Picture(s) of the day....

[mickthemaverick]

Sunrise over Elstree on the school run this morning!

Mtmo

[NewcastleFalcon]

An apology relating to Tuesday 21st November 2023
Unfortunately we are unable to determine the cause of the outage

Thankfully Mick from Hertfordshire, England has re-started normal service today. Nice one Mick

Neil

[CitroJim]

And another one for POTD

Granddaughter therapy

[NewcastleFalcon]

POTD Colourful preserves and colourful sheep.

Anyone ever tried Banana Curd?

Herdwick money boxes and egg cups

Neil

[CitroJim]

The sky outside my front door this morning!

Very lazy but would have struggled to walk to a more scenic location to take it...

[NewcastleFalcon]

The sky outside my front door this morning!



Very lazy but would have struggled to walk to a more scenic location to take it...

Tremendous! Straight out of the tin too Hardly worth upping the saturation and the contrast but never stops me playing. Yes I prefer the original too

Spoiler: show

Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

I thought this was only recently installed when I saw it, pristine polished oak, and both magnificent and tailored to the space it occupies. No it was installed in 1974 as part of the 1300th Anniversary of the Abbey. In a first it was designed, built and installed by Lawrence Phelps of Erie Pennsylvania, who provided the stand-out design against competition from a number of organ builders in Britain and across Europe. Not surprising its a blend of art and architecture which fits the setting beautifully.

Neil

[CitroJim]

I like what you did with my photo Neil

Where is that organ? It is rather spectacular...

[NewcastleFalcon]

Where is that organ? It is rather spectacular...

Same place you can get the colourful sheep and the banana curd...and can be seen through the window of the Queens Hall Cafe with the clock at quarter to one while munching a cheese and bacon scone.

Hexham Abbey



Neil

[CitroJim]

That's got to be worth a visit Neil!

[NewcastleFalcon]

That's got to be worth a visit Neil!

You may remember this post on your old radio thread
viewtopic.php?p=746465#p746465

The shop is less than 50 yards from the Abbey.


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Neil

[bobins]

Headin' South to (slightly) sunnier lands. An Air Canada 'plane out from Montreal and going to Toulouse early this morning.

High flyer - own work

[CitroJim]

That's got to be worth a visit Neil!

You may remember this post on your old radio thread
viewtopic.php?p=746465#p746465

The shop is less than 50 yards from the Abbey.


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Neil

Ahh yes! A lovely old Murphy

[Oddball Matt]

I hope I haven`t posted this here yet, I`m on so many social medias I sometimes forget what I`ve posted where. Anyway I`m a hobbyist luthier with an output of one instrument about every two or three years LOL. This is my latest one, it`s based on the plans of an Ibanez Satriani but the body was shortened a little and shaped differently as I wanted a beveled edge instead of the rounded one on the original. The neck wasn`t made by me it was a salvage off a Washburn I found in a trash skip but I did veneer the headstock myself. On the body the woods used are Mahogany on the edges, the light strips are Eucalyptus Grandis A.K.A Rosegum, and the center strip is walnut, with a black veneer between each strip. Finished off with about eight to ten layers of boiled linseed oil (can`t even remember as it took ages)

[NewcastleFalcon]

...Ibanez Satriani...

I thought that I recognised "Ibanez" from posts on the forum. Steve posts up tracks from Berit Hagen, otherwise known as The Commander In Chief, a metal guitarist turned classical who is a particular advocate for Ibanez guitars.

Have a scan down the posts of this search list you may be able to pick out some interest from it.

search.php?keywords=ibanez&terms=all&au ... mit=Search

For example

Neil