displaying your collection

Rick · 6th February 2006, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nechesh

BTW Naga Sasra, i count more than 100 keris in this one picture and i am sure you have a few more that aren't showing. Your "disease" is even more advanced than mine.

Thanks for this display. I can show it to my wife next time she questions my sanity or wonders where i will put my next keris. She will then see how easy she actually has it.

Wonderful display Naga Sasra !
One can only wonder what further delights await down the hallway .

By what method are they all suspended on the wall ?

Naga Sasra · 6th February 2006, 10:51 PM

Thank you for the kind words, I can tell you that the use of the walls in my family room and the hallway took a lot of (expensive) negotiation with my wife to get the space allocated.

MANOLO: Living here in South Florida expose my Keris to the highly corrosive enviroment that nature can provide, heat, moisture and an occational bad wind, this problem is solved with the exeption of the bad winds, by having the house at a nearly constant temperature using the air conditioning system year round, this also lower the moisture (humidity) content to an acceptable level.

nechesh: I also have a constant desire to handle my pieces, which I do at least on a yearly basis, where they are cleaned and scented and oiled, and it seems to be working as I have noticed no corrosion on the blades. They are in fact very easy to get down the way they are mounted.

RICK: The hallway is also occupied all the way down and so is the opposite wall in the family room but to a much lesser extend.
They are mounted with three 1 5/8' white panel nails if they are on an angle, two where the gambar meet the gandar and one to support the angle. If they are hung straight just two is necessary. Once the nails are in place I use 28 GA green painted wire (corrosion free) between the two nails and they are locked in place, yet easy to take down and reinstall, the wire can be reused over and over.

Best regards to you all

VANDOO · 7th February 2006, 12:30 AM

A VERY NEAT DISPLAY OF KERIS, WITH THE WHITE BACKGROUND IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A FLOCK OF KERIS FLYING TOGETHER

I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ADD TO ANY OF MY DISPLAYS LATELY AS I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO HANG THEM ON THE CELING YET

PICTURES OF OTHERS COLLECTIONS AND DISPLAYS IS THE NEXT BEST THING TO SEEING THE COLLECTIONS IN PERSON. THANKS FOR THE PIC'S GUYS IT ALWAYS MAKES FOR A GOOD TOPIC.

John · 7th February 2006, 03:05 AM

Very impressive display of keris indeed Erik. Your collection has been one of those I've been secretly hoping to see and here we are even though it's only a glimpse of part of what you have. Thanks for sharing and wouldn't mind seeing more.

One must commend you guys for having good understanding wives for allowing displays even in family/public room/halls etc. I only have my private hi-fi room to play with and compromising some sound acoustics.

nechesh · 7th February 2006, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by John

One must commend you guys for having good understanding wives for allowing displays even in family/public room/halls etc. I only have my private hi-fi room to play with and compromising some sound acoustics.

A room! You have your own room?

Actually it has been a long and delicate series of high level detante and negotiation that has allowed me to slowly spead my collection around the common spaces of my home and in general my wife has been very good about it. But i would actually prefer to have my own room for my collection since sometimes sharp and pointy delicate antique objects are not so good to have around during a party or when your friends want to bring their small children over.

Erik, i wasn't questioning the care of you blades as i am sure you keep them in very good order indeed. My own personal obsession, however, requires that i handle each and every blade at least every few weeks so i tend to keep them all at ground level reach.

John · 8th February 2006, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by nechesh

A room! You have your own room?

Actually it has been a long and delicate series of high level detante and negotiation that has allowed me to slowly spead my collection around the common spaces of my home and in general my wife has been very good about it. But i would actually prefer to have my own room for my collection since sometimes sharp and pointy delicate antique objects are not so good to have around during a party or when your friends want to bring their small children over.

Well, the room (15' x 24' x 10') was a dream come true specifically for room acoustics following years of interests in hi-fi. However my other half doesn't want anything sharp edged esp head hunting swords and keris in family areas so no choice; the music have to give some way to Bugis. Can't win them all.

Rick · 8th February 2006, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by John

Well, the room (15' x 24' x 10') was a dream come true specifically for room acoustics following years of interests in hi-fi. However my other half doesn't want anything sharp edged esp head hunting swords and keris in family areas so no choice; the music have to give some way to Bugis. Can't win them all.

Hi John , have you heard of this company ?
Some prefer vacuum tube amps I hear .

http://www.thoraudio.com/

6th February 2006, 10:51 PM	#2
Naga Sasra Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boca Raton, Florida, USA Posts: 108	Thank you for the kind words, I can tell you that the use of the walls in my family room and the hallway took a lot of (expensive) negotiation with my wife to get the space allocated. MANOLO: Living here in South Florida expose my Keris to the highly corrosive enviroment that nature can provide, heat, moisture and an occational bad wind, this problem is solved with the exeption of the bad winds, by having the house at a nearly constant temperature using the air conditioning system year round, this also lower the moisture (humidity) content to an acceptable level. nechesh: I also have a constant desire to handle my pieces, which I do at least on a yearly basis, where they are cleaned and scented and oiled, and it seems to be working as I have noticed no corrosion on the blades. They are in fact very easy to get down the way they are mounted. RICK: The hallway is also occupied all the way down and so is the opposite wall in the family room but to a much lesser extend. They are mounted with three 1 5/8' white panel nails if they are on an angle, two where the gambar meet the gandar and one to support the angle. If they are hung straight just two is necessary. Once the nails are in place I use 28 GA green painted wire (corrosion free) between the two nails and they are locked in place, yet easy to take down and reinstall, the wire can be reused over and over. Best regards to you all

7th February 2006, 12:30 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A VERY NEAT DISPLAY OF KERIS, WITH THE WHITE BACKGROUND IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A FLOCK OF KERIS FLYING TOGETHER I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ADD TO ANY OF MY DISPLAYS LATELY AS I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO HANG THEM ON THE CELING YET PICTURES OF OTHERS COLLECTIONS AND DISPLAYS IS THE NEXT BEST THING TO SEEING THE COLLECTIONS IN PERSON. THANKS FOR THE PIC'S GUYS IT ALWAYS MAKES FOR A GOOD TOPIC.

7th February 2006, 03:05 AM	#4
John Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land below the wind Posts: 135	Very impressive display of keris indeed Erik. Your collection has been one of those I've been secretly hoping to see and here we are even though it's only a glimpse of part of what you have. Thanks for sharing and wouldn't mind seeing more. One must commend you guys for having good understanding wives for allowing displays even in family/public room/halls etc. I only have my private hi-fi room to play with and compromising some sound acoustics.