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#241 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by Matt Grondin  Obviously, we are exploring options... | Yeah. There has simply GOT to be a cheaper way. What's so special about those doors? Wouldn't a heavy duty metal door filled with sand and the appropriate hinge work and sealant stripping achieve the desired results? How many of those doors do you need to be able to see through?
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#242 | | Lives for gear
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There is a good company in the Netherlands that builds these special doors. You should be able to get what you want for way way less than that 74k. Company in the NL is called Merford.
Regards,
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#243 | | Lives for gear
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#244 | | Lives for gear
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These guys are used to selling to BIG construction projects (arenas, theaters, broadcast facilities, etc) where their bill seems like "pennies" compared to the other invoices coming in.
I'd lean on them HARD and be fully prepared to walk away and see what they can do to that price. I wouldn't be surprised if, in this economy, you could get them down by 20-30%.
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#245 | | Lives for gear
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This is true, but I'm getting these estimates from my studio designer guy who has used them numerous times before (they probably have 40 of these in Blackbird if not more). He may end up building his own and use double-door systems. Still weighing options....
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16th August 2012
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#246 | | Gear addict
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16th August 2012
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#247 | | Gear addict
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16th August 2012
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#248 | | Gear addict
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20th August 2012
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#249 | | Lives for gear
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All the headers in place for the doors and windows:  IMG_0890 by MattGrondin, on Flickr  IMG_0891 by MattGrondin, on Flickr  IMG_0894 by MattGrondin, on Flickr
Rebar for the bond beams:  IMG_0893 by MattGrondin, on Flickr  IMG_0895 by MattGrondin, on Flickr
Filling the walls full:  IMG_0892 by MattGrondin, on Flickr  IMG_0896 by MattGrondin, on Flickr  IMG_0897 by MattGrondin, on Flickr  IMG_0900 by MattGrondin, on Flickr
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20th August 2012
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#250 | | Lives for gear
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Serious mud time at the Parlor...
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20th August 2012
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#251 | | Lives for gear
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It's ****ing disgusting, glad we waited to pour the slabs. Shit is everywhere.
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21st August 2012
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#252 | | Shark Sandwich
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I'm always glad to get this notification.
I'm looking forward to seeing how you tackle the roofs on these rooms.
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21st August 2012
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#253 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by Matt Grondin It's ****ing disgusting, glad we waited to pour the slabs. Shit is everywhere. | Yep, messy stuff, but you´ll get some serious sound isolation going between those walls. Looking good!
Greetings,
Dirk
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21st August 2012
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#254 | | Lives for gear
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That looks amazing.
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21st August 2012
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#255 | | www.circlestudios.co.uk
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Looking great Matt! You'll be amazed at how quickly this stage becomes a dim and distant memory!
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21st August 2012
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#256 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by Trev@Circle Looking great Matt! You'll be amazed at how quickly this stage becomes a dim and distant memory! | Yeah, it's been a bunch of waiting for one guy to finish so the next guy can start. Once the walls are all the way and the floors are poured, seems like everyone can start work at the same time from HVAC to electrical to audio wiring to framing, etc.
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25th August 2012
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#257 | | Lives for gear
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Framing for machine room, electrical room, and load-in area.  IMG_0911 by MattGrondin, on Flickr  IMG_0910 by MattGrondin, on Flickr
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25th August 2012
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#258 | | Lives for gear
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Definite WTF moment.
Well, at least you know you can immediately cross "Dean J. Guidry" off your list of possible "entertainment lawyers"!
Love the build thread so far - image #894 you posted today, the overhead shot, really gives me a sense of how you're using the space! Hope to record there someday.
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25th August 2012
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#259 | | Lives for gear
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Isn't it awesome to know that there are lawyers out there that only care about what's best for you and your studio?
I just threw up in my mouth.
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25th August 2012
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#260 | | Lives for gear
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I love how SURE he is we will lose money but is more than happy to make money off of us.
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25th August 2012
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#261 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by Matt Grondin I love how SURE he is we will lose money but is more than happy to make money off of us. |  | 
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25th August 2012
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#262 | | Lives for gear
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| Hey you prick
Hey to the ambulance chasing prick below-
We've put an insanely expensive studio up in Liverpool in the UK- Maybe I can pay you to come over and audit our books ? Maybe you want to bring a sleeping bag- hang on mate- bring a F**KING shovel as well- you'll need it when we drag you out to Delamere and put you in the ground ;-)
HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA
AWESOME WORK MATT- KEEP ON DIGGING ..EEEERRRR SORRY - I meant working :-) XXXXXXXXXXX
Andy
"To my friend in music:
Your studio build is insanely expensive and world class. I hope you sharpened your pencil (old school texting device) when you calculated profitability. I just don't see it in this day and age. We just put together a studio in a home with great acoustics and a digital interface in the $3000 range that has blown me away in terms of sonic resolution, etc, etc. Hope you do well but I think you won the lottery or you're a 1%..er. All of that stuff will not fit in an iPhone speaker...you get the point.
I do a little entertainment law if you need that, but mostly collections if someone doesn't pay or you get shafted on producer points.
Good luck.
Dean J. Guidry
The Guidry Law Group
600 Jefferson St., Suite 405
P.O. Box 5255
Lafayette, LA 70502
337-266-2250
www.lawyersguidry.com"[/QUOTE]
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25th August 2012
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#263 | | Lives for gear
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It gets even better:
My response: "Dude... that's the second message I've gotten from you about how little faith you have in the studio's ability to turn a profit. Thanks for the naysaying, could you possibly be any ruder? I don't even KNOW YOU. "
Assbag part 2: "Matt:
Oh, didn't remember that. Good to know I'm consistent. I check out gearslutz every once in a while where I saw your posts on the build. I'm stunned by your bold move to build this. I'm just saying I would never, but sometimes it takes dreamers like you to prove the rest of us were wrong. I wish you well.
The only financial rationale I could come up with for your build is you have a trust account or your fly is wealthy. If that's the case, then you give many struggling studios and engineers false hope. It can't be that you expect to be constantly booked at premium prices. When I get solicited by studios like Blackbird in Nashville for overdubbing crumbs you know it's ready, really bad. Just sayin'......"
Why the **** is it anyone's business how or why I am building this? Maybe I just really REALLY love music and want to help preserve the art of recording. Maybe making money is just icing on the cake for getting to do what I love the most and something I'm actually passionate about. I can go to school and be a doctor or lawyer and then I'll have ALL THE MONEY in the world!!!! Yeah, MONEY! Asshole.
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25th August 2012
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#264 | | Lives for gear
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And by the way, last time I tried to take a tour of Blackbird I couldn't get in a single room because all EIGHT rooms were booked. If they aren't making money it's because McBride is a compulsive gearslut and can't stop buying cool shit, but there is definitely interest for working there.
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25th August 2012
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#265 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by Matt Grondin Maybe I just really REALLY love music and want to help preserve the art of recording. | That sentence does not translate into lawyer-ese.
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#266 | | Lives for gear
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Funny thing is - I always hear from people young and old.
"Man, I wish I was a musician" or " I wish I pursued my dream of becoming a musician"
I don't think I ever heard anyone say that they wish they pursued their dream of becoming a blood sucker.
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25th August 2012
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#267 | | Lives for gear
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| We'll get the lads down - sort this geeza out :-)
Hey ambulance chaser- Paypal me an invoice for air fair -I'll cover it no worries-
Don't worry about the hotel- we got a nice place for you all marked out in the woods to lay you out :-)
OR
Chubbfingers can take you out in his mates boat off the docks in Liverpool- it will be laden with chains and a few bags of "blue circle" ( that's cement in the UK ) thats to weigh your fat lard arse down in the Mersey -
Hahahaaaaaaaaaaaa
What an absolute clown !!!!!
Your place will amazing - these knobs are sent to try us !!!!
Andy
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25th August 2012
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#268 | | Lives for gear
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25th August 2012
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#269 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by Syncamorea That sentence does not translate into lawyer-ese. | Sure it does. Just change "music" to "money" and "the art of recording" to "my bank account".
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25th August 2012
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#270 | | Lives for gear
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| cheers mate
Cheers bro
You Yanks aren't too bad either :-)
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