Rimskidog

Heheh. Thanks guys. It is all happening quickly at this point! You can see here that the boarding is finished. This is then sheeted by two staggered layers of plasterboard: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7456.jpg[/IMG] And a closeup: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7455.jpg[/IMG]

In other news, the side wall gets rockwooled (is that even a word?!?) and boarded with OSB: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7447.jpg[/IMG] And with a bit of distance: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7448-1.jpg[/IMG]

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1340751613' post='1709285'] Are the walls going to be 'stepped' then? All to do with killing any ring and getting a more diffuse reverb? Rather than aiming to bounce the sound down a path away from the engineers ears ( as in a lot of control room stuff). Or am I completely missing the point of making the poor carpenters work so hard [/quote] the front wall is a reflection free zone so its probably more likely to be the latter (the designer is coming this weekend to fit the mains so I'll ask the question). Lots, lots more to come yet though! [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1340753226' post='1709305'] Just an accident, really. They were about finished when they realised that he plans were creased. [/quote] Doh! This made me spit coffee on my keyboard [quote name='charic' timestamp='1340782810' post='1709399'] Starting to get properly exciting now... When the band hit it big and we're on the road to becoming multi-multi millionaires* I'll try to make sure we can record here [size=1]*we may not make > £5 (this is our income to date)[/size] [/quote] Am getting excited too! Heheh. No need to be a multi-millionaire though. I sometimes do sensible rates for unsigned bands that can use up my downtime. Go on the website and register: www.circlestudios.co.uk

Finally stuff starts to get interesting as we start to frame the walls: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7426.jpg[/IMG] The carpenters found getting their head around all the different angles pretty hard going but once they'd got it they were brilliant. Here's a bit of a closer shot: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7428.jpg[/IMG]

Oops, almost forgot. The floors in the three production rooms got screeded last week (sorry, crappy photo): [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7437.jpg[/IMG]

About a cubic mile of insulation arrived. It now fills every spare room in the whole place. Incredible to think it will all go into one room: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/df989424.jpg[/IMG]

Heheh. Just spotted this: [quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1340374312' post='1703604'] [/quote] Love it! This made my day!

[quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1340397089' post='1704124'] You should have put a "penalty clause" into the contract with the builders for [s]sitting on their arse[/s] being too busy to turn up for a few weeks... [/quote] I did. Unfortunately, I didn't think about tying them together and the recording contract has much steeper penalties than the building contract!!

Thanks guys. Unfortunately (on this occasion) the client is an A list-er, used to only the best, and holding a contract which contains penalty clauses. I just know this is gonna run to the wire!!

Joists are up and ceiling boards are in progress: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7414.jpg[/IMG]

[quote name='Westie9' timestamp='1340238549' post='1701695'] What a great topic. Like the others, I started reading it and before I knew it I was an hour in and couldn't wait for the development and the pics. Extremely informative. I wish you every success and who knows, I may require your services in the future...... [/quote] Thanks man! Glad you are enjoying it! Swing by sometime and check it out in person! [quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1340266213' post='1701799'] Go tthat expectant father feeling about it all yet then? [/quote] No. I've got that, 'oh my god, if it isnt open in time for this record I'm gonna be hit with penalties' kind of a feeling... [*we need a puking smiley here*]

Cheers matey! So the carpenters turned up and started putting up the main ceiling joists one bay... ...at a time:

Thanks man! Appreciate it (but the J has to go!)

[quote name='lozbass' timestamp='1339617736' post='1691687'] Wow, what are the electronics in the Spyder - looks like some kind of 'Anniversary plus' - maybe even Series 1 with hidden dummy centre pickup? [/quote] Am pretty sure they are just 20th Anniversary electronics. The extra switch is for the leds on the neck. [quote name='lozbass' timestamp='1339617736' post='1691687'] I love Alembic but the company seems to struggle with the concept of useable weight! [/quote] Amen man!

Yes. Finally I can report that carpentry on the control room began today. This is gonna leave things a bit tight as I have a booking to track an album for August and I'm thinking that, at this point, we may not even be completely finished. No pressure then... After all the delays and having the room down for so long budget is also getting tight. To ensure it doesn't get too painfully tight we may even have to cut a few corners (7 acoustic doors at almost 3k each are looking like a likely casualty) with the intention of upgrading them over a period once we have money coming in the door again. That said, we are continuing to make substantial investments to ensure that, with almost 2000 sq feet of tracking space: 18 foot ceilings and a stone room as well as our API desk and ATC monitors, this is a world class tracking studio. In addition, Northward Acoustics work on the control room should, if Thomas's calculations are correct, show this to be one of the flattest control rooms in the country! So, we're finally on the home straight. Hang on for the ride... It might be a rough one...!

[quote name='BarnacleBob' timestamp='1339354041' post='1687343'] I was really enjoying those til u fixed that first pic ;-) BB [/quote] Ha! I was hoping nobody spotted that...

Your wish is my command... Headstock: [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g28/Rimskidog/DSCN7391.jpg[/IMG] Spyder web: Knobs: Body:

[quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1339336724' post='1686982'] lol it's tough enough not hitting stuff with my dean electric guitar headstock. Hate to think what it would be like with a bass lol. [/quote] Yeah and it's an extra-long scale. Completely outta control!

[quote name='mooz' timestamp='1339339618' post='1687041'] The Spyder is something which wouldn´t allow you to hide in a back-row on stage. Are you gigging with it? [/quote] Only twice ever and it almost killed me. It weighs about twice as much as my P! TBH that's why I'm thinking of selling it. I'm a player rather than a collector.

[quote name='Immo' timestamp='1339339174' post='1687029'] I love the 70's P&J pair. Gorgeous. Ever thought about matching both basses pickguards? [/quote] Never really thought about it though I must admit I much prefer the black pickguard to the white

[quote name='BarnacleBob' timestamp='1339338585' post='1687016'] Leave it to Beaver! Bass Central have it, I think, at a conker boiling $11,000 !!!!!!! (+ local sales tax no doubt) BB [/quote] That's the one (though you only pay local sales tax if you collect or have it delivered in state- if you have it deleived to the UK add $200 shipping and 20% vat). And to be fair the retail price of them on release was $18500 so they've dropped since the recession hit

[quote name='BarnacleBob' timestamp='1339333926' post='1686929'] I'd have someone's eyes out with that headstock! Probably my own! Prefer the cone headstock like i had on my epic. BB [/quote] yeah me too but it was a special order that only come later in the run. I heard there is only one brand new one left now.

@BarnacleBob - Well I might be persuaded to part with the Spyder if you were to make me an offer I can't refuse... @Jezzaboy - you can never have too many knobs (I think it was Linda Lovelace that said that first...)

Had the electrician in all day doing the wiring plan yesterday. Turns out that the two different mains supplies in the two different units are on different phases so the plan is to have all the clean power (control room and live rooms) come from one unit and all the dirty power (office, kitchen, alarms and aircon) come from the other. We've allowed for 9 double sockets in each production room on radials and 3 lighting circuits in each room. In the machine room there'll be a sub-master from the clean supply and a bank of sockets, the control room will have floor mounted sockets under the racks and a radial around the room for laptops etc. He's also extending the fire alarm and smoke detectors into the new unit (the company that fitted the fire alarm in the first place has disappeared). Next week, the steel doors arrive and ADP are coming out to extend the intruder alarm to the new unit. Control room glass arrives next Wednesday. Sorry... no pictures today.

Cheers matey. Absolutely. Just drop me a message in advance to arrange.