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Really..? That's good to know; thank you.

S'not just the weight lifted by an operator, though; a heavy object falling even from a small height will damage itself by its own weight alone. These Hohners are delicate; I had one (the 'upright', furniture version...) and even while 'resting' at my parent's home, went out of tune progressively. They can be tuned, but it's notoriously difficult to do so. Great care, more than an average parcel service, would be recompensed many times over in musicality, once at its final destination. Can it really not be taken on the back seat of your car (or anyone's car going that way...). Just sayin'; 'twould be a shame to get it there only for it to be unplayable.

Fixed (presumably..?) Notwithstanding, in retail shops the price displayed must match the price asked for at the sales point. Incorrect pricing is a punishable offence, whether the TS people do little or much. Displaying £5 and asking for £6 at the till is illegal. They don't have to sell at £5, but they do have to display £6, or risk a fine (or more...).

Good evening, Fulkram, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, BL, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

If the price is not the same at check-out, it could well be a Trading Standards offence, though, with a hefty fine. A 'one-off' simple mistake might pass, but several items under-priced on the shelves would be quite big trouble for the shop. They may not want to have that aggravation, and prefer to let the product go at the marked price, then (perhaps...) hurriedly update the shelf pricing.

Good evening, TC, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Thanks for that; I've learned something today, at least. I was guessing more 'Persian Gulf'; I wuz wrong.

Good evening, Stew, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share (... but you knew that anyway, didn't you..! ). Welcome back; onward and upward.

Sounds good; if only I knew what the genre sounds like..! More power to your elbow.

My advice, for what it's worth, would be to acquire a set of Rotosound Trubass 88 strings (black nylon...) Very comfortable to play, and very, very long-lasting. 'Old-school' sound (no good whatsoever for slap or such...). My Hofner Verithin bass is strung with them, and has been for the last decade or so. If playing comfort is a high priority for you, you'll love 'em. Yes, I'm old, too; how did you guess..?

Good evening, Asvac , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. There are more than a few of us here even further 'north' than yourself, young whippersnapper..!

If you want to be really hard, you go in the hold and give your seat to your instruments.

None this year, largely through ill health and other stuff, but we're starting up rehearsals again, so who knows for 2018..? We never do many in a year in any case (the most was nine or ten, I think...), but it gives us a sense of purpose. Hope springs eternal...

The price entered when creating an ad is Forever; it cannot be changed, as it's used by the System. To indicate a change in price, put the current price in the title, perhaps..? Hope this helps.

Over the years we've developed a 'points-based' system, in order to rationalise the results of the final poll. Here are the attributions to be used when 'judging' an entry... Originality (or originality of choice in the case of these covers...) : five points Technical appreciation of the execution (playing...) of the piece... : five points Recording quality : five points Any humorous or quirky characteristics : five points The piece being the one you wish to vote for : five zillion points Hope this helps.

Thanks for that; it makes sense. I would take it, then, that someone starting out looking to choose a DAW these days would probably not, from the outset, base his/her choice on this one aspect, then, unless already heavily into MIDI manipulation. As you say, for today's common mortals things are so much different, with VST instruments and 'live' controllers. One would have to be quite determinedly 'old school' to delve into complex MIDI code from Day One, if at all. Most, if not all, DAWs handle MIDI very well, including Reaper, but maybe not to the extent, or in the same fashion, as a 'dyed in the wool' MIDI expert might want.

Maybe I should look at a couple, then, as I can't really imagine what this involves. Perhaps I'm too much of a 'low-life' user to realise that there are other ways of skinning cats. Hmm... Cheers.

I'm failing to understand the comments regarding Reaper and MIDI. I'm certainly not the 'sharpest knife in the drawer', and my needs/uses are, in sum, rather modest, but I've had no issues whatever using Reaper for MIDI tracks, either recording 'live', importing or manually editing. Maybe I'm missing something (seems likely...)..? The only thing I can think of would be a way of 'programming' a mathematical change, such as all MIDI 2 volume values to be increased by 5% if they're under 25, or stuff like that, but even then I'm pretty sure that if I looked hard enough (there's plenty of forum knowledge out there...), there's probably an extension for such, and more. What's the beef with Reaper and MIDI..? Just curious; and now I'm likely to learn something, hopefully.

Good afternoon, Michael, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, SD , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Where you apparently see 'mire', I see helpful and informative comment and advice (some good, some not so good...) on the topic posted. To me, it looks like an excellent example of BC teamwork. With some luck (and maybe legal help..?), there may be a tangible result in having a fine library of work made available to those interested in playing music. Glass half full or half empty..? Happy Christmas, anyway.

I'd like to see the case made concerning loss of revenue of these copyright holders, purely legal arguments aside. What is the rational justification for preventing the diffusion of this information; what detriment is there to the copyright holder..? Most especially regarding free diffusion, or for study purposes..? I can understand upholding the rights when there's a commercial gain involved (although personally I don't agree with it, but that's another topic...), but, apart from fear of some heavy-handed law, where's the harm..? Just curious; not disputing that there may be cause for caution.

Thanks for the correction, BRX. II'll not thank you for the condescension, though.