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Dealt very satsfactorily with mike, happy to do so again

Sadly that domain is well and truly parked

A while ago there was a guy called wes on here who made a copy of a 62 in white/tort - in Essex I think Anyone know his details, or roughly what a replica maybe slightly reliced copy of a 73 might cost ?

Very smooth transaction so happy

Royal Mail managed to completely fghk a bass I sent heavily packed in multiple layers of rigid foam blocks and bubble wrap and cardboard and then they refused all liability .

Duly corrected, there would have to be an attempt to import or distribute the item itself, or an item containing it into the US My point about laxity is still there though, I believe.

Well, they must have submitted some evidence but obviously you can't expect a civil servant to be expert in all areas that come up when reviewing patent applications. The US PATENT office is chronically underfunded.

[quote name='mcgraham' timestamp='1364460655' post='2026684'] Thanks. Yes and no. It's a complicated point both in terms of physics AND patent law, and so not black and white by any stretch. In any case it doesn't matter. From a quick search you can see they ONLY have a US patent granted, so anyone anywhere else in the world can make it and not infringe, regardless of whether the patent is sound. [/quote] Not quite true, they can sue you for infringement and you'd have to defend yourself in a US court. Whether they can afford to take action, or would bother, is another question I did this for my dissertation in my law degree. Also US patents are famously lax in their view of prior art and also the kind of things that can be patented - see diamond v chakrabarty for instance

Mine was a Paul rose, and with thru stringing He warned me the string tension wouldn't be up to much, and was right

I tried a low b on a shortie and it was simply too floppy to use.

On its way to myke

Well, it was only a flesh wound

It should calm down if you put ice on it. You could also try ibuprofen gel which has anti-inflammation benefits

Just a thought - try restringing with lighter strings (like 45-95) to reduce string tension- it will be make it easier to fret notes cleanly. Once you've cracked it, you can go back up to "normal" gauges

Try looking for finger stretching exercises on the net, and warm up with them It does take time and practice - How much is up to you