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And even which Fender Rhodes model you want to sound like. Or is it actually a Wurli sound. Etc.

Have you thought about using a laptop and a good midi keyboard?

I wouldn't want a curry; a convivial drink is much more sociable. If the weather's nice, outside the Royal Festival Hall can be a nice place to sit and sip and chat. I can think of central pubs with outsidey bits, but they tend to be standy uppy outsidey bits. Edit: a picnic is actually a really good idea -- it would certainly be a lot cheaper if we're doing some solid drinking. It would make the sex a lot easier as well.

And how much do you know about synth programming? Or what synths do you have already?

Many synths can split the keyboard in two, yes.

Okay! Rosewood veneer ordered, tapewounds ordered. Sandpaper next, and glue, and some time. Will report back. Thanks so far everyone.

Oh yes.

You're getting unconsciously excited by having to limit yourself and show self-control - the seductive power of denying yourself a pleasure, if you like, that it makes everything sound creamy.

I was looking at that, but the thickness is only 0.6mm, apparently. Which seems very thin. Though I could stack them, I suppose?

Could any of you point me in the direction of the sort of veneer that would work best? Any colour/shade. Thanks. (sorry for all the questions and requests)

What about leaving the slots empty, and just sanding the board down a bit to smooth it out? Is that nuts?

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1344436328' post='1764457'] Use superglue though as it has less water content than wood glue and will not expand the wood - it also has the benefit of sealing your marker. You gotta be quick though before it sets. [/quote] Could you talk me through the process you describe here, in really simple language and simple steps?

I am toying with the idea of wood veneers. I suppose I want the easiest method that I am least likely to screw up.

I liked them when they were just wombling free.

Clever.

One more question: I was looking at getting a radius block to do the sanding, but I don't know which radius to get. What would you suggest? Just go by hand, and be very gentle? Guess at a radius and use that?

Understood, thanks. There are 250 ml cans of Danish oil on eBay for about a fiver, so this is good.

Danish oil of what? Oh I see, have looked it up. Thanks!

Thanks for the reply -- I will use wood filler, and tapewounds. What sort of oil do you mean to finish the board?

Art just sang it. Batt composed it. Edit: "just sang it" is perhaps a tad unfair.

Orinoco wrote Bright Eyes, you know.

Hi gang. I have decided to defret my cheap Stagg bass, for a larf, and on the cheap (target budget: around a fiver). So far it's gone well. The bass is in bits (in a good way), and the frets are out, for which I used an old pair of nail clippers. They did a great job, though they fell apart at the end. It was much simpler than I had feared; you just have to be gentle, slow, careful, patient, etc. My concern is what to do next, and I'd just like some confirmation (I've been reading around, and I think the list below is what I need to do, as a minimum): I'm thinking: 1) Sand down the neck a bit to get rid of any loose bits on the fret edges. 2) Clean the fret holes out with a needle or something, to get rid of any gunk. 3) Tape up the neck between frets (optional) and fill the fret holes with commercially available epoxy resin. Not rushing it, taking my time, a few frets at a go. 4) Allow to dry, overnight maybe, then check to see if they need any more epoxy resin (I don't know, maybe it settled or something). 5) Get sanding, from slightly coarse down to extra fine. 6) That's it. There's no real need to add any extra finish to the fretboard, is there? If there is, what are the simple options? Once done, reassemble bass, try it out with flats and tapewounds (I have both on other basses) to see which I prefer. Look at string height, nut height, etc., and see if I can get away with not doing anything else that I could screw up. Maybe shim the neck a bit when reassembling? Any thoughts? Thanks.

Roy Hodgson?