Hello. I'm looking at getting a new guitar, and am currently getting information about different woods and makers and all that. But I'm having difficulty finding the information.

So do you know of any good resources to which I can turn?

Best,

James

11 июля - снова "Гобой и орган".
На сей раз мы с органисткой Верой Лопанцевой выступим здесь:


Вместе с современным и барочным гобоем прозвучит вот этот орган фирмы Зауэр:


В 1694 г. царь Петр I заложил каменную церковь во имя Святых апостолов Петра и Павла, которая была освящена в его присутствии 3 апреля 1695 г. Храм просуществовал до 1812 года и сгорел во время большого московского пожара. В 1818 г. близ Покровки, в Старосадском переулке, на средства короля Пруссии Фридриха-Вильгельма III и при поддержке императора Александра I началась перестройка купленного дома под церковь — возведение купола и креста. 18 августа 1819 г. ее освятили. В феврале 1837 года в кирхе впервые зазвучал орган. Когда в середине столетия число членов общины превысило 6 тысяч, было принято решение о реконструкции храма в неоготическом стиле, которое завершилось в январе 1862 года. В 1863 году на башню был поднят колокол, подаренный Вильгельмом I. К началу XX века церковь святых Петра и Павла насчитывала 17 тысяч человек. Богослужения совершались на немецком, на латышском и эстонском языках. В 1903 году Церковный совет объявил конкурс на лучший проект здания церкви, а 5 декабря 1905 года состоялось освящение церкви в качестве Кафедрального собора Московского Консисториального округа. В 1918 г. собор получил статус Кафедрального собора России.
http://www.peterpaul.ru/old_history

В программе концерта - И.С.Бах, Г.Ф.Гендель, И.К.Пец, И.Л.Кребс

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I really must warn you: students before exams are not safe! Let me elaborate...

Species: studentus nerdus preexamini
Description: Pale, with a pronounced slouch and limp limbs. The eyes are swollen and blood-shot with distinctive circles in various shades of blue, black and green. Older individuals may have smoke coming out of the ears. Slurred speech with an extensive usage of population-specific terminology is quite common. Teeth often chatter.
Habitat: Can be found almost anywhere but usually accumulates around educational facilities such as libraries and campuses. Some individuals show a tendency to migrate to mental institutions.
Lifestyle: Diurnally-nocturnal, very erratic (has never been found sleeping in nature). Spends most of the time with studying, the rest with panicking, hitting its head against the wall (for exercise) and taking up nourishment.
Diet: Caffeine-based. Other essential components include taurine, chocolate, vitamin pills, acetylsalicylic acid, amphetamines, valeriana and ethanol. The species is basically omnivorous, the diet may vary.

Current Mood: tired

CANTIO SARMATICA XX
SIMPLEX-COMPLEX
aufs Lautenwerk

CANTIO SARMATICA XX
SIMPLEX-COMPLEX
aufs Lautenwerk

I haven't done a "This Month" post in quite a few months. xD Sorry about that. But as I'm actively avoiding being productive right now, I might as well continue the tradition. ^^ I've been reading a lot in Russian, and even photographing a bit. I really should be learning more... -.-'



Books of the month

• Сегодня, мама! by Сергей Лукьяненко & Юлий Буркин - A children's book, actually. I listened to it (read by the authors) and enjoyed the adventurous story about travels in time and space tremendously. It's kind and funny, and really well-read.
• Жук в муравейнике by Братья Стругацкие - I always liked the Strugatsky brothers. Their books always make you think out of the usual patterns. Beetle in the Anthill takes place in the Noon Universe (ignore this if you've never read a Strugatski book) and deals with the influence of secret agencies on people's lives, showing, that no matter how good the intention, nothing good comes of such control.
• Униженные и оскорбленные by Ф. М. Достоевский (Humiliated and Insulted by Dostoyevsky, in case anyone read it) - Only the second book by the great Russian classic I've laid hands on. I wasn't disappointed. No one understood human nature like Dostoyevsky, nor could ever convey it to the reader so subtly. Besides the beautiful language and the insights, there's another thing I love about his books: despite all the evil in humans, there's also some good and it does win in the end. Utopic, maybe, but very comforting.

Current Mood: headache, bloody headache

I vaguely remember seeing something like this on korpun 's journal, and even doing it myself, but I never got around to uploading the picture. ^^ This was taken from chris_tisha 

Write the following on a piece of paper and then take a picture/scan it and post it in your own journal.

Name:
Age:
Location:
Currently listening to:
Favorite movie:
Favorite book:
Describe yourself in 5 words:
Weird thing about you:

Current Mood: notworking

On Saturday, lautenist , his friend Markus, Markus's daughter Sarah and yours truly went to the Dream Theater concert in Wettingen! I can't really say anything, except that it was FANTASTIC!!!!! The music, the crowd, everything! I really need to go to concerts more.













Listen to Dream Theater:


The song I nicked my name from long ago:


By the way, Amon Amarth (!!!) are playing in Zürich in November!!! =D I'll be ordering those tickets if they're still to be had in two weeks. Anyone interested?

Current Mood: cheerful