Harmony Professional Mat
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US $67.45
With all the sprays, polishes, oils, cleaners, and waxes available today, it's no wonder that this is the most asked question by far. My response is always the same: "Do you just want a shine or do you want protection also"? Spray-on polish and oils, "time savers", give a quick temporary shine in just minutes, but that's all you get. The reason they "shine" is because they are WET. This "wet look" may produce a nice shine but offers little or no protection. These products became popular in the late 1940s and have increased in popularity ever since. TV commercials showing a house wife using product X on a dull table top, followed by her smiling beautiful face in the reflection gave proof of the effortless shine their product would produce. Well, that was nothing but a good marketing ploy to boost product sales. What house wife, even today, would not want to save a lot of time and good old fashion elbow grease? What they did not tell you, was that the silicone oils and petroleum distillates in their product would actually cause harm to your finish over time. In the late 60s and early 70s refinishing shops made a lot of money refinishing hundreds of table tops when there finish softened and turned into a sticky, gooey mess. These products are much improved today and can be good for the occasional quickie just before guest arrive, but prolonged use can still leave a gooey mess and still no real protection. It is easy to tell if a customer has been using these kind of polishes. You can make swirl marks in the wet oil with your fingers, or lift a cloth place mat from the table top to reveal a dull spot the same shape of the mat (the oil was absorbed by the mat). Because the surface is wet, it will actually attract and hold more dust and pollutants from the air.
Let's take a moment and consider just what a finish is designed to do. First and foremost it is to seal the wood. Sealing the wood protects the wood from moisture changes, spills, stains, and surface abrasions. Second it is used to enhance the beauty of the wood grain. Have you ever heard someone tell how there produce "feeds" the wood. Unless your furniture is unfinished, or the finish has deteriorated, there is absolutely no way any polish, oil or wax is going to get through the finish to the wood. Another common misconception is that wood furniture is "alive" and need to "breathe," so don't seal the pores with wax. Wood furniture is not "alive" it can not "breathe" nor does it need to be "nourished" or "fed'' with oily polishes. Just the very opposite is the truth! Continual changes in humidity, not the lack of "feeding", cause unsealed wood to crack, warp, swell, shrink and glue joints to loosen.
PASTE WAX has been used for centuries as a finishing material itself and a finish protector. If used properly, paste wax will provide a thin, hard, lasting finish. Waxes dry hard so they do not smear and attract dust and dirt. Paste waxing typically lasts 3-5 years, depending on how much the furniture is used and how many coats are applied. Table tops and chair arms are an exception, generally needing to be waxed once a year, due to the extra wear they receive. Many people, especially antique lovers, prefer the soft sheen provided by paste wax. Also, waxes do not interfere with future refinishing like silicone polishes most often do. Paste wax is hard work. It will take 4-6 hours to paste wax a dining room set and if done properly will not need waxing again for years. It requires effort, but you won't obtain a more durable, beautiful protection than paste wax. Remember, the wax protects the finish, the finish protects the wood. To dust or clean, just wipe with a soft damp, lint free cloth.
Economy 101 - A typical can of past wax cost less then $15.00 and if the lid is put back on properly after each use will last the average home owner 20 years or so. Now consider the advertisements that tell you to dust every day with there $3.00 per can spray polish. All right, now do the math. One $3.00 can a month for next 20 years ($720.00) verses one can for 20 years at $15.00.
Next consider the time factor. Lets say it takes 5 minutes once a week to use a spray polish on your dinning room set. 5 minutes times 52 weeks times 4 years: that's a little over 17 hours spent giving your set a non-protective shine. With past wax it took 5 hours to wax the first time then you spent 1 more hour per year doing the table top and chair arms the next 3 years, that's 8 hours spent giving your set a protective coating that has extended the life of the finish.
One more thing. Make sure you use a wax designed for wood furniture. Some shoe and car waxes can cause problems on some finishes.
Steve Nearman is a 40+ year veteran on the furniture restoration trade and operates The Master's Touch furniture service in Fredericksburg, Virginia and is the founder of Professional Restorers International. His local clients include several historical sites like, Kenmore, Mary Ball Washington's House, Rising Sun Tavern, Gary Melcher's Belmont and many private collectors of early American furniture. View his PRI shop Bio page under the Virginia state directory at: Professional Restorers International
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JadeYoga Harmony 68 Long Professional Yoga Mat - Tibetan Orange $62.95 Jade Yoga Professional yoga mats a premium 3/16� think yoga mat that incorporates a balance of traction and cushion.Features:Jade Yoga mats are made with an open cell, natural rubber material that eliminates the inconvenience of slipping even if gets wet from perspiration.Because they are made of natural rubber, Jade Yoga mats has exceptional resilience, unmatched “compression set� resistance and incomparable cushioning.Jade Yoga mats can be easily cleaned with mild soap and warm water; hang or lay flat to dry (out of direct sunlight.Jade Yoga mats contain no PVC or ozone depleting substances; perfect for the yogi concerned about mother nature. Color: Orange |
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Original Professional Mat $76 A Jade Yoga bestselling premium mat. 3/16" thick. A perfect balance of traction and cushion. 24" x 68" All Natural Rubber |
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On the Mat $100.37 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. On the Mat was a professional wrestling television program for the National Wrestling Allianceaffiliated All Star ProWrestling (ASPW), or simply NWA New Zealand, that aired on Television New Zealands TV2 from 1975 to 1984. One of the most popular and the longestrunning weekly sports series in the history of New Zealand, the show featured some of the countrys top wrestlers and international stars from throughout the world during the 1970s and early 1980s. On the Mat characterized the golden age of professional wrestling in New Zealand and made household names of promoter Steve Rickard, John da Silva, Robert Bruce and others during the 1970s. Much of the shows popularity was based on native New Zealanders and foreign wrestlers working together against their common enemies or, sometimes, being pitted against each other. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 148 Publication Date: 2011/03/08 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.02 x 0.34 inches |
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Antares Harmony EFX Software $99 Harmony efx vocal harmony software is a streamlined version of Antares' industry-leading Harmony Engine evo Vocal Modeling Harmony Generator. Based on the same groundbreaking evo Voice Processing Technology as its big brother, Harmony efx puts professional quality vocal harmony arrangements within reach of any musician or engineer. Whether you're an experienced vocal arranger, a songwriter looking for that perfect backup singer, or a composer experimenting with unique vocal effects, Antares Harmony efx gives you entirely new ways to create the harmony parts you hear in your head. This easy-to-use vocal harmonizer software can help you generate up to 5-part harmonies from a single vocal line. |
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Antares Harmony Efx Software $99 Harmony efx vocal harmony software is a streamlined version of Antares' industry-leading Harmony Engine evo Vocal Modeling Harmony Generator. Based on the same groundbreaking evo Voice Processing Technology as its big brother, Harmony efx puts professional quality vocal harmony arrangements within reach of any musician or engineer. Whether you're an experienced vocal arranger, a songwriter looking for that perfect backup singer, or a composer experimenting with unique vocal effects, Antares Harmony efx gives you entirely new ways to create the harmony parts you hear in your head. This easy-to-use vocal harmonizer software can help you generate up to 5-part harmonies from a single vocal line.Evo Voice Processing Technology for fast, accurate pitch detection; smooth, artifact-free pitch shifting; and seamless, natural-sounding (if you want it to be) throat modeling 4 high-quality, formant-corrected harmony voices with independent pan settings Antares Throat Modeling technology that lets you process each harmony voice through a physical model of the human vocal tract A variety of innovative Harmony Control modes, from fully automatic to individual control of every note: Fixed or Scale Intervals: Simply set the key and harmony voice intervals and let Harmony EFX do the rest Chord Degrees or Chord Name: Define your harmony chord-by-chord, complete with inversions and variable vocal ranges Chord by MIDI: Define your harmony in real time via a MIDI controller or pre-recorded MIDI track MIDI Omni: Directly play the four harmony voices as if they were voices of a synth or sampler MIDI Channel: Use four separate MIDI channels for absolute control over each note of your vocal arrangement Spread and Register controls that allow you to quickly and intuitively set the pitch range and harmony style of your vocal arrangement Humanize functions that provide selectable amounts of variation to each harmony voice for realistic, natural sounding results A Harmony Preset matrix that lets you create up to 12 complete harmony settings and instantaneously recall them in real time or via automation More iLok dongle required for use |
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14k Two Tone Gold Round Diamond Bracelet $450 A simple and chic bracelet. Eight round cut diamonds set on 14k two tone gold.This will give you that professional sophistication you desire. |
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Harmony for Computer Musicians $34.99 Many DJs, gigging musicians, and electronic music producers understand how to play their instruments or make music on the computer, but they often lack the basic knowledge of harmony needed to take their music-making to the next level and compose truly professional tracks. Beneath all the enormously different styles of modern electronic music lie certain fundamentals of the musical language that are exactly the same no matter what kind of music you write. It is very important to acquire an understanding of these fundamentals if you are to develop as a musician and music producer. Put simply, you need to know what you are doing with regard to the music that you are writing. Harmony for Computer Musicians explains harmony fundamentals in the most simple and accessible way possible. Concepts are taught using the MIDI keyboard environment and today's computer composing and recording software. By reading this book and following the exercises contained within it the aspiring music producer/computer musician will be able to great progress toward understanding harmony. |
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In Harmony $19.99 Collin Bogle In Harmony - Art Print |