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I've gone the other way and now specialise in miniature 17" scale basses. Your previous observation about the inverse relationship between one's instrument scale and manhood may well be correct after all.

Should be fixed now. The sticky notes plugin caused the problem I think. It needed updating separately. We may bin it off for a while until it’s fully stable.

I'll try and get through to them before issuing a warning, thanks

Indeed - I'll do a sticky note for everyone - we're just having an issue with a software update at the moment but when sorted I'll put up a note right away.

Cor blimey. What a shame - they used to be superb. Sorry to hear of your troubles - perhaps it's worth us announcing this to everyone incase anyone else gets caught.

I'd have a crack at playing the electric crumhorn if it meant I couldn't do the ironing

I think it's cool. Tbh every instrument I try, I use like a bass player. Being a bassist isn't about what you play, it's how you think as a musician. Or don't think

Yes sorry, another problem at the end of the software developers. We're talking to them now, hopefully they'll hurry up with a fix.

My reply: Hi Mark Thanks for the clarification. So where does the seller find the forums/application pack to apply for a permit? Is the permit then sent to them to include in/on the parcel when sending? What happens if the seller is shipping a bass but they don’t know what it’s made of? Does the processing of parcels with a permit cause a delay? What happens if the permit is lost? Do copies need to be placed anywhere in particular? Thanks Chris

Some more concise practical advice from CITES ---- Thank you for your e-mail. Apologies for taking so long to respond. I started to and then it slipped off the radar...... Instruments being imported from third countries outside of the EU, for commercial purposes, made from or containing Rosewood (Dalbergia spp) will require both (re)export and import permits, regardless of when they were manufactured. However, if a transfer is for non-commercial purposes, where an instrument is carried with musician/owner and is under 10kg in weight, and is made of an Annex B/Appx II listed Rosewood, then no CITES permits are required. This is a link to the full EU Guidance regarding the implementation of the recent new Rose wood listings http://ec.europa.eu/environment/cites/pdf/cop17/implementation_of_cites_cop17_listing_of_rosewood_clean.pdf Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra (DN) is in a different category and is tightly controlled. It has been listed on Appx I/Annex A since 1992 and instruments made from this species will require permits regardless of age. In addition the commercial use of all Annex A listed species require an additional document commonly known as an Article 10 to authorise the commercial use of the specimen. Instruments imported after 1992, would need documentary evidence but means on an endorsed EU import permit, to confirm the import is legal. Without this, getting the Article 10 certificate to authorise commercial use will be challenging. As you own a website where sales take place you need to be aware that 'commercial use' in CITES terms, includes in the definition, 'advertising for sale'. This is a further link to EC CITES Regulation that sets out the activities which are prohibited until an Article 10 certificate has been issued. Article 8 (1) refers : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:01997R0338-20170204&rid=1 Applications for instruments imported before listing in 1992, are assessed on a case by case basis and on their individual merits. The more detail about the origin of the specimen the better, for example serial numbers, date of manufacture, actual manufacturer. It's not part of our role however to do research on behalf of applicants. The applications should be presented with all the necessary information to allow it to be processed. I hope this helps explain the requirements. Regards

Fun aren’t they!!

Really sorry to hear that. Hopefully someone here will be able to offer you some help.

Thanks. Something went wrong with an update. We’re on it!

Can we see the Vigier that lives in that cool case

Well. Maybe I'll put it on gumtree then.

The main price field cannot be changed once posted. This is to avoid people listing things for free then adding the price, or adding extra items to an existing advert. However, to reduce the price of a listed item, simply edit your first post and add some text to say the item is reduced. This can be at the top of the post for maximum visibility. You can also add it to the title of the thread. This way, users will see the original price but then also a reduced price in the post and/or thread title. The alternative, if you have a yearly subscription, is to post the ad again and tell us to delete the old one. In the future we may allow editing if the main price field but we can only do that once we modify the way free listings appear to stop the scammers. Hope that helps ped

Lovely looking thing. I love the colour of the walnut (one of my favourite body woods, for sound and look). You must be mega chuffed with it. Congrats.

Stuart is a legend. Thanks for posting.

Try one. They're like crack.

Thanks - yes I knew that but I know other people make these 'half sized' basses with varying actual scale length, depending on, I suppose, what you divide in two. Also the proportions of yours look different because I've got 17 frets. Looking forward to more pictures!

To be honest, having found the ‘one’ over 10 years ago, I actually enjoy GAS a lot more now. That’s because I don’t have to worry about the next bass being my new main instrument, or build it up in my mind to be perfect. I can buy instruments out of curiosity and for fun knowing that it’s not really competing against my daily driver, so to speak. Takes the pressure off and makes the process more enjoyable, especially when nearly all of them are bought online and without having tried them.

Looks great! I’ve probably missed it but what scale length have you got here and how many ‘frets’

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Getting too many reports about this so going to lock it. Bit disappointed really.

Excellent, really taking shape now!