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Arts and Entertainment / Re: What's the last gig you went to see?
« Last post by perpetual dan on Today at 11:22:40 pm »
Scott Bradley's Postmodern Jukebox, in Bexhill. Very good singing and playing, and tapdancing channeling Super Mario was entertainingly odd. One for the cover versions thread. There would have been more dancing, but that was being frowned on in the front rows of the balcony.

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The Knowledge / Re: Help with frame related questions
« Last post by Blodwyn Pig on Today at 11:10:33 pm »
Ok thanks Dave, out of interest, how does 1713 relate to late Jan ‘86 ?
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Arts and Entertainment / Re: What's the last gig you went to see?
« Last post by citoyen on Today at 11:05:12 pm »
Fat White Family at Rough Trade East last week. Bloody brilliant. Just an incredible live band.

They did a live session for Marc Riley on Monday - available on iplayer and well worth a listen:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001yj64

They even had a support act - an avant garde trio called Secluded Bronte. Totally bonkers, utterly wonderful. I don't know where to begin describing them so just watch this video on youtube: https://youtu.be/-nzd5m7ZAvA?si=d0wXTV_TOcJOEh7T

Jane Weaver on Thursday just gone at Scala. Also superb. Good mix of stuff from her excellent new album and old favourites. Again, a really tight band and she seemed to be on top form, really into it. Support were Adwaith and Halo Maud, both also very good. Jane Weaver was also in session for Riley & Coe recently, still available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001xwfz

Seeing Fat White Family again in June at the Troxy. That is going to be truly awesome.
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OT Gallery / Re: Readers' Instruments
« Last post by Ham on Today at 10:57:50 pm »
Ah yes, you'll be talking about the sensible option of shimming the saddle, and there I was thinking about shimming fret zero...

I would have thought it would need 1-2mm at the saddle, though.

I dun measured the clearance of 6th, string to fretboard: sub 0.5mm at fret 1 and 3mm @ 14
!st is 0 at fret 1 and 2.5mm @ 14

string to body: 6th 9.5 @ 14, 10 at the saddle
1st - 9 @ 14, 10 at the saddle

Suggests I need to raise the saddlepossiby by 0.5 more on 1st side, then tighten the truss rod as appropriate, if needed?
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Arts and Entertainment / Re: Television tonight: what's worth watching?
« Last post by citoyen on Today at 10:49:40 pm »
We started watching series 2 of Blue Lights. It's good but too much character stuff, not enough plot. And by "character stuff", I mean they all appear to be shagging each other now. How dull.

Also, I've seen this story before. It's...

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The Pub / Re: The Cryptic Crossword Clue Thread
« Last post by Pingu on Today at 10:37:18 pm »
Just watched this week's Taskmaster which refers to this crossword  :thumbsup:
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Arts and Entertainment / Re: What's the last gig you went to see?
« Last post by Jaded on Today at 10:15:35 pm »
Watching Gruff Rhys. He likes the stage very dark. Limited photo opportunities, but we are really here to see Jarvis Cocker do a dj set. It’s going to be a late one.
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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association
« Last post by rafletcher on Today at 10:07:47 pm »
Powers Down - One Man Mambo
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Audax / Re: Audax UK Reunion
« Last post by Ian H on Today at 09:49:42 pm »
Two of us are booked, though method of transportation is still undecided.
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OT Gallery / Re: Readers' Instruments
« Last post by PaulF on Today at 09:39:46 pm »
No steenken' pickups - this guitar dates from valve years, AFAIK.  Prolly worth trying with a flat card, but I thought it would be better to get some curvature by bashing an old feeler gauge around a thin bar?

The base of the saddle will most likely be flat, I think every one I’ve seen has been. Even if it’s not the pressure of the strings will bend it to conform. But it will also be such a subtle curve (12-15” radius) that it won’t matter.
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