Hi. I have a friend in the USA who has the same unusual surname as you. He wondered if you had done any family history research on the name Flatt and if your ancestors came from Norfolk like his. Cheers, smojo.

by the way'baritone blues' was playing while i'm doin' this --lovely..

sorry for not replying to you comment'spanish tuning' my intrnet has bee v. erratic for the last few weeks, seems ok today tho', yes i'll try that,i've been waiting to catch a good internet connection so i can upload a vid,i'm not a player but i'm havig a go,i'll not be building another #2 that's for sure...viva da builds...john.

 

just nicked an old banjo resonator offa ebay.... oh my..hahaa

Cheers mate, your bass is wicked !!!, good photo location too.good work,&  thanks for the comment :)

hi there yellow belly ,think i live about 70 miles from you ,wich is only a stones throw copared to the guys across the big pond,ps thanks for accepting my invite.

I like that "Just can't be satisfied". Nice version Yeller!

Thanks old Yello' - likewise 'I Can't Satisfied' impeccable playing!

Thanks Yellowbelly. Praise indeed coming from you.

Hi, and thanks. Well there was a right mixture on there, so hopefully something for everyone!...I'm with you with liking the slidey Delta Blues kinda stuff : -)

Hi YellowBelly Flatt,

great name by the way...influenced by The Clampits by any chance ?

would love to meet up but due to my new job i have to be at work for 05:00am on Sunday and after being there on Saturday from 06:00 until about 18:00 hrs i don't think it would be possible...'nother time maybe.

by the way what brings you to the forgotten aka backend of norfolk ? music ?

regards,
ian drury, aka 'zorstklamp to my old car friends....don't ask !

thanks for the kind words. the first take would have been better... if i'd pressed record lol :0)

ah ok...just put a video on of the Fest...hard to keep up with all the videos that are being put on!

Hello my dear!
Wow it sounds like you are as busy as me! Lol
Thanks for the comments on my mandolin, I am very proud of it.
My next task is to finish Gerry's bouzouki and that should be completed in a month. Then my next project is an electric tenor guitar! Phew!
It is the start of the festival season and I am hoping that Gerry's band will be using 3 Ani McNeice instruments on stage! Fingers crossed!
Happy gigging
speak soon
Ani xx

Actually the guitar conversion HG sound like it should do but I have to learn how to reduce the volume of the drones. To do this I have to construct a device for gradually lessening the pressure of the drone strings on to the wheel. I have not bothered to do this as I have a Cigar Box HG under construction where (I hope) I have put into place all that I have learned from the Guitar version. I am trying to make this a little more of a quality instrument and am construction separate finger pas for the keys and things like that. I am also using ebony for the keys. It is one of those projects that i have on the bench and work on it from time to time.

I have just made myself a 5.2 meter kayak which is an abiding exercise hobby of mine. I made it from ply and epoxy/fiber glass covering. This has taken all my hobby time for a while.

I am 98 % decided to follow your ideas for the Uke bass. Thanks

Yes, I am selling my wife... any offers?!!!!

No, it was a sun spot that was invasive (Basal cell carcinoma) They took an 18mm circle around it from the end of my nose, then instead of creating a graft they did some fancy cutting to free up the skin so that they could cover the circle of excision. Pretty clever stuff. I feel as if i have been in a rugby match but very little pain as such.

Sounding good. Not doing any workshop stuff at the moment, but soon. Take a look!

http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff260/Brido2/Nose%20Job%20for%20a%20BCC/

Is it a through neck? or do you have another approach to keeping the neck straight?