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    How was your Jam ...

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    Not sure if it counts as a 'jam'; I made a marmalade with courgettes from the garden and clementines (bought in season in trays from the supermarket...). Despite my boiling it up to the right temperature, it wouldn't set, even after several weeks after potting up. I poured all the jars back into a pot, and added a few sachets of powdered gelatine and re-potted. It's now perfect, and stays on the toast as it should, instead of flowing off all over the table. Pleased..? Yes, I am, rather. :friends:

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    ABC Music Retail from the 1980’s , any memories ?

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    30 minutes ago, chris_b said:

    Now rebranded as Staines on Thames!! That probably didn't change it much, though.

     

    Treachery, really, as there was less innuendo with simply 'Staines' (there are no stains on the Thames there...). The original name was fine, and had a history...

     

    '... It later appears as Stanis (1167), Stanys (1428), Steynys and Staynys (1535), before the modern spelling "Staines" is first used in 1578. The name derives from the Old English stān, meaning "stone", and may refer to a Roman milestone on the London to Silchester road that survived into the early Anglo-Saxon period....'

    ABC Music Retail from the 1980’s , any memories ?

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    1 minute ago, TrevorR said:

    Must have been a bit before my time. Can’t ever recall a music shop in Staines itself…

     

    Yeah, but I'm old, innit. T'was definitely there, but had a far dingier look than the clean, white, sterile photo of the area since. High brick walls made it a rather insalubrious place to wander, and in the dark, even frightening, with a tunnel through under the railway line back towards Staines centre. How things change, eh..? :friends:

    Vinyl Pressing

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    51 minutes ago, wildman said:

    ... a little too long for a single and too short for a double...

     

    Maybe speed up a couple of the longer tracks to get the overall playing time right..? If the pitch goes up a little on those tracks, it shouldn't show, as long as it's not 'Pinky'n'Perky' speed. Just a thought. :friends:

    How do I test a p bass pickup with a multimeter?

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    25 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

    The pup is just buzzing with white wire to tip of the jack and earth to sleeve 

     

    any ideas ?

     

    Sorry (maybe it's me; it's late...); how is the p/u connected to the jack plug..? Is it soldered..? Can you post a photo of your connection..? 'Buzzing' will occur if the amp is turned up with no decent connection to its source (the p/u...). The p/u should be soldered to the jack socket, and a screened lead plugged in to the socket, then to the amp. Does it still 'buzz' when connected like that..? 

    March Composition Challenge

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    1 hour ago, lurksalot said:

    I tried to learn flamenco for this one , but I have failed miserably , so it’s back to square one 😂

     

    It wouldn't have helped you anyway; we can't see you dancing on Soundcloud. -_-

    Beyer Dynamic headphone issue.

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    It's an easy fix for anyone with a modicum of competence. The broken jack plug gets cut off, and a new stereo (TRS...) jack plug soldered onto the cut end of the cable. About five minutes; a suitable jack plug (it's nothing special...) costs a couple of pounds or so for a good'un. Hope this helps. :friends:

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