| Author | Message | ||
| slawie
Intermediate Member Username: slawie Post Number: 101 Registered: 8-2002 |
I need to patch some gouged holes in the body of my bass and require some wood dust to make up a bog (filler) So I am looking to get some Maple and Walnut dust. What are the chances Alembic can send me some scrapings posted in an envelope? slawie | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6334 Registered: 6-2000 |
Email me your request along with your mailing address. I'll ask Bob to gather some up, but of course we'll have to wait until an operation provides the dust. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2381 Registered: 10-2002 |
I can't imagine any other instrument maker offering this kind of service. I never cease to be amazed at the way Alembic always goes that one step further. Graeme | ||
| georgie_boy
Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 916 Registered: 8-2005 |
I'll second that!! | ||
| slawie
Intermediate Member Username: slawie Post Number: 102 Registered: 8-2002 |
Mica, Email sent. Thanks heaps! Graeme and George I am also in awe of the service provided by Alembic. World's best sound backed by world's best service. slawie | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1008 Registered: 11-2004 |
This is an outstanding service!!!! There are guitar makers and there is Alembic. I wonder if they have any discarded basses they would like to send to us LOL | ||
| slawie
Intermediate Member Username: slawie Post Number: 108 Registered: 8-2002 |
Mica, Thank you so much for the walnut dust. It arrived today in the mail. Do you want the field book back? slawie | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6394 Registered: 6-2000 |
No, that's OK. I hope there's enough for you to complete your repair. I guess you don't really need any more dust in Australia now! | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1072 Registered: 11-2004 |
Nic one Mica..pity his bass isn't red!! Joking aside it looked pretty bad in Sydney last week | ||
| slawie
Intermediate Member Username: slawie Post Number: 109 Registered: 8-2002 |
You are right. Some folks are scared over here that the recent and continuing dust storms (as shared with New Zealand), had a portion of its origin from Woomera and surrounds where the British government , in 1956, conducted above ground nuclear testing. No one is speaking about it except; at present the media is reporting about cleaning up and lifting water restrictions to accomodate the people. Dirt factor only. slawie | ||
| slawie
Intermediate Member Username: slawie Post Number: 110 Registered: 8-2002 |
Sorry Terry, I should have said Maralinga. Check out the website http://www.sea-us.org.au/thunder/britsbombingus.html Interesting how Australia was seen as a wasteland. My, how attitudes have changed. I am so glad we live in an age where so many people are living their lives concerned and engaged about our planet and its wellbeing. slawie | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1076 Registered: 11-2004 |
Wish I was over there now as your spring is starting and then summer..I hate the cold weather here in the UK..it plays havoc with the skin on my hands, they go dry, splits develop on my fingers but as soon as it gets warm it clears up. In addition I just hate putting loads of clothes on to keep warm, maybe I should move there or to florida in the US. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2432 Registered: 10-2002 |
I'm just the opposite Terry. went to Orlando in February one year and it was almost too hot for me. The main reason for my move from Worcester to Edinburgh was to get away from the oppressive heat which played havoc with my hayfever / asthma. (being closer to the mountains was a bonus). My birthday trip to Alembic in a couple of years will probably have to be in autumn otherwise I'd most likely die from the californian heat;-) Graeme | ||
| georgie_boy
Senior Member Username: georgie_boy Post Number: 969 Registered: 8-2005 |
I'm like you Graeme! A couple of years back, I did a tour of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands......in August. It was 48 C !!!! Way too hot for me! | ||
| grateful
Advanced Member Username: grateful Post Number: 311 Registered: 12-2004 |
Terry: if you have problems with cracking skin in cold weather it's probably due to a lack of B vitamins. I'm a vegetarian and used to have that problem, but taking B vits has cured it. Mark | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1078 Registered: 11-2004 |
grateful..will try that..thanks although I am omniverous jacko/georgie...48 is too hot but I still hate the cold. Many many years ago I was coming across the top of the pennines on the M62 on my Honda CB750(late 70's this was), it was December and freezing, I stopped for petrol and I had to fall off the bike to get off it. Never again will I do winter on a motorcycle, my immaculate CBR1000 Fireblade is going off the road after 30th Sept, on it's stands, battery conditioner on and the cover and see you in April 2010. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2435 Registered: 10-2002 |
Forgot you were a biker terry. Reminds me of a guy I worked with in Birmingham. One march he rode from brum to Inverness in one go on a ducati 900 supersport. Nice bike but not a tourer. he told me he couldn't stand up straight for 2 days. Graeme | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4110 Registered: 7-2004 |
Graeme: There is a HUGE difference in the weather one encounters in Florida vs. Northern California. First of all, Florida has oppressive humidity, a condition that is virtually unknown around here. Though it is true that Santa Rosa will get into the high 90's a few times a year, it usually stays in the 70-80's in the summer. Even if it gets into the 90's, a 45 minute to hour drive south to the bay, or west to the coast, will bring that temp. down 15-20 degrees. Many people who visit in July and August complain about the cool weather as it is still often in the 60-70's during those months. September is our warmest month of the year. I used to hate the heat and humidity of the summers,and the cold and snow of the winters where I grew up in New York. Northern California/San Francisco Bay Area weather stays in the middle, rarely approaching either extreme. Bill, tgo | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1079 Registered: 11-2004 |
Looks like I shall move there as it sounds great and it is near to Santa Rosa!! | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 420 Registered: 5-2009 |
Hey terryc if you move to the San Francisco Bay Area we will be able to meet and play Bass duets or I can play my Trumpet and you can play Bass! | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1082 Registered: 11-2004 |
sonicus..thanks for invite..may take you up on it some day. | ||
| slawie
Intermediate Member Username: slawie Post Number: 112 Registered: 8-2002 |
The Bay area was the best place to live (weather wise). My family and I spent 7 years there and enjoyed every day. We lived near the 680 and 880 junction in San Jose. Berryessa. Santa Rosa is not too far away from there. Just a couple of hours away. You can get to SF in 45 min. (off-peak) G ilroy, the garlic capital of the world was south about 30 minutes. To the west was Santa Cruz around 1/2 hour. The hills to the east and about 15min to Mount Hamilton I have witnessed it snow capped (twice). Three hours to Lake Tahoe. Head north to Humboldt county. South to Los Angeles. slawie |
