![]() This might be an advantage on shorter string lengths where you would want a thinner string for better tonal response. The silver wire allows the silver gimped string to be even thinner than the copper gimped string. Two types of Gimped strings are available: Copper Gimped and Silver Gimped. The thinness of the wire gives a bright tone. A Gimped string may be gauged at =1.50mm, but the actual diameter of the string is 1.10mm. ![]() This means that a given Gimped string is equal in weight to a certain gut diameter, but the actual diameter of the Gimped string is smaller due to the added weight of the wire. Gimped strings are gauged by the Equivalent Diameter system. The Gimped string, being thinner and having some metal content, offers a brighter tone and quicker response than a plain gut string of the same gauge density. The addition of wire into the gut gives extra density to the string so it can be thinner than a plain gut string of the same weight. The Gimped string is characterized by the barber-pole or candy stripe appearance of the wire in the twist of the gut. Gimped strings were first mentioned in an advertisement in the 1664 edition of John Playford’s “Introduction to the Skill of Music.” The exact historical nature of these strings is not known and the strings we produce are based on the descriptions of gimped lace of the period. There is an additional charge for varnished strings. Varnished strings have three coats of finish before being hand polished with the oil. Natural strings are hand-rubbed with a light oil. It is made with a sterling silver wire twisted into the gut and polished smooth. It is intended for those players who wish to play renaissance and early baroque performance practice and want the true gut tone. This is a standard length (48", 120cm) Gimped gut string with the Pistoy twist for extra flexibility.
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![]() When attending events, we encourage carpooling. Please check our phone recording at 72 for the most up-to-date house closure times. Note that house closure times are not determined until the week of an event and can change at any time, even the day-of the event. On event days, Red Rocks is open one hour before sunrise until approximately 2 p.m. On non-event days, Red Rocks is open one hour before sunrise and closed one hour after sunset. Admission and parking are free to visit Red Rocks Park, Amphitheatre, Visitor Center, Trading Post and the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. The sculpture consists of John Denver, guitar slung on his back, welcoming an eagle to land on his arm. In front of the building is a fifteen foot tall, 1,500-pound bronze statue suitably named Spirit. But you won’t need to go in to see the best part. Inside you’ll find a fitting tribute to John Denver, its first inductee. Within the Trading Post is the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Impress your friends by telling them the structure actually predates the amphitheatre by a decade. You’ll see a Pueblo Revival style building called the Trading Post. Next time you’re filing toward the stairs, before another inevitably memorable night, look to your left. “Maybe they’ll debut a new song? I heard them practicing a song during sound check.” Winded voices discuss what song might be the opener. Tourists are exposed as they struggle with the incline and altitude. Then you organize your group, which sometimes can be quite difficult, and begin your trek up the hill toward the stairs. You start in the lower south parking lot and get sufficiently prepared for hours of open air musical magic. ![]() My favorite pathway is the stairs at the eastern base of the venue. Others think they’re outsmarting everyone as they sneak through the shrubbery on the side of Creation Rock. Some people prefer the ramp hugging Ship Rock. While Denver and his crew most likely entered the venue through the not-so-secret tunnel leading to the underground backstage area, there are many ways to get into the amphitheatre. If I had my way, I’d fly in audiences and do all the shows right here,” Denver said. Several of the shows were televised worldwide, including a remarkable four night run in 1974, the first of its kind. He went on to play sixteen more shows on Stage Rock, and also performed soundchecks for those at the amphitheatre in the afternoon, unlike most artists. Like many of us after we get our first taste of Red Rocks, Denver couldn’t get enough of this natural amphitheatre at the foot of his beloved Rockies. 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Our favorite option here is Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which includes Microsoft's Cloud Gaming feature, because of its reliability and options to play Game Pass titles on PC and mobile. The service will essentially run the game using high-end hardware at a remote site, then stream the feed right to your low-end laptop. If you are blessed with fat internet pipes and tons of additional bandwidth, but don’t have the hardware to run games locally, consider game streaming as a potential solution. Stream Games Over the Internet Nvidia GeForce Now It also includes a launcher and deals hub, so your mileage may vary in terms of functionality, but it’s worth investigating as a one-stop performance booster. Razer Cortex deploys AI to tune your system for maximum performance, primarily by killing unnecessary background processes, fine-tuning settings, and clearing up storage space. Razer also has a software answer for struggling machines, though it comes with a fairly obtrusive marketing element. It’s a great way to squeeze some extra frames out of an old laptop without spending a dime. AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR 2.0) renders games at lower resolution and then upscales them at a much lower GPU/CPU cost than natively rendering at higher resolutions. If you happen to own one of these cards-even the slimmer Max-Q laptop version-you should absolutely take advantage. ![]() Nvidia offers DLSS on supported (RTX) cards. In fact, some of them are so effective it feels almost like cheating. This effort has led to some incredible software innovations to help solve for potential performance issues. Nvidia and AMD are constantly striving to make more games accessible on their hardware. Take Advantage of Software Solutions PC games that support DLSS If you have any questions about whether a game will run on low-end hardware, Reddit's /r/lowendgaming subreddit is a good resource to learn from other gamers' experience. For a game like Civilization VI, this can mean lowering the size of the game world or reducing AI difficulty, which will put less strain on your CPU during the opponent’s turn. Instead of tuning graphics settings, try changing gameplay or difficulty settings to more hardware-friendly options. If you play more processor-intensive games, like simulation and world-building games, there are other settings to change. Some settings will require you to restart the game to alter them, so I recommend starting there. Grab an FPS tracker, like FRAPS, and tinker with in-game settings one by one, then jump to a representative part of the game or run an in-game benchmark. In the end, if running a game at 720p is what it takes to reach a playable framerate, that's what you have to do. Other major performance hogs includes ray tracing (especially intensive techniques like global illumination), draw distance, anti-aliasing, shadow detail, and texture quality. The performance impact of individual settings will vary from game to game, depending on optimization, the resources a game leans on most heavily, and how various effects (like lighting) are handled by the game’s engine. The biggest gains will be had from dropping resolution and the global quality setting. You will be surprised how many games will run below their minimum requirements, as long as you are willing to give up graphical fidelity. ![]() The most impactful action you can take to improve performance on older gear is to play with your in-game settings. That said, one of the nice things about laptops is that smaller screen size means you can often get away with lower resolutions and lower-quality settings, meaning less load on your hardware without a noticeable hit to fidelity. The sad reality is old hardware means compromises, so go in knowing that you are not going to have the best possible experience with most games, and many resource-intensive titles won't be playable at all. Set Your ExpectationsĪ quick disclaimer: If your laptop is on the brink of aging out of relevance completely, you will not be able to run Cyberpunk 2077 on Ultra with ray tracing enabled. Here are a few strategies that can help you start gaming without needing to invest in an expensive setup. Pixel-graphic indies should not be a problem, though you may have to make sacrifices when it comes to graphics-intensive AAA titles. Even if you're hacking away at an ancient laptop, it doesn't mean you can't play games.
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