Vintage archtop guitar

Framus 5/53 Capri 

Specifications:

finish: auburn shaded

body:  laminated maple

top:     arched maple top

           2 unbounded f-holes

neck:  1-piece maple

binding: single ply binding
fretboard: Rosewood with pearl-block inlays

frets: 21+ "zero-fret"

pickguard: singlelayer, white plastic

bridge: adjustable, rosewood

tailpiece: trapeze

Built since the end of the 50's
selling price (ca.1958): 114 DM
After 1963 this model was built with single rounded cutaway.

Marketplace: €175 (from Tiel)

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Car polishing and detailing

Vonroc Eccentric Polisher – 650W – Ø125mm – Soft Start + 7 Polishing Discs

This polisher features soft-start electronics for a smooth start. This keeps care products on the disc, preventing product loss. Another key advantage of this polisher is its constant power control. Even at low speeds, the machine maintains its power and won't stall. Furthermore, the speed can be easily and quickly adjusted to the material you're polishing.

Specifications:

Power: 650W

Variable speed control: 2000-6800 rpm

Throw: 9mm, Dual-action technology - eccentric movements

Constant power

Electronic soft start

Backing pad: 125mm M8, 10mm rubber, with Velcro

Softgrip

Power cable: 4m rubber

Machine weight: 1.9kg

Including 7 polishing pads

Price Bol.com: €57

Menzerna Polish Set contains four bottles of polishing paste, each containing 250ml. Polish your car in just four steps with this Menzerna polish set, and you'll restore your paint to a pristine, showroom-quality shine! Remove scratches, restore dull paint or weathered residue, restore its ultimate shine, and apply a sealant for ultimate protection!

     

• Menzerna 1000 Heavy Cut Compound 250ml
• Menzerna 2500 Medium Cut Polishing paste 250ml
• Menzerna 3500 Super Finish Polish 250ml
• Menzerna Power Lock Ultimate Protection 250ml
• Price Bol.com: €56

Clay Lube Lubricant with Clay Bar 

• Experience the ultimate combination of VCTparts Clay Lube and a high-quality Clay Bar for a flawless finish on your car. This combo offers everything you need to effectively remove stubborn dirt and grime, while protecting your paint, glass, and plastic surfaces from scratches and damage.
• Price Bol.com: €26

    

  Turtle Wax Ceramic Wax Coating

• Formulated with SIO2 to provide unmatched water repellency and ceramic protection that lasts up to 12 months.
• Helps to keep surfaces clean for longer
• Unrivalled water-repellent and ceramic protection
• Provides protection for up to 12 months with a 2nd treatment after 24 hours.
• Price 500 ml: €17 (Bol.com)
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Paint pen for touching up stone chips and small scratches:

• BMW - paint pen - A76 - TIEFSEEBLAU metallic 12ml
  Bol.com €22
  
• BMW - Paint pen - Clear varnish 12ml - LSCCHG
  Bol.com €17

    

   MicroFiber Cleaning Cloths ... of course, indispensable!

Tai Chi

The Chi Academy in Den Bosch offers the Authentic Chen Tai Chi style (YouTube).

Tai Chi is a form of exercise that has gained prominence, particularly in the West, as a method for promoting health of body and mind, combining body control and sensory awareness with breath control.

It's an active art for developing a calm mind and inner peace, with balance and harmony at its core.

This art of balance, Yin-Yang, was originally a martial art, but today it's primarily a way to find more peace and relaxation, as well as a method for developing consciousness and growth.

I start with the 4-part online course: Tai Chi Fundamentals (€20)

• Optimizing breathing
• Light gymnastics through loosening and stretching exercises
• You'll learn how to build a strong structure based on your posture and proper body structure. A structure you can trust and rely on.
• You'll learn to center yourself and practice body awareness.
• Cultivating a calm mind and inner peace

Ovation Celebrity

Roundbag Acoustic Guitar with Pickup

Beautiful Ovation Celebrity Tradition KOAB-G, 

including original Ovation softbag.

Like new and only used sporadically at home, redundant. 

On Marketplace: Fixed price €300, pickup in Houten.

Top: Selected premium woods, color: Koa Burst

Optimized X-bracing

Super-shallow body: Lyrachord

Neck: Nato, profile: Rounded C

Fretboard and bridge: Ovangkol

Scale: 642 mm

Nut width: 42.8 mm

Abalone rosette and dot inlays

Cream-colored body binding

Oil-encapsulated chrome Ovation machine heads

Pickup: Ovation Slimline

Preamp: OP4BT with tuner

New at Thomann: €455

Holiday in Italy

We enjoyed a 10-day vacation to Rimini, an old seaside resorton on the Adriatic Riviera in Italy.

Outbound flight:   18:45 hour Monday September 8th, Transavia Eindhoven to Bologna 

                             23:00 hour  Shuttle bus from Italy Airport Bologna to Rimini centre (1,5 hour)

Return flight:        15:00 hour September 18th, Transavia Bologna to Eindhoven 

Hotel Niagara Rimini *** has 30 rooms, furnished in Italian style for a pleasant stay. Upon arrival, you'll be welcomed in the lobby with a 24-hour reception and lounge bar. Its central location makes it an ideal choice for both beach lovers and culture enthusiasts.

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Prices: flight + hotel:  €400 pp (D-reizen)

            suitcase 20kg: 2x €40 pp

            cancellation insurance €28 pp

            shuttle bus: €30+€27 pp

Suitcase

NoBoringSuitcases.com®

The suitcase features a transparent front where you can place a print and change it at any time. This allows you to personalize it to your liking.

- Design: Girl with balloon in graffiti style

- Sublime finish and fashionable appearance

- ABS hardcase
- Lightweight suitcase 72 L.
- 4 caster wheels

- extendable handle
- 20 kg luggage

- TSA combination lock

- WxHxD = 43x67x25 cm

- Weight: 3,4 kg
- Bol.com : €125

"Girl with Balloon" is a famous 2006 work by the street artist Banksy featuring a young girl reaching for a red heart-shaped balloon floating away. The stencil originally appeared in London 2002, and its message of hope has been interpreted in various ways, symbolizing themes of love, loss, and freedom. The most famous version, a framed print, was shredded at auction in 2018, transforming into a new work titled Love is in the Bin. The framed copy of the artwork was auctioned at Sotheby's selling for £1,042,000. Moments after the closing bid, the artwork began to self-destruct by means of a hidden mechanical paper shredder that Banksy had built into the frame bottom.

The red balloon is an archetype of childhood, innocence, and freedom, while the girl represents the fragility of these concepts and a universal hope for escape or a brighter future.

Freezer

Beko FNE1074N

• Compact white table-top freezer for small households.
• 2 freezer drawers and 
• 1 freeser shelf with a flap (quick-freeze compartment 10kg)
• Capacity: 86 liter
• Air circulation: evenly cool everywhere
• No Frost: never defrosting
• Energy rating:  E
• Annual energy consumption:163 kWh (€50)
• Maximum noise level: 39 dB
• Min. Ambient Temperature -15°C
• HxWxD: 84x55x59 cm
• Weight: 30 kg
• Top sheet can be removed
• Price: CoolBlue €340, next-day delivery

Ceiling Fan

Modern 3-blade Ceiling Fan including extremely quiet (36-45 dB) and energy efficient motor.

Application: Bedroom//Kitchen/Living room 10-20 m2
Power: 230V / 4-32W
Speed: 6-speed 30-205 RPM, forward/reverse
Air flow: 195 m3/minute
Timer: 1/2/4/8 hour for shutdown
Material: Pure copper DC motor, Carbon steel housing, ABS fans
Color: Black
Dimensions: 18,5 x 106 cm
Including remote control

Price: bol.com €99

Amp / Speaker switcher & analog VU meter

I bought this to 2-way switch between my digital surround amp and analog tube amplifier connecting my front monitors, and of course, to visualize the VU meters. 

The Douk Audio VU3 Audio switcher box and VU meter has a powerful design and excellent compatibility: all channels have a fully isolated design, and the GND of each channel is independent without mutual interference. Supports all types of amplifiers, such as BTL/Class A/Class B/Class D digital amplifiers/tube amplifiers, etc. High-quality components ensure the best possible performance of the VU3.

Highly accurate VU meter (dual 60*35mm meters) with peak LED display and a perfect match for the custom-made VU driver board. Backlight brightness adjustment: 4-level adjustment (can be disabled).

Built-in large power load resistor with metal wire winding, each channel supports up to 300W of power.
Fully isolated transformer for audio signal acquisition, preventing crosstalk from the VU driver board, ensuring clear and clean sound.

Solid CNC all-aluminum alloy housing, large pure copper banana jacks ensure minimal signal attenuation during transmission.

Includes: 5V power supply and remote control.

AliExpress price: €90 with discount

            

Apple Carplay in the BMW

CarPlay / Android interface for BMW Z4 E89 CIC-system

• Brand: Bonroad 
• Wireless incl. Bluetooth, Airplay & Mirror connection
• Suitable for your existing 10.25" lcd screen (flip-out)
• While retaining original functions
• With retention of steering wheel controls and original iDrive knob control
• AliExpress €130

BMW z4 maintenance

My regular maintenance garage Veldhuizen BMW en Mini specialist in Scherpenzeel (6 km): 

June 2025:
After 25.000 km in 6 month the Z4 needs a major service:
in addition to new filters, oil and spark plugs, Jorren also recommended 6 new ignition coils (bobine's).
Total price approx. €600 + €300

Oktober 2025:
Two new rear tires:
Runflat tyres front/rear: 225/40R18 / 255/35R18  (Bridgestone Potenza RE050A)
Incl. balancing and mounting: €560

Holiday in Spain

Together with Jolanda 9 days to Calella, 11 to 20 June

Flight Eindhoven --> Barcelona

June 11, 2025 - 18:20 - 20:25

Transavia Airlines HV 6789

Miami Park *** Aparthotel

Calella (Costa Barcelona)

accommodation 9 nights

located in city centre

550m to the beach

Living: approx. 35 m² with double sofa bed, balcony, airco, tv, safe, Wi-Fi

Kichenette: microwave, electric hob, fridge, toaster and coffee maker

Bedroom: double bed 1.5m 
Bathroom: bath, toilet

Flight Barcelona --> Eindhoven

June 20, 2025 - 13:45 - 16:00

Transavia Airlines HV 6788

Prices: flight + hotel: TUI €620 pp

1x suitcase 20kg: 2x €53

rental Fiat 500: €270

It is extra nice that Rave, who lives in Barcelona, ​​has his birthday on June 12

Wall clock

Kensington - round wall clock - 53.5 cm - Antique silver

with turning wheels, silent

bol.com: €60

Eastman 12-string acoustic guitar

Eastman model E1D12-DLX, 12-string electro-acoustic guitar

All solid wood dreadnought model with Thermo-cure spruce top, mahogany neck, sapele back and sides, ebony fingerboard and bridge. 

Fishman Presys VT pickup with pre-amp built in.

The top is treated by a special drying process at a high temperature, commonly known as "baking" or "torrefaction". The Thermo-cured process makes the sound louder across the entire frequency range!

Finished with a gloss lacquer.

Specifications:

• Material: Top: Solid Solid Sitka Spruce

                  Back/Sides: Solid Sapele

                  Neck: Mahogany

                  Fingerboard: Ebony

                  Bridge/Saddle: Ebony/Bone 54,8 mm

                  Nut: Bone 47,6 mm

• Finish:     Body Top/Back/Sides: Truetone Gloss

• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Neck Profile: Traditional Even "C"
• Fretwire: 20 Jescar-FW43080
• Scale Length: 645 mm (25.4")
• Body Dimensions: 16" x 4-23/32"
• Bracings: Hand Scalloped X
• Truss Rod: Dual Acting (4mm wrench)
• Binding: Top and Back: Tortoise

• Pickguard: Tortoise Shell
• Inlay Dots / Logo : Pearl
• Tuners: Open-Gear PingWell V93N 3+3 
• Electronics: Fishman Presys VT
• Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
• Action Height 12th fret: 2,4mm bass side and 1,6mm treble side
• Case: Deluxe padded Eastman gig bag

• Price new: €999, occasion in mint condition: Klundert Music: €699

The Wrong War - Chords by Ron

Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Am
Capo: 1st fret

[Intro]
Am   Em   Am   Em

[Verse 1]

Am                             Asus4     Am  

Who  is  so  wrong ,   Why?     Why?

Em                             Em+B1    Em

What  is  so  strong ,  you can’t deny

G                                      G+B1        G+B3

Where shit happens and where did it burn?

D                                        Dsus4          D

Why do we allow this and what did we learn?

[Chorus]

F                       C      F                     C           G        G+B1          G

Bombing on Ki-ev,    do you wanna have … a war, in your  backyard?

F                       C      F                               C                G        G+B1     G

Bombing on Ki-ev,    do you really wanna have? … my gosh  its so   hard!  

                                                                              ... Putin ... you’re a bastard!

[Verse 2]

Am                                        Asus4           Am 

Christine and Svetlana,    they play on the street

Em                                         Em+B1       Em

Record some happy songs,  that people need

G                                  G+B1        G+B3

One hour later ….  at the site of the strike

D                                          Dsus4      D

They just turned twenty and didn’t survive

[Chorus]

F                       C                 F                         C          G           G+B1      G

War took away their lives,   War took their voices … a piece    of our   soul

F                             C          F                           C             G           G+B1           G

War brings us loo…sers ,   War brings us misery  … so tell me   what is the goal?

Raymond Weil

Swiss made men's watch Raymond Weil Geneve, 

model: Tango #5381
18k gold plated watch with white rectangular dial

Condition: Beautiful condition, barely any marks or scratches, almost mint.

Features:

•  Quartz 7 jewels

•  Caliber ETA 956.112
•  Roman Numeral hour markers, date display
•  Case and bracelet: 18k yellow gold plating
•  Glass: curved scratch-resistant sapphire crystal (flawless)
•  Water resistance: 50 metres

•  Night time luminosity to reflective gold hands
•  Applied reflective gold Roman Numeral hour markers
•  Bracelet 19 cm: Satin finish stainless steel with polished finish  

   18k yellow gold plated accents, double-fold clasp

•  Size: 28 x 34mm case size excluding crown and lugs

•  Price Catawiki €391 (excl.)

Seiko 5 - Automatic Day Date

A beautiful and high-quality watch from Seiko, reference number SNKL81K1 from the Seiko 5 series.

This Seiko is fully automatic and works on the movement of the wrist. This watch has a rotor that moves while wearing and therefore winds a spring. This automatic movement (Seiko Caliber 7S26) is of high quality and has a ticking number of 21600 which guarantees accurate time.

Please note! An automatic watch that is not worn will eventually stop after 2 days. 

Comes in the original Seiko Box with all official Seiko certificates.

Features:

Made in Japan
Stainless Steel Case and Bracelet (18 mm)

Automatic Movement (Seiko Caliber 7S26)

21 Jewels 

Glass of Hardlex Crystal 

Gold Dial and Analog Display 

Luminous Hands And Markers 

Day And Date Display 

See Through Case Back

Watch strap with folding clasp

Water Resistance 30M

Case Diameter: 36 mm 

Case Thickness: 11 mm
Garanty 2 year

Will be shipped insured by Chronoseur NL (Catawiki)
Price €200

Turntable Fischer MT-6225

The Fischer MT-6225 semi-automatic turntable I ordered from HiFiStereo.nl is same the turntable wich I listened and loved from 1978 to ±1990, I then gave it away, LPs and all, to a friend ... stupid, stupid ... I still regret it.

Fisher was part of Sanyo, later Panasonic. Quality audio, as this sleek semi-automatic turntable shows. It is equipped with a Shure V15III element, which stylus can be improved with an hyper-eliptical needle. After more than a year I could pick up the serviced record player in Woerden. Unfortunately it turned out that it did not transmit a signal on one side and another element with a new needle was placed (AT-130e).

I connect the record player to a Phono preamplifier (Tonar Vinyline MM/MC €150) that I ordered with it.
Price Fisher MT-6225: €450 

Unique linear motor drive system
The Fisher MT-6225 direct drive turntable employs a very unique linear motor drive system, very different from some of the other direct-drive turntables on today's market. If a comparison is made, the most obvious difference is the utmost simplicity of the MT-6225, and since this is an electromechanical device, simplicity translates into long-term stability and reliability.

Some of the most outstanding features of this unique drive system are that the turntable platter is the rotor of the motor, that there are no electrical connections to the rotor, that the rotor has no armature windings and that all the complicated electronic circuitry is in a stationary (non moving) position on a single PC board mounted into the turntable base.

Fisher MT6225:  A Major Technological Advance in Turntable Engineering

The worlds first linear motor direct drive turntable

One of the problems in improving turntable performance, especially with direct drive systems, is the difficulry of reducing woa and flutter due to cogging action of the direct drive motor.
With its limited number of poles (usually 12) , a conventional direct drive system has an inherent problem, at its relatively slow operating speed, of low starting torque.
To solve these problems and improve turntable performance, Fisher has engineered the linear motor, 120 pole direct drive systems.

The Platter is The Motor
In effect, the platter becomes the motor of the MT6225. and Fisher's 120 pole design practically eliminates cogging action and wow and flutter - to a totally inaudible 0,03%
And the linear motor direct drive system further reduces turntable rumble to an extremely low -70 dB, so far below hearing level to be completely inaudible.

How it works
A continuous ring of magnetic material, containing, 120 magnetic poles, is attached to the inside bottom rim of the platter. As the platter rotates, each pole opposes one of the electromagnetic drivers on the base top. Each of the 120 poles is attracted or repelled as it passes the driving electromagnets for smooth, stable operation.

An electronic sensing device monitors the platter's speed, and acts as a servo feedback control to maintain practically perfect speed accuracy. A built-in strobe and pitch controls are provided. The speed accuracy of the system is independent of line voltage fluctuations.

The Arm
The handsomely styled Fisher MT6225 is equipped with a professional type horizontal and vertical gimbal suspended tone arm for performance commensurate with its technologically advanced design.

The arm accepts all standard cartridges. The auto-return system which returns the arm to rest at the end of a record is also an advanced design with no restraints on its lateral or vertical motion during operation.

The arm has adjustable tracking force with calibrated settings from 0,6 to 3,5 grams. There's also precise variable anti-skate, and viscous damped cueing. The MT6225 also has an aluminum alloy die cast platter, and a walnut grain vinyl veneer wood base.


Specifications
Motor: Linear Direct Drive
Wow and Flutter: 0,03% (WRMS), Rumble: -70 dB
Speed Variation: ±0,5% , Speed Control Range: ±3%
Tracking Force Range: 0,6 - 3,5 grams
Platter: Die cast aluminum, Diameter: 329 mm, Weight: 1 kg
Record Speed Selector: 33⅓ and 45 rpm
Tone-arm: S-shape form
Resonance: less than 10 Hz, Effective Length: 222 mm
Bearing Type Horizontal : Thrust 

Friction Sensitivity : 0,15 gram
Vertical : Pivot

Friction Sensitivity : 0,2 gram
Max. Tracking Error: ±1,5°
Anti-skate: adjustable control
Cueing: Viscous damped
Power Requirements: 110-220 VAC 50/60 Hz
Dimensions (WxDxH): 450 x 365 x 152 mm
Weight: 8,0 kg

update maart '25:

AT-VM95ML Microlinear stereo MM (Moving Magnet) element:

Nude diamond stylus with microlinear profile provides high frequency response with less wear and distortion than elliptical or conventional linear contact styluses.

Every cartridge diamond stylus becomes worn after a period of play.
Around 500 hours for a conical stylus, 300 hours for an Elliptical stylus, 1000 hours for a Microlinear stylus, and 800 hours for a Shibata stylus.

Microlinear full diamond stylus
Aluminum Cantilever

Dual moving magnet
Output voltage: 3.5mV (1kHz, 5cm/sec.)
Vertical Tracking force: 1.8-2.2 gr. (standard: 2.0 gram)
Vertical Tracking Angle: 23˚

Stylus Radius: 2.2 x 0.12 mm
Frequency Response: 20 - 25,000 Hz
Channel Separation: 23 dB (1kHz)
Output Channel Balance: 1.5 dB (1kHz)

Cartridge Weight: 6.1 gr.

Replacement stylus is the AT-VMN95ML (€149)

Compatible with all styluses from the AT-VM95 series

Albepro: €169