SpondonBassed

You can't help but get a lift from a good yellow like that.

Danish Oil, rubbed on, if you want a fine satin finish. True Oil or Gun Oil, rubbed on, if you want gloss. Lemon Oil, rubbed in and buffed off periodically.

I have always had difficulty with applying myself. It was actually stated on one of my annual school reports - "Has natural aptitude but needs to apply himself". I wish you every success!

You might find that your drain has been suffering from a build up of Squarnch. If that's the case, call Mrs Muscle. She's the one who does Mr Muscle's laundry.

You'd have better luck trying to get a Mexican Wave out of us lot. Nice try though. On a more serious note; the number of "Bad Gateway" messages that I get from Cloudflare suggests that the new server can't really cope as well as it has been expected to. We'd crash the site if we flooded it.

Forget Greem. You need I Can't Believe it's Not Squarnch! on your butties. Abba swear by it. Ever since it was announced that Boston Pancake enthusiasts were at risk of catching nasty diseases from sharing squarnch without protection they've been promoting I Can't Believe it's Not Squarnch! at their Boston Pancake parties. Winks at Discreet

Never mind that eighties Disney rubbish. (Pulls half a dozen memory sticks from the Basschat server) Sing Daisy Bell for me now b1tch! PS: *giggle* PPS: This inspired A C Clarke seven years before the release of 2001 A Space Odyssey.

I know. How does he do it? I mean, compared to you he's quiet as a mouse. Paging @Dood...

There's 2 kW of basschat points that say otherwise. I'll see you there.

If all goes well, I'd advise anyone reading this to stand in a doorway or to sit beneath a sturdy table as there is likely to be a significant seismic event when this instrument goes off!

There might be unexpected import duties if this is coming in from the 'States. Needs knob 'oles though. Not difficult to DIY. PS; I just saw this: "This seller is currently away, and isn't processing orders at this time. You can add this item to your Watch list to keep track of it." It's a start though.

I'm usually the same. I have good manual skills though.

If you are anything like me, the notion of sleeping in the garage during the kitchen works wouldn't be far from your mind. Just to leave the good lady with a bit of room to swing felines at leisure of course.

No pressure then. Heeheehee Joking aside, you are right. These Diaries are inspirational because all abilities are represented.

That there suggests that you are hearing interference between several overlapping and loud sound sources. If your solo output is clean at the same settings then, as they sometimes say, it's is all in your head. Where you stand relative to those sources may help somewhat. What has already been said about headroom is valid but as it is the volume control of your bass that is up full, I am not sure that there actually is a problem if you have left headroom at the pre and power stages of your backline amplification. Do the other band members find the same thing happening to their backline output?

Stiff upper lip and carry on regardless. I like your style. Good luck with the pipework. My tip for that would be to systematically check from the top down and section by section but you are already doing that. I have every confidence in you.

I thought Prince Chas was the Goon fan. Oh well. Chas Hodges didn't need a knighthood. People can tell true class without all that guff.

I sometimes confuse that word with "prolapse". I hope you are well in either case.

It doesn't leave much time for you to seat the parts well either. PVA is slow to grab and even after it has grabbed, it can be reworked.

You paint a charming picture. Excuse me while I copy your post to Trip Advisor and the London Tourist Board. Isn't it a bit rum? Here you can't do normal things without a car. There you can't do normal things with one.

As a time served apprentice with qualifications as a fitter I can advise to some extent. What you are talking about is fitting a collection of parts together to make an assembly. That assembly will then need adjustments (the set up) in order to make the instrument perform correctly. Any fitter will tell you that the job is never a case of fitting parts together. It is always a case of making parts fit. By your post, I can see that you are aware of this. It is the same whether sub assembly parts are made by hand or manufactured using CAD and CAM (commonly known as CNC). Tolerances in current manufacture may be tighter but there will always be a need for some skill during assembly to make the little modifications to individual parts in order for them to fit well together. That said, many have gone before you and have been surprised by the results they can achieve. I accept that you may not be as dextrous as you like but it is not always a handicap. I'd have liked to help but it's a little too far to visit. My advice is to use the tremendous resource that is Basschat. Take photos, post, ask questions, ask for local help. All of those things are freely available to you along with the vast resource that is the Internet itself. I am optimistic for you.

Confirmation. Very sorry to hear that. I hope he is remembered fondly but not just for the novelty records.

Hahahahaha! "Cheesy Guitars" Chortle nyuk! Nyuk! Nyuk!

Ha. I was just about to ask the same question. Consider it asked.