![]() I ended up leaving Kevin a voicemail and sent him an email, and then proceeded to call a few other places. I knew how long the job would take, around what the materials should cost with no markup, and assumed that a professional would be able to get it done more quickly. Life is extremely busy for me, because I take care of my own house and take care of my parents as well, so if I could hire someone at a reasonable price, I wanted to. I was hoping that the cost would be relatively close enough for materials and a reasonable amount for the labor. parent's home that I knew how to do myself, which was repairing the wood rot at the base of a door frame and brick molding. I reached out to a few handyman and home repair businesses to see how much it would cost to make some repairs at my. I will definitely hire him again if it's something's relevant though.10/10 though, if you're lucky enough to have a problem that's on his list, get this man!I did ask for a suggestion for an electrician since that was most of the work I needed, and went through his recommendation - they were also great, so kudos! It was Dynamic Electrical Solutions Inc. I then tried to get him to fix all the other repairs I needed done in the house, but sadly they were outside of what he worked on. He took the janky door and fixed ALL of the things wrong with it without prompting. He took the time to make sure it was done right and not just 'fixed'. The whole repair came in WELL under what insurance quoted (only thing I didn't do from the quote was paint).Overall, he did a fantastic job. He cleaned up thoroughly and left the area way cleaner than when he arrived! He worked quietly until it was done, and then that was that. :| (Had video this time and they have been arrested).He was upfront with all the communication, what was going to be done, and especially pricing. No damage done, held great - the only problem is that they decided to break and go through my windows instead. It was also immediately put to the test when they came back the week after and tried to kick it in again. No creaks, no gaps, slides shut perfectly, no force to turn the deadbolt or get it to latch. But I think pattern application of this variety is the exception, rather than the rule.Kevin did a great job at repairing my door frame that got wrecked during a burglary - and it's now the best functioning. I am not ashamed of this, as they can be extremely effective vehicles for implying complex harmony, adding the perfect amount of tension or release at the right time. I often find them sneaking into my solos. In my next post, however, I will explore some creative pattern construction techniques that I use to come up with fresh, pattern-based lines. You should PRACTICE plugging patterns into tunes to get their sound in your ear and notes under your fingers, but please don’t allow that to become your ultimate artistic statement. and ask for “extra cold and soggy fries, please”? Don’t serve your audience cold fries.īottom line: don’t practice a pattern just so you can have some cool crap to plug into your solo. Yes, they are still French fries, and technically they qualify as food, but would you ever walk into B.K. ![]() Plug in your David Baker diminished pattern lick over the first altered dominant chord you can find at your next gig, and your solo will be about as tasty as soggy, cold French fries. Let’s start by eliminating what patterns are NOT:
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