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I recently came across this which describes new UK regulations that apply to sites like this one, and thought I’d flag it up just in case the team weren’t already aware. Hopefully it shouldn’t require doing anything more onerous than carrying out a risk assessment and documenting the result. There’s also this page which is offering a mailing list for people running similar sites to help with compliance and possibly making collective representations to Ofcom about it. HTH

Having just bought the CD reissue off Mickeyboro of this parish, I’m listening to the stone cold classic 1971 British jazz album A Symphony of Amaranths by Neil Ardley, which features a galaxy of talent of the time including Ivor Cutler as narrator on this track:

Bought Mick’s Neil Ardley CD, a pleasure doing business with him.

I can’t see why not. I’m no teacher btw, just going on my own experience and second-hand experience of my kids learning piano and violin, and ‘practice it slowly’ seems to be the answer to most things.

So “Mog-you” then?

(checks lists of controversial topics above) phew, looks like I’m OK to start that ‘Jamerson vs Kaye’ thread then

This is a good call, I have the B1 Four. It has line in and headphone out, powers off batteries, 9 volt adapter or USB, has a tuner, metronome or drum patterns to practice to, it’s a recording interface, and it’s a multi effect unit as well if you need that. Oh and I think you can use it as a looper too. You can get them secondhand for about £50.

KOKOROKO at New Century last night. Monster band, great gig. Diverse but mostly youngish crowd, several hundred strong, out on a Monday night to get down to what is at heart a jazz band (if anyone feels like disputing this they played a song in 5/4 - QED). There is hope for the world, you know. Support from the highly entertaining Lady Donli who is also worth checking out if into a (very broadly) Afrobeat kind of vibe. My first time at New Century (well it has only been open two years now 🙄 ), great space but the stage seems a bit low for the size of the room hence no photos as they would have too many backs of people's heads in the way.

Say She She Great fun, would recommend (catch them soon before the one on the left goes on mat leave). Backing band solid and mostly invisible except for the middle of the show when the women left the stage for a break. Look, here they are!: Support from Gitkin, a three-piece playing sort of instrumental surf-dub. Not bad but not quite interesting enough to excuse them the cardinal sin of having no bass player.

Say She She at Manchester Albert Hall tonight, Kokoroko at New Century on Monday.

I was feeling bad that I'd not got my act together to go to this, and you've made me feel much better about it thanks!

I guess I would try finding one or more patterns or riffs that demonstrate the problem and practice them slowly and quietly, with a metronome, concentrating on fretting cleanly and with just enough pressure, so you aren’t banging your LH finger down excessively hard. Then gradually increase the tempo and volume. I find it’s easy to use too much force with the fretting hand, and something I need to consciously practice out.

To pass 7 mA through 1 Mohm you would need a voltage of 7 kV.

There are a bunch of crossover circuits on Rod Elliott’s site, some with PCBs available although these work out expensive with the shipping from Australia, unless you happen to be in Australia. If you’re building it yourself you can play around with the crossover frequency and see what works best.

I’m going to say Nautilus are trying a bit too hard there, while Mother Earth aren’t trying quite hard enough 😁