Steve Browning

They've Excel - ed themselves there.

Went back to 2010 on the Crossfire Facebook page and he's only ever referred to as JT. Personally, I always figured it stood for To$$er but I'm judgemental!! The Crossfire were the band he was in during his time with us. Seem to be based around Canterbury (for what any of that is worth).

Thank you (everyone). Fascinating stuff.

This has to be right up there.

Unhappily, a good friend has ordered something which was (allegedly) signed for and delivered but he has not received. Thomann don't want to know and are not replying to his emails. I have not experienced this myself but this chap runs a studio and so this is much more important for him. I am watching what happens. From my perspective, I have no problem with errors but it's how they are resolved that determines how good a business is.

Sage advice? Isn't that just for ignoring? Oops political.

Thank you. I have no problem accepting my knowledge limitations in this area (or any other). I wanted to understand the process by which a (seemingly) simple mechanical device was able to do such a complicated job. I'll see how far I get through the article to which you provided a link! Then I'll have a cup of tea and a biscuit. 🙂

But can it? It's a purely mechanical device and the cone is a single entity so the whole thing can surely only move all at the same time/frequency. Taking the example you give if the cone is moving at 40 times a second and simultaneously moving at 2000 times a second, it has to be moving at 2000 times a second. How could it do both (other than the fact that 2000 is divisible by 40).

I realise that but it is still the same cone moving and it can only go in and out. It's that in and out that I am trying to understand. I am possibly overthinking this!!

That's my question really. How does it pass on that information? The speaker is the only thing that transmits the sound/tone to the listener so what is happening that makes the cone pass on the difference?

I have often wondered this but never asked. A loudspeaker is, basically, a mechanical device. The current in the coil promotes the movement of the cone. My question is, how does a speaker 'do' tone? What happens when I turn up the treble control? How does the speaker translate that into an audible change?

Interesting item on BBC Breakfast about this just now. Reiterated the 3m distance for singers (it had been spotted earlier that there was a spike among choirs). My partners 5 piece function band are all singers (to varying degrees).

I know what you are saying but somehow 'wireless lead' looks wrong.

Jack Cassady could qualify.

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Supply and demand. Same as everything else. Remember that these instruments are also bought by collectors purely for their investment potential which also pushes up the price. Many of the Stradivarius violins being used by players are owned by pension schemes etc and loaned to the player.

All 4 from the look of it.

I Invested in Boogie heads and 2x15s in 1988 and haven't wanted any other amps since. My amps and cabs have changed but only for lighter Boogie gear making the same sound. Bass-wise, I'm a dyed in the wool Precision player and have only bought other Pbasses so I don't have to take the old Fenders out on the road. I'm the epitome of dull (and should be a Boogie endorsee by rights!!!).

That's some keyboard stand!!

That's a tricky one for them to scuttle in time to!

Music by John Miles. The middle is in 7/4.

The position markers are where they'd be on a fretless neck for sure.