DaveFry

NS Design EUBs have no cover over the truss rod adjuster at the headstock . Left out on the stand , dust can collect in the hole because it is upright . An expanding foam type earplug works to plug the hole .

At 5:15 Christian McBride asks him " Who are your favourite bass players ? " . He replies with one name ....

Place bets now ....

I heard that the line in Don McLean's " American Pie " about " bad news on my doorstep " referred to the headline on a freshly delivered newspaper announcing the death of Buddy Holly - the day the music died .

Yes , once you have felt the organic wooden box resonating against your gut you don't want to go back ☺️.
My NS eub stays in the case , it comes nowhere near in terms of playing satisfaction to my cheap chinese upright worth a quarter of the monetary value .

And a handy source of fretboard oil on a budget is walnut oil from the supermarket . Woodturners use it on salad bowls because it is foodsafe .

Simon Kirke's daughter brought a ukulele home fro school ...

No snorting here , I love my fretless too.  Picato black nylon tape wounds here , bit of a game getting the E to fit through the bridge involving trimming the silks and compressing with mole grips but it was worth it .

( Deko , hence the wrong label . )

54 minutes ago, Teebs said:

⏫ THIS!!! DO IT!!!  (white electrical tape)

The old electrical tape trick for a laugh on my Squier Musicmaster ;

Yes , the compressor is only available if you use the Editor via a connected device .

Yamaha THR10 .
Practice amp that can run off batteries with bass presets , computer external usb soundcard , and an audio interface for recording all in one .
I keep mine permanently connected to a laptop for better audio .

On 26/01/2019 at 09:00, Fionn said:

Can anyone recommend me a strap with a smooth inside that doesn’t stick to the shoulder?

Straps with a suede or rough leather finish grip too much. I’m after something that slides over my shoulder, instead of pulling the neck of my t-shirt half way down my chest. 

I made this from a women's belt from a charity shop . Picture was taken before trimming to size . hth .

 £2 plus entertainment value watching the shop assistants watching me loitering in the women's clothing section .😄

2 minutes ago, bassace said:

Grandmother?

Yes , I was wrong . His grandmother played it on piano apparently ;
https://quizzclub.com/trivia/where-did-the-rock-band-deep-purple-get-the-inspiration-for-its-name/answer/286782/

Deep Purple , of course . Blackmore's mother had it in her record collection .

Part Two .... the old Rephrase trick ...

Could anyone out there with better search skills than a dinoaur please see if they can find anything more about the ;

Arrangers Composers and Copyists Section of the Musicians Union 

than I could please ? 🧐

The only results I have had came from the search engine at muhistory.com 

The section was formed in 1940 and funding was withdrawn in 1951 . That is all I can find . I understand it no longer exists .

If a rubber stamp like the one in the previous post was handed in to a museum or archive with no other information , then what could they find out about it online ?

Just curious . 🕵️‍♂️

The challenge is .....

... see if you can find the purpose of this rubber stamp from when pianos were made from recycled elephants .

( I have tried Google , and the answer is not easy to find . )

Phew , relief ! Thankyou Andy .
I discovered the magazine the other day whilst looking for evidence of keytar ownership for the keytar thread on here .

Another advert from the same ... :

And could the guy cutting the tape in the earlier pic be Carl Palmer ? Or Paul White from Sound On Sound magazine , maybe ?

On 12/01/2019 at 20:16, visog said:

DaveFry…

I'd love that Wal through a Trace rig... 

I have no idea what to reply. 😨 ( I have autism , you see ) 

Similar story from the Classical world . One critic spots the same slightly out of tune note on supposedly different pianos :

Just dropping this here for reference , Music U.K. ( trade magazine ) July 1984

.... And there's more ...


 

Does anyone know who the guy cutting the tape is , and the lady with the trumpet ?

Lets not overlook the man who wrote some Free songs :

For your requirements maybe consider a Yamaha THR 10 .
It is an interface and practice amp in one and comes with Cubase . ( Cubase is owned by Yamaha now ). The 10 model is more expensive but has presets for bass . Plus it can run off batteries , which compliments the beauty of a laptop .

Funny enough , I discovered this yesterday in the archaeology dept . July '84 .