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Date Posted: 08:08:36 04/08/11 Fri
Author: Valerie
Subject: Re: Confessions of a Nerd...
In reply to: Marcinda 's message, "Confessions of a Nerd..." on 17:53:47 04/06/11 Wed

I, too, consider myself to be a "nerd" by whatever definition you may choose. :-) My brother and I once made a list of all the things that qualified us as being "nerdy" and once had a group just for people like us called "Nerdular Nerdance" on a social networking website.
Marcinda, your project sounds very cool! How long did it take you to build it? I'm sure you got a great grade on that project!

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[> [> Re: Confessions of a Nerd... -- Marcinda, 05:34:33 04/09/11 Sat

Hi, Valerie!

I love the idea of the website! It took me a little over 3 hours to build the project. I lost a spring at one point but I was able to modify a spring from a ball point pen to replace it. I also did a PowerPoint presentation on the history of the phonograph, gramophone and the birth of the recording industry. It was 49 slides and that took about 6 hours to put together. I incorporated a couple of early sound clips (one by Edison himself!). All that time doesn't even include the time spent researching! I'll post pictures soon.


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[> [> [> Re: Confessions of a Nerd... -- Valerie, 12:24:46 04/09/11 Sat

Wow, Marcinda! That sounds pretty awesome! Do you have an interest in building stuff like that or in the recording industry? I would have liked to have sat in on that class. It sounds like it was really interesting!
I have an old Victrola (it doesn't have the horn) from 1925 that was a sweet 16 gift. I also have an extensive collection of old, old records for it. The thing is so loud because there's no volume control and it used to scare my cat when I played it. I have a lot of big band and musicals and a few classical pieces. I don't like to play it much because the needle mechanism is so delicate and expensive to fix if something happens.


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[> [> Re: Confessions of a Nerd... -- BC, 06:52:14 04/09/11 Sat

Good morning Marcinda!
Your project sounds "very cool" indeed!
I've been in the lobby of the mass communications building at MTSU but have never taken the time to walk through and take a "look / see" all the way around.
At one time my oldest son thought about entering the master's program for studio recording at MTSU.
- BC


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