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A bit less snark would be nice, too

Yeah but still doesn’t mean it makes any sense. I’d like to hear an explanation from Sandberg, because although it obviously works for them, it seriously makes no sense. But then who says everything has to?

I’m going to start filing grooves into all my frets to get my action lower 😂

OK well maybe Sandberg do, but most don’t.

Always good to have more than one I really like the Schaller bridge. It’ll be nice to have a new one! You’ll probably find the neck on the series 2 is a bit flatter so it will probably feel quite different. There’s a Nautilus for sale here but it doesn’t have the power supply pedal and the rear pickup is damaged. Patrice Vigier said it would be too difficult to restore it with any guarantee of it working. https://www.zikinf.com/annonces/dispannonce.php?annonce=1521419

You said that already

Beautiful!! Quite unusual to see a series 3 with dots on the fretboard. Let us know your feelings on series II vs III

NEVER use PayPal Gift, unless you are actually giving a gift. It's rule number one. Any seller that asks for a gift payment should be avoided IMO.

I don't think you can. It disappears after a couple of seconds though.

I'll double check my emailz

Looks pretty cool tbh. I've been talking to the inventor and hopefully he's coming here to tell us more about it. I LOVE my Pleasure Board but wouldn't take it out of my office. This could be a fun portable version. IIRC the batt life is 7 hours?

I've gone the other way and now specialise in miniature 17" scale basses. Your previous observation about the inverse relationship between one's instrument scale and manhood may well be correct after all.

Should be fixed now. The sticky notes plugin caused the problem I think. It needed updating separately. We may bin it off for a while until it’s fully stable.

I'll try and get through to them before issuing a warning, thanks

Indeed - I'll do a sticky note for everyone - we're just having an issue with a software update at the moment but when sorted I'll put up a note right away.

Cor blimey. What a shame - they used to be superb. Sorry to hear of your troubles - perhaps it's worth us announcing this to everyone incase anyone else gets caught.

I'd have a crack at playing the electric crumhorn if it meant I couldn't do the ironing

I think it's cool. Tbh every instrument I try, I use like a bass player. Being a bassist isn't about what you play, it's how you think as a musician. Or don't think

Yes sorry, another problem at the end of the software developers. We're talking to them now, hopefully they'll hurry up with a fix.

My reply: Hi Mark Thanks for the clarification. So where does the seller find the forums/application pack to apply for a permit? Is the permit then sent to them to include in/on the parcel when sending? What happens if the seller is shipping a bass but they don’t know what it’s made of? Does the processing of parcels with a permit cause a delay? What happens if the permit is lost? Do copies need to be placed anywhere in particular? Thanks Chris

Some more concise practical advice from CITES ---- Thank you for your e-mail. Apologies for taking so long to respond. I started to and then it slipped off the radar...... Instruments being imported from third countries outside of the EU, for commercial purposes, made from or containing Rosewood (Dalbergia spp) will require both (re)export and import permits, regardless of when they were manufactured. However, if a transfer is for non-commercial purposes, where an instrument is carried with musician/owner and is under 10kg in weight, and is made of an Annex B/Appx II listed Rosewood, then no CITES permits are required. This is a link to the full EU Guidance regarding the implementation of the recent new Rose wood listings http://ec.europa.eu/environment/cites/pdf/cop17/implementation_of_cites_cop17_listing_of_rosewood_clean.pdf Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra (DN) is in a different category and is tightly controlled. It has been listed on Appx I/Annex A since 1992 and instruments made from this species will require permits regardless of age. In addition the commercial use of all Annex A listed species require an additional document commonly known as an Article 10 to authorise the commercial use of the specimen. Instruments imported after 1992, would need documentary evidence but means on an endorsed EU import permit, to confirm the import is legal. Without this, getting the Article 10 certificate to authorise commercial use will be challenging. As you own a website where sales take place you need to be aware that 'commercial use' in CITES terms, includes in the definition, 'advertising for sale'. This is a further link to EC CITES Regulation that sets out the activities which are prohibited until an Article 10 certificate has been issued. Article 8 (1) refers : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:01997R0338-20170204&rid=1 Applications for instruments imported before listing in 1992, are assessed on a case by case basis and on their individual merits. The more detail about the origin of the specimen the better, for example serial numbers, date of manufacture, actual manufacturer. It's not part of our role however to do research on behalf of applicants. The applications should be presented with all the necessary information to allow it to be processed. I hope this helps explain the requirements. Regards

Fun aren’t they!!

Really sorry to hear that. Hopefully someone here will be able to offer you some help.

Thanks. Something went wrong with an update. We’re on it!