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by simonm
Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:04 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Earthquake in Japan and Tsunami
Replies: 24
Views: 19183

Re: Earthquake in Japan and Tsunami

Looking at the violence of the Tsunami, I will be surprised if the the death toll doesn't go into the 10s of thousands - maybe closer to 100k. The pictures show such a mess that it will be a week or more before they even have a vague idea of how many are missing. The only good news seems to be that ...
by simonm
Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:21 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Kauri/Adi 12 fret SJ
Replies: 27
Views: 22178

Re: Kauri/Adi 12 fret SJ

Fantastic guitar.

Thanks for the link to Larry Robinson's site. I was blown away by his Lindisfarne project.
by simonm
Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:09 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: So I need a blockplane ...
Replies: 56
Views: 45353

Re: So I need a blockplane ...

These look to be the Quangsheng planes I mentioned earlier. According to a dealer here in Germany they make slight variations for different buyers - in the UK one person sells them under the Quangsheng brand directly and in Germany its Juuma with perhaps a tiny difference in the finish. I have the b...
by simonm
Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:28 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: So I need a blockplane ...
Replies: 56
Views: 45353

Re: So I need a blockplane ...

The Quangsheng chinese planes are excellent - way way better than the Anant planes. They work out of the box. They are generally sold under someone else's brand name and differ slightly from seller to seller. In Germany they sell as Juuma, in the UK under their own name and in the US I believe its W...
by simonm
Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:07 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: what do you lot make of this.
Replies: 6
Views: 6221

Re: what do you lot make of this.

Could be fedex is the problem here. I got an number of shipments from from the US via fedex and at this end (Germany) I always get hit with extra taxes because fedex refuses to read the shipping documentation. Specifically they ignore the fact that shipping is clearly listed on the invoice and then ...
by simonm
Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:12 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Inexpensive guitar strings
Replies: 10
Views: 10715

Re: Inexpensive guitar strings

I couldn't help notice that the Hong Kong outfit also sold a brand called Ming. Can't seeing minging guitars competing with martin guitars any time soon.
by simonm
Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:47 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Historical workshops
Replies: 5
Views: 5752

Re: Historical workshops

It was Paul Gudelsky I was thinking of - it says he was 33 when he was killed. Car accident or murder? Not mentioned.
by simonm
Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:14 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Historical workshops
Replies: 5
Views: 5752

Re: Historical workshops

Interesting. So sad the guy was killed so young. Didn't mention anything about how.
by simonm
Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:59 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Indian Rosewood direct from Mumbai - Review
Replies: 78
Views: 64988

Re: Indian Rosewood direct from Mumbai - Review

I enquired for Europe. While I can't compared the quality, I can get IR in Europe for less, so there is no incentive for me to try it out.
by simonm
Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:35 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Lute Progress -
Replies: 222
Views: 163837

Re: Lute Progress - Test runs for cutting the rosette

Latest progress. The top has been worked to final thickness with a block plane and then scrapers. Thickness is around 1.8mm just south of the bridge and gets down to 1.3mm in the rosette area. ... I built a 10 course renaissance lute a long time ago. If memory serves it was about 1.1mm at the edges...
by simonm
Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:26 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Falling Birds
Replies: 7
Views: 8262

Re: Falling Birds

I read about the "dead birds falling from the sky" on the bbc website. I got an immediate laugh : I would have been far more astonished if the dead birds remained aloft... :gui
by simonm
Sat Jan 01, 2011 2:20 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Pearl Hide Glue - Laminated Sides
Replies: 11
Views: 10194

Re: Pearl Hide Glue - Laminated Sides

Hey Ernie ... you made the first post of 2011. :cl

Simon
by simonm
Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:34 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Wot is your favourite XMAS song?
Replies: 19
Views: 18326

Re: Wot is your favourite XMAS song?

These two:


youtu.be/ (almost any version)


youtu.be/

Haven't figured out how to get the embed youtube option to work.
by simonm
Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:18 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: New Website
Replies: 9
Views: 7381

Re: New Website

For future reference. There are a bunch of online back-up services available which could help ensure that you won't be caught short in the future. There are generally a bunch of tricks with them that you have to watch out for - e.g. will only keep copies for for "live" disks as opposed to old disks....
by simonm
Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:54 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Make up ya mind Pauline
Replies: 9
Views: 8064

Re: Make up ya mind Pauline

Well its not microtonal but this stuff is an acquired taste too. Sardinian polyphonic shepherds music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_aKR8uGMm8&feature=related This one is actually a modern political protest song rather than a traditional number - you might just pick out Berlisconi and Bossi being...
by simonm
Sun Nov 14, 2010 6:09 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Update: Forum Reconstruction. PLEASE READ!
Replies: 15
Views: 13248

Re: Update: Forum Reconstruction. PLEASE READ!

I don't know how much help this is but there is a snapshot of the site here: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.anzlf.com for two dates in July 2009 It includes images. Apologies if it has been mentioned already. Cheers, Simon p.s. it would be easy to grab it all with one of the tools that save...
by simonm
Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:53 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: First build - a lute (wish me luck!!)
Replies: 20
Views: 15012

Re: First build - a lute (wish me luck!!)

I built a lute a very long time ago. The main wood was a quite nicely flamed anegre (or some such spelling). The pegbox is made of this a strip of ebony along the top edges. The inside of the pegbox is black but simply died with black india ink. The neck is a (soft light) European poplar with anegre...
by simonm
Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:03 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Somogyi Vid
Replies: 154
Views: 126622

Re: Somogyi Vid

I guess anyone reading this thread at this point will have pretty much come to the conclusion that Erwin's books are worth the money. For anyone with residual doubts, here's my take on it. Any builder who does not have a fully tooled up workshop will save the price of the books in a a very short tim...
by simonm
Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:48 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Make my head stop hurting please
Replies: 17
Views: 12833

Re: Make my head stop hurting please

Reply by "simonm"

Old news by now I'm sure but just for the record.

Over on another site I hang out on someone mentioned this email prog -never heard of it before but the screenshots show it looks a bit like outlook. http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/
by simonm
Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:48 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Make my head stop hurting please
Replies: 17
Views: 12833

Re: Make my head stop hurting please

Reply by " simonm " Lillian wrote: say and isn't willing to keep trying different software packages at the moment. Odd that you should mention printer issues with Windows 7. ... its an issue with the 64 bits users vs the 32 bit users ... Yup .. that's it. TheXerox site claims the print driver is go...
by simonm
Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:46 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Make my head stop hurting please
Replies: 17
Views: 12833

Re: Make my head stop hurting please

Reply by " simonm " Outlook is aimed squarely at big enterprises with their own mail servers and a lot more. It has lots of stuff like calendar/shared calendar and company wide address books built in. Various bits and bobs for collaborative working built in too. In many ways it is why big companies...
by simonm
Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:59 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: "Stand By Me"
Replies: 3
Views: 4324

Re: "Stand By Me"

John FM wrote: G'day All Below is a link to a great bit of sound engineering. It's a video of unprofessional street singers from around the world being recorded, overlayed and mixed with one another; they all deserve to be heard ... Click Here. Enjoy :D . When you follow it back to the project page...
by simonm
Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:56 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Somogyi Vid
Replies: 154
Views: 126622

As of Weds 30th the vids are back. Apart from the books there is also a one week course which is of course a tad more expensive that the books.
by simonm
Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:20 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: guitar making courses?
Replies: 22
Views: 21695

guitar making courses?

I searched the forum to see if there was any info about guitar making courses/workshops in NZ or Aus. Came up empty handed hence this post. I am considering a longer trip to NZ/Aus early next year from Europe. Apart from generally visiting a bit of the two countries I would not be adverse to spendin...