thank God for clonewheels.

     

    We got paid cash that night.

     

    Jake

  4. Be positive in your outlook. That studio might be gone, but you and your passion and talent are still here. Prepare for another go. Spend time now to write your own syllibus. Use other method books as a guide, but analyze what works and what could be better, then create your own lessons. Test them out on some friends, get feedback, and prepare for Round 2.

     

    In the meantime visit that piano twice a week. It will provide you with inspiration to get this this issue behind you and remind you that this is a temporary setback: Music will survive.

     

    Jake

  5. I remember when you didn"t even need to buy a keyboard stand. My Wurlitzer 140B had legs that screwed into the removable top cover, my Univox Organizer and Honer Planet T both came with stands that were angle adjustable.

     

    Jake

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