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[quote name='honza992' timestamp='1504641792' post='3366341'] And finally I routed the neck taper. Using another of my uttlerly hideously ugly jigs. If you are of a weak constitution, or are a proper woodworker, look away now. The neck is narrow - 38mm at the nut with 18mm string spacing at the bridge - so I've kept it a reasonable thickness front to back, 22mm at the nut and 24mm at the 12th fret. Lots of people seem to like using graphite rods but my novice prejudice tells me not to. I feel as though they would fight the truss rod and I'd rather have the neck 1 or 2mm thicker. The flatsawn neck blank seemed to have pretty straight grain so I'm hoping for a stable neck..... If I have some time tomorrow, I'll start on the neck carve. Thanks for visiting. [/quote] When you're gettin' jiggy widdit it is bound to be ugly to onlookers. The results you are getting however are anything but ugly. Leave it to the tool makers to tart up jigs. It's more important to think of substance over style. Having said that, I like your drill press for its clamp. It looks beautifully simple for clamping flat work.

[quote name='honza992' timestamp='1504640490' post='3366328'] Bit of a mish mash of an update today. But let's start with knobs..... Hee hee...... I make my own. It's not complicated, but again (like neck inserts) you really need a drill press. First up I glued the fretboard cutoff onto a piece of mahogany scrap from the body. I then thicknessed this blank to the final height of the knobs, 19mm or thereabouts. [color=#ff0000][b][Image deleted][/b][/color] I then securely clamp the blank UPSIDE DOWN on the drill press. Every fibre of your being will try to persuade you to clamp it facing up. If you do, as I have done (and I think more than once), yer buggered. Anyway, clamp it down then drill a 6mm hole for the knurled part of the pot. Then [u]without moving the drill or the body[/u] take the 6mm bit out and replace it with a forstner bit, I use 14mm. Drill a few milimetres deep, enough for the hex nut that secures the pot down to the guitar. Assuming you haven't moved anything you should find the two holes are concentric. Again, without moving the drill or the body I use the mother of all plug cutters to cut our the knob itself. Mine is 1/2". [color=#ff0000][b][Image deleted][/b][/color] Assuming all goes well you should find everthing is concentric and rotates without wobbling on the pot. I hate a wobbly knob Then to reach our knob climax It's just a matter of drilling a 2mm hole for a dot, and a 2.5mm hole for a 2mm grub screw on the side. Somewhat rashly I then decided to sand a bevel onto the top so that in dark you can feel where it's positioned. I'm not quite sure why, I'm only likely to be playing in the dark if my 50p in the electric meter runs out prematurely. I'm not sure whether I like the result or not. Also part of me wishes I had put a bit of maple veneer between the two parts of the knob, so that there was a bit of seperation between the two colours (ie between the mahogany and the ebony). To my eye they are just a bit similar. But, I've got no more ebony scrap so I shall just have to live with them. Let me know what you think. [color=#ff0000][b][Image deleted][/b][/color] Knob update complete. [/quote] [attachment=252957:LesDawson.png] I'm thinking you might be the bloke that Finbarr Saunders was based on. [url="http://viz.co.uk/category/finbarr-saunders/"]http://viz.co.uk/cat...nbarr-saunders/[/url]

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1504629467' post='3366185'] ...One was riding a "Rascal" with an oxygen tank... [/quote] That quite un-PC. It's like beating urchins. We're not allowed to any more. I'm betting they look really nice on their FarceBook pages though.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1504560168' post='3365745'] ... ... [/quote] [font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=8][color=#0000FF][b]RESPECT![/b][/color][/size][/font] This is a man who truly knows how to [i]woodshed[/i].

That's a nice looking bass. Sounds good on your sound cloud too.

Congratulations, it looks lovely from the images I've found. Is that eadg as opposed to EADG on bass?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1504399582' post='3364651'] So public transport doesn't work for everyone. Just like anything else there are variables that come into play. Definitely not for the 4 hour, 3 gig weekend. Thanks for the education on public transport guys. Blue [/quote] Just don't ask about HS2. It would be a bit like putting the cat amongst the pigeons. What time do your sets usually end Blue? I'd say most public transport has shut down for the night by then anyway. When that happens here, you'd need either a taxi or a safe stash for the gear while you hoof it home. Pubs and clubs in residential areas of British towns and cities are often finished by 11:15 leaving it possible, if pushed, to use a bus. You are stuffed for a connection with another bus route at that time of night so it needs to go all the way past home. You need a car. I'm stuffed on that one.

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1504614023' post='3366050'] Who wouldn't try to strangle the trombonist? [/quote] [muted] Wha! Wha! Whaa.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1504612749' post='3366037'] [color=#ff0000][b][font=open-sans, sans-serif][size=4]He was eventually led away from the party and accompanied home by an armed friend wearing night vision goggles.[/size][/font][/b][/color] [font=open-sans, sans-serif][color=#000000][size=4]That is one of the all-time great sentences about bass playing.[/size][/color][/font] [/quote] I was just about to post that same quote when I thought I'd better read through. It's good because everyone has a friend like that, don't they? I'm assuming the bassist is the armed and stealthy one.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sponge-Wooden-Handle-Glitter-Application/dp/B00IJ7DE90?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-ffnt-uk-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00IJ7DE90 With tremolo...?

I especially like that polo mints are a part of the creative process. The headstock looks good.

[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1504425603' post='3364688'] Yes it was cheesy, but it wont be possible in 10 years time so glad they did it. Watching is not compulsory! [/quote] For me it was. My experience of some of the artists is lacking and in your own words, it wont be possible in 10 years time. Like I say, I wont repeat the experience.

[quote name='Oldman' timestamp='1504355659' post='3364337'] Having seen the Stax Roadshow in the mid 60's with Booker T, Duck Dunn, Steve the Colonel and the Bar Quays, Arthur Conley, Sam and Dave I was disappointed and agree with the consensus about Mr Chuckles, he's sh1te. Walking the Dog what's that all about? In September '66 I was privelaged to be on the set of Ready Steady Go when Otis Redding headed up the Stax Band, there is no substitute for the original Artists, but Bev did a good job. I watched some of the last half, I will watch it all before consigning it to room 1001. [/quote] Bev is worth mentioning, I agree. She was a good element in the mix.

Don't forget that you need reliable eyesight for the stave too. Reading at 140 BPM? I'd struggle at 60!

On 6music now, Tom Robinson's had lots of requests for the Dan.

Sad news. I think Tom Robinson's got the Dan on the 6music playlist by popular demand this evening. On now.

[quote name='honza992' timestamp='1504381804' post='3364551'] I did wick in some thin CA glue. Massive overkill probably. My guess is the threaded inserts are many times stronger than woodscrews. I started using them becuase my wife is Italian and we travel quite a lot back and forth, so I thought I might be taking a neck off frequently. As it turns out I now have a 16 month daughter so thoughts of doing anything in Italy other than running round after her then collapsing in exhaustion have vanished....there is nothing less relaxing than holidaying with a toddler.. [/quote] I'd say over engineering is fine and acceptable. In that neck root area especially. It's not overkill given that you intended to dismantle more frequently than would be expected. It's great to hear your daughter gets a multi-cultural experience already. My friend's just had twins and knowing her she'll have them with her visiting her school mate in Turkey before Christmas.

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1504378339' post='3364535'] Some of that was the work of the marvellous 'Peter Knight' and his Orchestrations, but yes I agree, it all worked very well. He was a very serious musician. [url="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461032/"]http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461032/[/url] Always had a soft spot for the Moody Blues, they released some excellent music. [/quote] That's an impressive list of work on IMDB. Orchestration was pretty good on TV late sixties and early seventies when I was impressionable. I am haunted by some of the strings and brass arrangements of the time with people like Petula Clark.

Good one. I assume the setting up was uneventful. On mine I had to open out a bridge hole for example.

Good hack on the machine heads. They do look like large baseplates. Is the headstock smaller than usual somehow?

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1504333884' post='3364122'] 'Learning the song' is one of the issues, surely. If you read dots and are playing for an MD who writes great charts, you don't need to 'learn the song'. If I do a show, I will often get just one band call/rehearsal before Showtime. No time to'learn the songs'. [/quote] That's a good point too. I am constantly aiming to increase my repertoire. There will never be a situation where I am physically capable of sight reading let alone wanting to.

I have a surround version of Seventh Sojourn (1972). It's always played loud. The dynamic range in the recording demands it. The band were always able to make the marriage of electric band with orchestra work while many others felt at odds.

I recorded it. The sound dropped out during the intro and I missed some of the names. It may or may not have been a local error. I thought it was a good tribute in that some of the older participants were allowed to be involved when they were clearly in need of care. There were nice reminders of the tunes but none of the renditions gave me an urge to get up from my seat other than to make tea during [i]Walking the Dog[/i]. That was only recognizable from the music. I don't know what was going on with it vocally. It made no sense to me at all. I felt it was more a self serving performance than a respectful tribute to Stax Records. I wouldn't watch it again by choice. Compulsory viewing but only the once for me.

I shouldn't worry too much Andy. I am sure that worse mistakes have been made by top notch luthiers on occasion. They're just not mentioned. That or the botched bits lend themselves to alternative projects in some way.

Despite the set backs, I like the look of it. That second photo with a reflection in the back of the body of the stone building is impressive. (Wink) - Are you sure you didn't photo shop that?