Hi,Just a quick update because I'm tired having worked modifying the studio yesterday and today.[ATTACH] New benches being made and installed;...
Hi,Well said Sheal. :)I've just ordered and paid £225 for timber and plywood having measured for new benches I'm installing in my wife's...
Hi,Thanks Sheal. :) I think you'll agree an hobby keeps us young. With hands on experience we can make every mistake possible but if we stick at...
Hi,Thanks for the pictures Sheal. They sure take me back to my vintage radio restoring days. The round Bakelite radio in the first picture I...
Hi,Thanks Logan; you could start a new hobby playing with electronics and lots of the circuits are safe being only low voltage direct current....
Hi,Just catching up..I'm so pleased for you Sheal; well done in getting it sorted out which didn't take long in the end; now you know how to...
Hi,At last I now have the violin and what a beautiful instrument it is also it comes in a lovely case; I've eagerly awaited its arrival and I'm...
Hi,I'm sure your son is right Sheal; I too make electrical things go haywire just by going near them; our smart TV really doesn't like me; I can...
Hi,Many thanks Nikolaos for taking the time to post the two excellent music videos which I've just listened to; such music lifts spirits out of...
Hi,I fully understand your problems Jimmy but stick with it you'll get there; it's only taken me 34 years to get on top of all the big heavy...
Hi,Nice one Sheal and enjoy the music whilst you can. :biggrin:I have much in common with you Sheal when it comes to modern electronics; I...
Hi,How kind of you Sheal; thank you. :)WOW 16GB; my 4GB Sandisk will hold around 1,000 MP3 songs; Christmas will be a lot nearer by the time...
Hi,Thank you Jimmy for your interesting post.I sold all my big 3 phase machines a few years ago; I'd done the work I needed them for and to...
Hi,Many thanks for your birthday wishes John; much appreciated and yes a good day; my lovely wife treated me to a new violin due to arrive on...
Hi,Thanks JAS. You're not wrong regarding thumb planes; many luthiers made their own thumb planes; here's just one of the guys on YouTube as an...
Hi,I've never handled a musical instrument and certainly never tried to play one so I'm a raw novice as I venture into the world of violins.My...
Hi,At last a bit of spare time.As this is workshop music I'll start a new thread of my venture into violin's; things have moved forward very...
Hi,Thanks John for your interesting story about your grandfather and his violin; what a shame it got lost though. I've been looking at buying a...
Hi,Thanks John. Yes my wife and I are happy on our own little patch of Yorkshire; until Covid we used to smile watching neighbours setting off...
Hi,An update. I decided to make a simple wooden enclosure for the radio and had an offcut of 3/4" thick English oak already at the correct width...
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