VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

todd ellis · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:46 am Post subject: Having the right tool ...

makes all the difference.

stay with me here ...

this is my 1970 kirby classic 1CR - my grandma bought it new from the kirby guy who came to her door. when i got married almost 24 years ago - she gave it to me. it has been sitting in the garage for a year now because the light came on - but the motor didn't run & i have been using a sub-standard dirt-removal tool in my home.

this morning liz & i were having a conversation about "the right tool for the job" as it relates to voice over (word2wav) and life in general. and it's absolutely true. wether it's software, hardware, a good quality vacuum or the right size wrench (spanner for some) - life is a heckuva lot easier if you use the right tool.

btw - it was a failed safety switch in the kirby that would not allow the motor to turn ... i wired around it and all is well.
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DougVox · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 5:11 pm Post subject:

Two things:

A) Point well taken.

2) Why does it not surprise me at all that Todd wired around the safety switch?
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Rob Ellis · M&M Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 2385 Location: Detroit

yeah, around here we're usually talking about vacuum tubes

cyclometh · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 5:18 pm Post subject:

My family had a Kirby when I was a kid. Man, that thing was durable. I wish I still had it.
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Deirdre · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:24 pm Post subject:

I used to sell Kirby vacs and I have one. That sonuvabitching vacuum can clean my whole barn.
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:07 am Post subject:

As a voiceoverist (and a slob), this is the only Kirby I am familiar with.

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Dayo · Cinquecento Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 544 Location: UK

That brings back memories. I recall having a Kirby sales guy at the house back in the day. It was gone midnight when he left (without a sale) and even then he had to be forcibly ejected!

Right tools for the job is a creed here. And Word2Wav is one of those tools that is worth every penny.
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Diane Maggipinto · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 6:40 am Post subject:

we have a kirby.

and a miele.

i like them both.

not that i use them much ...

i guess i'm the tool.
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Lapianoman · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:15 am Post subject: Re: Having the right tool ...

todd ellis · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:22 am Post subject:

now that i have it running again i'm thinking of adding a holley 4-barrel and hooker headers.
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markt · Been Here Awhile Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 217

Wow! It's funny how a little thing like a vacuum cleaner can bring back a flood of memories. That's the exact same vacuum that my folks had in the 70s. Big, heavy, powerful, stocky SOB! Damn near inhaled the cat home to glory one day!
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Lizden · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:57 pm Post subject:

I love talking with Todd. Kiss

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todd ellis · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:20 pm Post subject:

my kids call ours "Stonehenge"
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 2:34 am Post subject:

Except for the color of the bag, that looks exactly like the unit the cleaning crew at my old radio station used. I call them a "cleaning crew," but based upon the results, it appears their actual function was to redistribute the dirt.
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