Richard R

Teams is rolling out video for 9 at the moment, different people will get it at different times. The downside is that for the free version you have to join the organisation, as we found. You can use an Android phone as a webcam. DroidCam runs as an app on the phone, with a client app on the PC. Once installes, and PC rebooted, then when DroidCam is running it appears as another webcam, USB or wireless. Conferencing apps should recognise it. I have a cunning plan to set up a camera on the bird table using my daughter's old phone. She doesn't know this yet.

Hi all, Sorry I haven't had the time to come back to this thread or set up any sort of test/trial. I currently have a wide open test Jitsi meeting room at: https://meet.jit.si/Sohowdoesthisthingwork67 Jitsi is very like Zoom and can handle multiple people on the view, but there is no sharing of data to social networks. From a PC there is no requirement to install anything, it should run fine in the browser. IPad and phones there is a lightweight app. I'll be there about 8pm on Monday if anyone wants to say hello. The room should be unsecured, so you can just hit the link now and test, even if I am not there as host. I think. Please don't share the URL though. I have a Cisco meeting room too, but I haven't used that yet. Cheers, Rich =====

Yep!! Describes my day today completely, except I haven't had to try. I'll check out the band as well 😉

Radiohead, The Bends. I've decided I don't actually like it that much. Hopefully I will enjoy OK Computer a bit more.

But that is still ahead of my build, which exists only as vague ideas of what I might do given time, space, and money. These builds are inspiring, just such a staggeringly standard.

I have to ask @owen, has your build progressed beyond the clean sheet of paper stage yet? (still ahead of mine, I should add)

But my wife would complain 😁

My cat is now fed up with it. Thanks@Stub Mandrel 👍

I think that's an example of what @Andyjr1515 meant here: 😃

Looking forward to playing this, probably on Tuesday. I'm still listening to all my CDs alphabetically. Finished Queen, Radiohead and RedHills next, then REM.

A sort of luthier Jekel and Hyde. In the day and early evening a mild mannered and careful craftsman. But by the light of the moon... beware!!

How?? 🤔

Looking forward to playing this, probably on Tuesday. I'm still listening to all my CDs alphabetically. Finished Queen, Radiohead and RedHills next, then REM.

Never heard of this guy until yesterday.

The advice I got when I started was to always play with the strap on, as it in theory means your bass is in the same position whether you are sitting or standing. If you practice a lot with the bass at one angle, then it's different when you play, you'll make a lot of mistakes as a beginner. I never sit to practice. +1 for the SBL lesson, and getting a wide strap.

I agree, and they wouldn't yelllow over time.

Queen, Made in Heaven. Not played this one for years either. "Too much love will kill you" is one hell of a song.

Dumb question: Is a truss rod fixed into the groove in any way? If it's just loose on the slot then I can't see how it would do the job, as it would just slop about, but no build ever mentions "bond the truss rod into the groove".

I've got one here you can borrow. It's about twice as long as half its length if I remember right.

Depends on when churches in the UK re-open, as that's the only band I play in. For those of you who gig for a living, here's to full houses and safe travels when we're out of this!

Or the swirls in my glass as I slowly poured in a pint of Old Speckled Hen. Which would be a great name for a guitar.

Mods: please move this speedy build to the "Unexpected advantages of Coronavirus" thread.

Fingers crossed....

Listening to a long conference call about how our End User Computing operations have coped so far with Covid-19. Which is actually very well. But I am on mute so I might be playing Mike Oldfield's Platinum in the background 😉

I have finally realised what the figuring on that body reminds me of. The vortex swirls you sometimes see behind the wings of aircraft, or the wake of a powerboat. As if the neck is passing though the fluid body at speed and leaving vortices in its wake.