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Do-able, but costs a fortune. Worth it..? Maybe. @Seashell2 : Welcome back...

Update: I received an email from Rod, at PineGrove Leather, advising me in friendly terms that, since the new EU set-up, it would cost me more to receive if posted by them directly. He offered me the option of cancelling the order, then going through their EU outlet (Etsy...), for which he'd create a special 'one off' sale for me to order. The result is lower postage costs, and no import fee from the French gumment. I've accepted this solution, and the original order has been cancelled, with the new one now gone through. I think this is worth mentioning as being Good Customer Service, for an item which is, let's face it, rather small beans for such a company. Other companies could take a leaf from their book in pro-active consideration of their clients. Well done, Rod, and thank you. Now I just have to be patient and wait for the post lady to stop by..!

Good call, thanks. Drumstick bag ordered, £50 instead of £150.

Good afternoon, @jay_owen, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, @grendelkhan, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, @Mark Petersen, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good morning, @Bearsohmy, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Any mention of perches will set off the fish puns. Be careful, folks.

That can't have been easy to play with the neck joined in the middle like that..! ... ...

Any of a multitude of Vst instruments and/or samples; tuba, euphonium, trombone, synths, Trillian, piano ...

Good evening, @Andy Morgan, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good afternoon, @Buddster, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Here is my contribution to the August 2021 Basschat Composition Challenge, inspired by a picture chosen by the previous winner: Doctor J. Apologies in advance; I'm in a sombre mood, and it reflects in the result. A bit dark; more 'black' than 'white', I'm afraid. Despite this, no kittens were hurt in the making of this piece. A collection of orchestral samples spliced together, with a 'Birds' Superior drum track to help the pace along. No Fx, just a Cockos compression preset on the drums to keep them present. Thanks for listening, if you already have; if you're about to, enjoy.

In modern Western music, equal temperament seems to have passed into the Public Ear, as it doesn't sound 'wonky' to any but a very few; in fact 'just' temperament now sounds strange, even when played on older instrument in older styles. There is no really 'correct' method for any of it, as it's, ultimately, the ear that judges, not the mathematics of it. The 'just' temperament ship has sailed, I'd suggest.

Good evening, @Gothic, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

... assuming a Baroque repertoire..!

You'd do well learning the trombone, maybe..?

Charlie Mingus built a whole career and reputation with exactly that technique, so you're in Good Company. For my money, though, not many of those 'in-between' notes of his sound good, even in places. A few, but not many.

I get that a lot, but for all the wrong reasons, and from my bandmates. ...

If only ... From ... ... to ... Dangerously close to Eric Clapton, now that I've got my glasses on. (... or it's time to change specs..? )

Good evening, @Benjamin Bassoon, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

If this is a question, it would help to know where you are.