SpondonBassed

Happy to oblige you with one; If you want more Bazz, create a post and I'll provide some more images. Sorry for the diversion from the OP.

I'd like to mention one of the brass section - Bill Holloman. I don't know if he was at that gig but he's got great stage presence that shines out from backstage and he seems to have been with the band on quite a lot of tours. He's also a bassist and had bands of his own. Session players come and go but Bill is seen in a lot of the Chic footage that I've looked at on YT. Sax Solo Bill Holloman Quartet Jerry Barnes is a BIG lad. I enjoy it when he's on the move with his groove. Of course I miss Bernard but I'd rather see someone play their own bass lines than ape Mr Edwards'. Jerry's got much to live up to and he does it well.

This isn't the topic I expected.

This just got REALLY interesting. Haz, this would put you at the cutting edge of Build Diary home builds. I wish you luck.

That's what Ken was using, I'm sure. He seemed to have it in a compact galvanised steel tank (possibly repurposed from some other water system) that was no longer than eighteen inches. You'd need some good ventilation for your workshop to help prevent water vapour condensing on your tool steel.

I have to be careful not to follow through in some of my dreams...

It would be very welcome. I'd like to get a better edge on a chisel than I can manage currently but I have some planes that could do with being restored too. They've not been touched for nearly forty years! I also have my Dad's wetstone but no grinder other than my Dremmel's stone bits. It's feeling like the right time to finally get them out and incorporated into my workshop.

A chap we know uses steam. I seem to remember that he pointed to a device that was basically a hot water tank that you hold the piece over before using a former. Kenneth Smith Ukuleles Maybe worth an enquiry? He lives in north Derbyshire, Clay Mills if I recall, and is a master joiner, a bass player and easy to get on with. He gave us more information than we could take in each time we visited.

Thanks for the link. I only listened to the tunes that were on music television or radio at the time. I was unaware of that collaboration.

Definitely. And conversely, there are genres of music that discourage any ambitions to play. Namely ALL of the tunes in Bert Weedon's Play in a Day. I was bought that as a child in the seventies and it put me off learning the guitar for many years after.

All the very best of British!

I have two out of three of those. The Vantage is a bolt on fretless though.

If you are very lucky, yes. How lucky do you feel? It's a router. They're capable of destroying a carefully planned job in an instant. Okay, it's probably going to be hidden under the scratchplate but you asked if there were any concerns.

There is a risk of chipping at the edges of your rout. I'd suggest that you apply masking tape and accurately mark out the outline of your rout then cut the outline with a scalpel before you rout. When you rout don't go right up to the line. Instead finish the cut with a hand chisel.

That's made my day. Great news and a cracking little story with it. You should post your newspaper clip on the Lets talk about Musicman thread.

Remembering that your avatar comes from a world where Colonel Saunders has been resurrected by thawing out his deep frozen head and surgically attaching it to Arnold Schwarzenegger's headless donor body. Nice. Heeheehee Despite that, I like a bit of loud metalflake here and there.

Anyone who thinks words are the cause of offensive is just a silly old bunt. It's the intent behind the words.

That is, as they say, a big ask.

I can't disagree. I can add something which is probably something you don't come across much. I avoid teachers mainly because of my experience in school. I was unlucky. Because I had been assessed as having above average potential in primary school (late sixties), I was steered in various directions that were deemed to be suitable for my ability. My school report cards usually came back saying "Needs to apply himself. Capable of much more." On top of that, we moved as a family and it resulted in me attending three different primary schools and two secondary schools. My dad wanted me to do university as well. Not once could I see what I was supposed to get out of the academic education that was being provided for me. I was resentful because I only wanted to do stuff with my hands but manual skills were said to be beneath me! Can you believe that? I proved them all wrong by becoming an apprenticed aircraft mechanic. It set me up for life. I have no mortgage and I am now semi-retired and able to indulge myself. Without giving you a complete biography, I'll just say that I ended up with a real hatred of authority. It is a handicap. Trouble is, even as an adult, I have had people who try to teach me without me actually asking them to and I respond negatively in some cases. Anyway. I don't have an agenda to fit my music into. I just do it for fun. I learn in a haphazard way but until I have an actual goal, I can't apply myself even now. If I ever get my little fantasy band up and running I will then have targets to set. Only then can I truly apply myself. I might give you a shout then if you're still in the education business.

During the meanwhilst; Where does "Richter" fit in with Laney? Is Richter just the model name or is it a distinct entity? I suppose the R and B in the RBseries denotes Richter Bass.

You've called me out on that. I was thinking how selfish it was of Andy to make, not just, an acoustic guitar but one that he's going to keep. Now I realise that it is me who's the selfish one. Even though it means a delay before we see some more bass bounty from Duffield, I have got over myself. I will take a step back in the queue* because, Mick, you are right! Andy, you deserve this. In reality; I'll enjoy this because you showed Jack and me the first dreadnought last year. Your description of how you made it was interesting and now we'll get to see you do another one. *I have linked you up with a list of current monarchs. Please choose one who's ransom will cover my fretless five and I'll make arrangements for the getaway car.

That's proved you right about the black! Already the contrast with the binding defining the edge catches the eye.

I am a landlord myself. I let my house to give me an income while I moved back in with Mum so she could stay at home for her final years. One of the letting agents had a slack attitude which made me think that they were dealing with so many Buy to Let landlords that they thought "nobody cares so why should we?" Their service was getting complaints from my tenants as well as getting right up my nose instead of sorting out stuff like they were being paid for. I binned them and the current agent is a world away from them in terms of quality. They understand that it is my house and even though I live at the house inherited from Mum that I might want one day to retire back there. Buy to Let is causing ripples and may one day cause a wave that would tip us genuinely interested landlords right out of the boat. Your situation is one thing but I gather there are other plans on the horizon to regulate landlords. Marvellous.

I must apologise also. Sorry. I've had my meds changed recently if that's of any use as an excuse but really, I think pickguards are largely unnecessary but then I am mostly a fingerstyle player. I'd still love to see a Fender shape with some BRG* on it though. *British Racing Green

You've been perving on TortoiseChat haven't you.