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So funny!

Esse órgão é um sonho.

I have fired just about all of the Olympic .22 pistols. My favorite was the FWB 93 but it is very expensive and quirky. My all- time favorite air pistol is the Steyr. I chose the rapid fire LP50 for rapid fire training but it does not translate into real firearm rapid fire training. Still it is superb as a single shot air pistol. I love this pistol. It is, in my opinion, the finest air pistol. The balance and feel translate into better scores. It is like an extension of my finger pointing at the target. I have fired all the top air pistols and the Steyr feels the best in my hand. I originally had the long barrel but converted it to the short barrel. The short barrel feels better but the long barrel was more accurate. Any Steyr will be a superb air pistol and will be more accurate than your ability to shoot it. If money is a concern I would get the single shot over the rapid fire. But both feel good in the hand and are very very accurate. I also tested every pellet, both hand- held and fixed. There is less difference in pellets for accuracy than barrel length , sight radius. If it feels better in your hand you will shoot better.

I’m hoping to purchase this week.

I had a similar microscope. I remember Lafayette Radio very well (in fact, my Brooklyn high school was named after the Marquis de Lafayette). Now there's no more Lafayette, and very few remaining Radio Shack stores. I attended RCA Institutes, worked electronics in the USAF, and worked for Phillips north America. Like you, I'm in Florida - LOTS of insects! - and I've both an Amscope stereo and compound microcope, microscopy being just one of WAY too many hobbies/interests! That's what happens when one is twice retired! Oh, and I've gotten into macro photography re: insects and flowers. I'm your latest subsciber. Thanks for the videos. Need more dog!!

Hi there, are you using pure xylene, or would xylene suffice? pure xylene seems hard to come by. Great videos!

Eight years after this video was posted, Patton, the dog, also passed away. Every now and then I see someone with a Golden Retriever and it brings back a flood of good memories. Patton was, by far, the best dog I ever had.

The organ is making much progress. It sounds unbelievable and is only 60% complete !!!

I have been following the progress of the Pipe Organs of Boardwalk Hall. This is honestly I can tell you the best performance in a while. Clifton is looking down with splendor. Thank you for what you have done and the good you continue to do.

very nice video! Another collector! me too! ;-)

@tubamaxima187 Thank you so much for sharing this method. I have adapted your method for my Masters Capstone Project and would like to reference you properly and thank you! Is there a way to reach out to you?

hi there from new zealand. thank you for posting this. really enjoyed it. glad to know there's more out there with 'olympumania'. for me, it has become olympusitis! MicrobeHunter inspired, i find myself with 8 olympus ms! i love the history of that company and am building up the chronological story through the scopes. 2 others are Wild microscopes, with a 6-objective turret. love your collection and the lafayette seemed to be your tiny 'lottery' scope. fantastic! what hours of hapiness this hobby is

Hello again, I found some information you may find useful in regard to clearing dark chitinous specimens. The idea is to use a 10% solution of potassium hydroxide in a small mason jar or suitable heatproof glass container. Pour in just enough for your specimen and then put this jar into the centre of a small pan on the stove or hotplate and pour in some water around the jar to bring the level up to the same height as the KOH. In essence a double boiler. Turn on the heat and bring the water to a boil for 10 minutes. This will safely bring the temperature of the KOH to the same level as the water. Depending on the size of the specimen you could leave it a little longer. After the time is up take your specimen out of the KOH and transfer it to another vessel containing room temperature hydrogen peroxide (3-5%) for 20 to 30 minutes. Pour some 70% alcohol into another pan, bring to a boil and transfer the specimen from the hydrogen peroxide into it. There will be lots of bubbles escaping from the specimen which is what we want and this also neutralizes the KOH and H2O2 solutions. Again depending on specimen size this can take 5 - 10 mins or less. Once the bubbles stop, turn off the heat and let cool. Take out the specimen and prepare the same way as in these video's, ie: place on the slide with your shims, arrange and proceed from there. This method avoids the possibility of the specimen falling apart due to long soak times in the potassium solution. Here is a link that goes into a bit more detail. Take a look at 'table 1' further down the page: www.scielo.br/j/rbent/a/d5FjVV5Z6T8HTJbLkrcZ7Rw/?lang=en#

Thank you for your kind comments. The organs throughout Europe are masterpieces and are an inspiration to play. Where are you from ? Are you an organist ? If you are an organist, you should visit Atlantic City, New Jesey, and play the world's largest organ. It is indescribable.

You certainly are a man of many talents! Absolutely love your playing. Again, you deserve way more traffic to your channel. Hope you decide to upload more. Bravo!

This was brilliant! Your tutorials are excellent and by far the best I've found on youtube. You deserve way more views. I've downloaded your series on whole insect mounts so I have them permanently for future reference. Thank you so much for taking the time and sharing your techniques!

Wow!

What an amazing organ. The hair on the back of my neck was standing on end.

Tournemire is one of those extraordinary 19th and 20th Century French composers that was not afraid to exploit the vast tonal and dynamic ranges of the organ. Also he was not afraid to explore the dynamics of dissonance. To me, Tournemire stands high with all the French organ composers like Messiaen. Amazing.

Pretty sure I recognize the reverb time! BWH, pre-2000. Great job, my friend.

One of my very very favorite pieces, Tony. You KNOW where I want to hear it played! WHAT S LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY you had to play at Saint-Sulpice! 💖 OhMyGosh..

Thank you for making this video. I think it’s very good and I could see everything quite well.

Thankyou for your kind comments. I leave the slides in each xylene step for 24 hours. When transferring from one step to the next, it is a good idea to place the slide edge on a towel to wick out the xylene before placing in the next jar of xylene. I want to make sure that all of the fat has been removed before going to the final step of permnent mounting medium (I use Fisher Permount).

Thank you for these wonderful videos, just a question ❓ you didn't mention how much time you remain the slide inside each xylene step?

Thank you so much. Could you tell me what size the headphone output ports on the Presonus HP4 are? Also, do you have two inputs going in? Where did you get the recommendations from Brett Milan? Is there a website?

please never never never use xylene,,,,,,,,,,, it can cause chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy and can be absorbed by your skin. Keratin of insects is a hydrophile protein and even processed more hydrophylic with KOH , so it is absolute nonsens to pass specimens after KOH-treatment to absolut hydrophobic xylene. I make for hobiists perfect permanent slides of insect skelets in gyceringelatine or PVP and protect rings with acrylate

ceratin still is al hydophilic protein, so it is not necessary to use toxic xylol or pure ethanol. You can stay in hydrophilic mediums such as glyceringelatine. With KOH you make keratin more hydrohilic so its nonsense to pass specimens to hydrophobic mediums

breaking legs etc does not matter. for antomic studies a partly brocen insect gives much more information. i am perparing in glyceingelatine wich makes orientation much easier and i use cover slides

What sample set is this?

How did you get to visit that organ? Is it part of a recital?

Yes, the method is the same.

Hello Sir... Good morning... Sir i want to prepare only antenna or legs....so this permanent sliding method also similar for preparing antenna or legs

Thank you for your positive comments. The sample set is the Sonus Paradisi Zwolle. It’s my favorite. It has a wonderful sound and 66 stops to use.

After two years I can't believe no comments. Impressive setup, beautiful performance.

Thanks for sharing! I love these old microscope sets, I had a very basic one with maybe 300 power, I think. Loved it! It was a tiny "student" microscope that worked quite well for what it was. It was made in Japan in the 60's or 50's , you know one of those tiny cheap ones that came with one or two sample slides. I miss it.

Great job ! Thanks ❤

Thank you for this very interesting video. That Bristoline model looks very much like an Olympus model, I agree. You have obviously caught that terrible microscope virus, highly infectious and totally incurable. I caught it from just looking down a friend's vintage Leitz model. I share your admiration for Olympus, too. My first model was an Olympus. Your video inspires me. Maybe I'll make a similar video myself. I also possess a field microscope, circa 1800, in its original wooden box, and a drum microsocpe of similar vintage. The history of the microscope is a very interesting subject. I am intrigued and mystified by all the elastic bands on the bodies of your 'scopes.

Very good video well done👍

Great series, very much appreciated as a beginning microscopist. As Oliver Kim told us, you need to specialize in some aspect to keep interest in the hobby. I think this art of making permanent slides could be mine. Thank you very much for making this videos.

I’ve seen your comment on an orchestral tutorial video and you asked if the academy had an email? Do you need help with your music orchestral scoring? We could talk! Thanks.

I remember Edmund Scientific. They sold accessories ( objectives, eyepieces, etc) but my Lafayette Microscope objectives were not a standard size so nothing fit. They were a good source for blank slides, balsam, etc.

Very nice collection. Thanks for posting this video. Some info - Edmund Scientific Co was an outfit that published an extensive catalog of science related equipment and supplies. Many were aimed at the young amateur scientist working at home. They were most noted for their lines of telescopes and microscopes again designed for the amateur. They were mostly of good quality and introduced many budding scientists to astronomy and microscopy (myself included!). They definitely helped aim me toward a long career as a high school science teacher!

That trump accent, love it!!!

very nice very beautiful photo

Muito obrigado por ensinar. Gostei muito da sua técnica. Foi maravilhoso acompanhar seus vídeos.

Excellent series.

Thanks ever so much for the educational video

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Great Video, I loved the series! Regarding the golden eyed lacewing: you could try treat it with a lower concentration KOH solution for a longer period of time, or even mount it between slides before treating with the basic solution...so to preserve the fragile structure. Good luck!