Saturday, December 3, 2011

Classical Music Performance Program




Brahms B major piano trio
Allegro con brio

Aside from performing, I've been spending a lot of time teaching violin, viola, coaching chamber music and overseeing the development of the Performance Program at PWU School of Music.

Rudolf Golez, pianist 
Artist in Residence

Victor Coo, visiting artist/professor in cello and chamber music

Amador Tamayo, cello professor

Prof. Sergio Z. Esmilla, Jr
Artistic Advisor 
Violin, viola and chamber music mentor


Young Filipino Musicians












Hopefully these young people will ensure the future of classical music in my country. 

Sunday, November 27, 2011

November 2011 Hi-Fi Show


Room 443
Harana/SETUP/Tono Collaboration
Speaker system designed and built by Joey of Harana Audio - JBL D140 15" woofers in V-Vent 2 bins, Westrex T550A horn lens + JBL 375 compression drivers + Gauss super tweeters

JE Labs Simple 45 amp with Hashimoto OPTs and AT&S power transformer and chokes.

JE Labs 76/6SN7 line stage preamp with remote volume control
AT&S Power Transformer and Chokes

Tono erotique WE417>WE407 phono preamp

Garrard 301 + Fidelity Research FR64fx + Ortofon SPU Royal in a Harana Audio plinth

AT&S Technologies
 Made in the Philippines

Room 444
Pure Sound



Room 403
Hyperaudio


Room 451
Sounds 'N Images
DeVore Fidelity + Leben

Room 460
ModWright

Room 440
Ortofon, Spendor, EAR and Olive


Room 446 and 447
LPs and CDs

LPs tested on a Rega system

People pics...







See you again next year!

Monday, November 14, 2011

10" Rosepetal alloys

Preparation...

Stock rear drum and the later (Cooper) version with 
built-in 1" spacer

removed the two screws securing the drum, slackened the brake adjuster screw and hub cap removed 

longer studs are needed

hammered the longer studs on the old drum to insure alignment

repacked the wheel bearing

new brake drum ready for fitting

new drum fitted, brake adjuster adjusted for one complete turn of the wheel...
...just need to fit the two longer screws to secure the drum
Done

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Concert Photos

by Joel Villanueva (aka setup2)
sound test
Concert

Manuela V. Pastor Hall 
St. Bridget College
Batangas City, Philippines
August 13, 2011