So, how weird are you??

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I give up on posting photos. I’ve spent way too much time trying (yes, I know I’m old.). If you’d like to see the Wolfard oil lamps, see wolfard.com

I have two of the tall cylindrical ones.

[Bernard]

@AndyD said:

Does anyone here have two acoustic pianos?

I don't but my piano tuner, from whom I purchased the Aeolian organ, said he has 15 pianos in his house!! I imagine most of them have had the legs removed and they are stacked, standing on their keyboards. He also had several grands in the storage barn where I went to look at the organ.

[AndyD]

I guess he'd be offered unwanted instruments for repair. I have, always worn out uprights. One had been stored outside in a garage.

A very good friend of my father, a dentist, played cello and had 3, but also had a grand piano downstairs and a large electric organ in the attic (he played for the Methodist Church circuit well into his 80's). I never thought him weird, or my dad who had 12 violins.

[kluurs]

I had two for a while - a Yamaha U1-Silent Piano - and a regular grand piano. I sold the Yamaha when I didn't think I needed to worry about the disturbing a roommate, but then for the same reasons, I bought a digital piano where I can use headphones.

[Daniel]

Well, I don't know how weird I am but I'm a nerd for sure.

Lamps.

'50's lucite table lamp. Keeper. Left here.

'70's porcelain base table lamp. Keeper. Left here.

'80's solid resin base in shape of tree branches with "carved" scene of mother American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) 🤪 feeding baby. Keeper. Left here.

I wouldn't pay $1 for it at a garage sale but it's functional.

My lamps. This was a project.

2 small, matching ceramic lamps with mid-century design (I guess it's supposed to be like a woven basket, pineapple shaped, shade narrower at top than at bottom, takes (and I use- this was the point) incandescent bulbs with not many lumens. 🤪 Shades are tan.

1 small ceramic (advertised- in fact it's resin) lamp that's same size and also uses incandescent bulb.

Mid-century design- geometric. Looks like a jar with pattern of vertical lines. Pale- medium and unique orange color. Shade is not tapered. Shade is white.

Desk lamp with small round base, metal to bend to point the light. Also incandescent.

I'm trying to get the rest of the bulbs in my light fixtures replaced with LED.

Most of the fixtures are banks of lights in "boxes" on ceiling covered by plastic grates in the kitchen and large bathroom.

So the grates have to be taken apart and cleaned to replace bulbs. They aren't readily accessible. The minute the grates are moved dirt will start falling everywhere, the grates will be greasy, and they're too big to be cleaned inside.

So 2 projects in 1.

Oh, and I bought a $19.99 tall lamp from Walmart and tried to assemble it. So dumb of me to waste $19.99 on a tall lamp. $19.99 tall lamp?

I got the rods screwed together except the last one. It sits in a corner of my living room with the top most rid and actual light fixture hanging toward the floor waiting to be taken to the dumpsters.

I'd like a nice (enough) tall lamp for the living room. The living room is a pretty vast space with no ceiling fixture and no wiring for one.

Maybe I'll attach a chandelier (from Murano- j/k) from the ceiling with an extension cord. Yes, I like this idea.

There are 2 clamshell storm shutters outside the 2 living room windows.

They're open. I'm having them shut, for storms but mainly for privacy.

I have two in the big bedroom. They're shut. Some light gets in but nobody can see in at any angle. In fact, I could take the excuses for curtains that are there now and take them away. They're going anyway. It course I'll replace with something basic.

Lamps, yes. The real logistical challenge for me is keeping track of bulbs. I still don't know what I have installed, everything I have stored, and what bulb where is ready to say good bye.

[Mark]

We have two acoustic pianos and an old Yamaha Clavinova. The Bohemia upright is currently at my sister-in-law's house but it will be heading back here soon.

I have way too many guitars and I recently went completely insane and bought a very high-end turntable.

It is pre-owned (of course) and during the recent customer appreciation party at the dealer, it called to me and they made me an offer I couldn't refuse. lol

I love it when people with a whole lot more money than I have, trade-in to upgrade to the supposed next best thing, and the depreciation gremlin provides an opening for someone like me.

It is a very noticeable upgrade from my previous "high-end" turntable. And it damn well better be! lol

[AndyD]

Mak, love that turntable design

[Steve Miller]

Wow. Thats quite a turntable!

[jon-nyc]

It is beautiful

[wtg]

Turntable pron for the guys.

[ShiroKuro]

BTW I'm reminded of a friend from PW who used to have two grand pianos, as well as two uprights and at least one digital. And then one day he posted about not being able to turn down a free piano! (and he's not a piano tech btw)

I'll have to ask if he still has all those instruments.