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Hi, Bron and I enjoyed Keeping up appearances too; Onslow was my favourite charactor. https://keepingupappearances.fandom.com/wiki/Onslow There are so many of these old series on YouTube making £12.99 per month for no ads well worth it; I also watch so many tutorials which cover just about...

Hi, On YouTube I watch lots of old TV series; Robin Hood (Richard Greene) Highway Patrol; Taxi; Wirleybirds; Gideon's Way; Z Cars; Juliet Bravo; the list goes on but all are recordings not live streaming; I keep well away from live news etc. I pay £12.99 per month as a "Premium" YouTube member...

Hi, Thanks rob, I've a great deal to learn; I was going into the garden this afternoon but it's come over very dark so I can spend time in the studio instead. I've not yet connected my three pedals together so I'm keen to see what they will sound like; with 16 x 13a sockets in the studio I...

Hi, Many thanks rob for your interesting explanation and suggestions; what you say makes a great deal of sense to me. I've already noticed as I start to play a note it comes on quietly then quickly builds in volume; (POG2) it's particulary sensitive on the A string; the G & D strings are much...

Hi, How much did the BBC invest in inventing TV; they sure were quick to catch on once the first broadcast was made? I'm struggling with my POG2 trying to achieve a decent organ sound; possibly because I'm using it with a violin; it sounds a lot better through the headphones but I'm still not...

Hi, I'm just the opposite of you @TalismanRich I can't stand sport at all and I only watch YouTube or Netflix; I'm a premium YouTuber paying about £13 per month to be advert free; it's excellent value and paid for by not renewing my TV licence; I completed the online form opting out of paying...

Hi, Thanks Ray; yes it makes sense to have limited gear in the front room; as you rightly say I could have my favourite violin and amp together with headphones and my sheet music stand in the front room readily accessible for quick playing. At the moment all my gear is back in the studio and...

Hi, Thanks @Slouching Raymond Like you I've nobody to worry about so could set up my front room as my recording studio but then I do have friends visit occassionally so I like to be tidy. It's now over four years since Bron generously bought me my first ever violin and I converted one of the...

Hi, Many thanks Ray for your thoughts and useful suggestions also for your kind condolences; yes indeed the saddest day of my life and also the saddest year too; the best day of my life was when I saw Bron for the first time; I instinctivly knew she was special; the day after we then actually...

Hi, Thanks @TalismanRich for adding the video; I've actually already seen this together with lots more videos demonstrating so many different types and makes of pedals. Of the three pedals I now own; the POG2 so far is the best all rounder; it plays on the violin and guitar without problem...

Hi, I've now played around with the B9 pedal but not as yet made much progress; I don't think it's suited to violin playing but on Bron's Fender Strat it's fully working OK so in future I'll use it on the guitar but I wonder what it will sound like if I connect it to the POG2. The way to find...

Hi, The Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine arrived yesterday and what a fascinating pedal it is; I've only so far tried it on my Yamaha YEV-104; I'm unsure if the impedance is correct on some of the pre-sets; it could be my ignorance in adjusting it; I need a lot more practice but the pre-sets...

Hi, Thanks @Slouching Raymond I too usually take care to slacken the bow hair but as I stated I'm all over the place due to Bron passing away; this bow with the broken hair belongs to my Hidersine violin which I seldm play so it's in the case for long periods and this I think is why the hairs...

Hi, Nothing is going right at all this year. My wonderful wife passing away has turned my life upside down; at times I haven't a clue what I'm doing. A thought popped into my head; why not simply swap bow adjusting screws over from my other bow I seldom use; brilliant idea. Here's what I...

Hi, No need to apologize at all @Steenamaroo I was pleased to receive your well intentioned advice and information. The bow hair tightens OK it's just that I feel the adjusting screw should be easier to turn; I've no problem at all in removing the screw in fact I could run a tap & die down if...