Urban Luthier Posted September 22, 2014 Report Posted September 22, 2014 Got to say the text is in good shape. I've gone through it several times with Roger. It keeps a lot of the informal tone captured in the blog here but structures the narrative in a way that makes it easier to read and find key information. There are a bunch of new photos, the text has been expanded in a few areas and the varnishing segment in particular is much easier to follow than in the blog. What's really special about the project, is Roger captures a ton of 'extra' info, a personal perspective if you will, that would never make into a formal Strad article or even a fully edited book. Chris
Craig Tucker Posted September 22, 2014 Report Posted September 22, 2014 What's really special about the project, is Roger captures a ton of 'extra' info, a personal perspective if you will, that would never make into a formal Strad article or even a fully edited book. Chris Perhaps it will be this "personal element" that will make the information worth having in a published book. I'd buy it (such a work, when published) in a flat second. I still have a small collection of lutherie books, (I have gotten rid of all the superfluous crap) and a book by (well, several authors that I can think of ) - I'd buy immediately, just to have a copy in my collection. The "personal element" would be the absolute reason why I would want this information handy, immediately, in book form... And then I'd probably go through whatever I needed to do, to get an autograph in it. Ok, I admit it - I'm perhaps odd in this regard, but I believe it (such a publication) would sell BECAUSE of the personal slant. Much like Sacconi's work has. I'm thinking that the problem with publishing anything today may be the astronomical cost involved in publishing. That's why many things having to do with publishing now are going "eletronic" - where the material cost is essentially zero.
not telling Posted September 22, 2014 Report Posted September 22, 2014 I have bugged him countless times about this project. Well...maybe I mentioned a sense of anticipation about it four times. That's a lot. But that's as good as preordering, I hope. He's busy, as we all know. Is there a newborn in your home yet, Roger?
Roger Hargrave Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Posted September 23, 2014 Is there a newborn in your home yet, Roger? I think he will be arriving today some time.
Roger Hargrave Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Posted September 25, 2014 So I now have a new grandson called Jaron (pronouced Yaron). We are all over the moon. As for the bass project, he has promised that it will be up and running before the end of this month. We'll see.
Craig Tucker Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 Yes, being a grandpa is absolutely the best. It's better by far, than just having kids or being a parent. The grandson can be spoiled rotten, and then given back to the "kids" to straighten out. Ahh, your in a great spot now. Is this your first? I must concur, Congratulations! Good for you, Grandpa!
Rue Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 So I now have a new grandson called Jaron (pronouced Yaron). We are all over the moon. As for the bass project, he has promised that it will be up and running before the end of this month. We'll see. Congratulations! I love names...and Jaron is new to me. Do you know the origin? And /or why they chose it? Always so interesting - especially given how important names are...and how we become our names...
tango Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 So I now have a new grandson called Jaron (pronouced Yaron). We are all over the moon. As for the bass project, he has promised that it will be up and running before the end of this month. We'll see. Congratulations Roger, enjoy it. Tango
Roger Hargrave Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Posted September 25, 2014 No idea what it means yet and he is not my first. This wild one with the red hair takes that accolade.
Rue Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 Adorable! Did he inherit that stern look from Grampa?
not telling Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 Congratulations! Glad everyone's doing great. Was Jaron born in your house? I'm a bit slow on deducing things but...don't you live pretty far from a town? He almost would have had to have been born at your house (I just checked, and that is English).. I'm just guessing. Either way, I think you're really lucky to have that experience with your family. Also, your first grandson is super adorable. Now then. The bass book, pronto.
tommyfiddler Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 The job that he is doing is costing me 1000 euros exactly so I really hope that it will be good. As a suggestion, you could maybe explore services like Gitbook ( https://www.gitbook.io/ ) to write, distribute and sell the book. I am sure many of us would be happy to pay for this book. And I gess other online publishing services exists too some of them include to have a printed book in addition to an electronic version too.
Roger Hargrave Posted September 26, 2014 Author Report Posted September 26, 2014 Adorable! Did he inherit that stern look from Grampa? Actually (he) is a she and she is a bruiser, but my daughter looked like a sumo wrestler when she was born and she is a genuine beauty these days. The stern look definitely comes from me; the rest of my family are nice people.
David Burgess Posted September 27, 2014 Report Posted September 27, 2014 Actually (he) is a she and she is a bruiser, but my daughter looked like a sumo wrestler when she was born and she is a genuine beauty these days. If you didn't need to deal with stuff like this from your daughter, you may need to deal with it from your granddaughter. A really cool old song having to do with teenage romanticism:
Rue Posted September 27, 2014 Report Posted September 27, 2014 Actually (he) is a she and she is a bruiser, but my daughter looked like a sumo wrestler when she was born and she is a genuine beauty these days. The stern look definitely comes from me; the rest of my family are nice people. Ah! LOL...it's hard to tell with little kids sometimes. All 3 of mine were huge...and I remember having my daughter all decked out in pink...and someone asking me if she was a boy... Most mothers colour code their babies correctly when they go out in public...(at home they can wear whatever happens to be clean and handy)...
Roger Hargrave Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Posted October 14, 2014 I am having a lot of trouble with my computer man. I am sure that he is making this far more complex than it needs to be. At the moment it is driving me crazy. I will get it running as soon as I can, but once it is up, if anyone has any smart ideas please let me know.
David Hart Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 For what you want, it sounds like it. Is he building a new website or something?
Doug Cotterill Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 What is it he is trying to do? Putting things on the web is usually very simple, though more complicated if there is some sort of payment system attached.
Urban Luthier Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 Depends on how things are being published -- as a PDF or as a micro website. The last edit I reviewed had over 300 photos, which could make the final project quite large. Roger has put a ton of effort into the project (at the expense of other work I expect). From what I've seen it will be worth the wait -- nothing else like this has been published as far as i can tell. Chris
MikeC Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 I would offer to help but I'm a programmer not a website builder. It's easy to create PDF documents though.
Roger Hargrave Posted October 24, 2014 Author Report Posted October 24, 2014 Ladies and gentlemen, I just completed the final checks on the bass blog. Because of its physical size it has been a complex exercise. For the moment it is protected by a pass word, but this week end it should be free. It contains 371 photographs and more than 24000 words. Consequently it may present some problems for those wishing to download it. For this reason I have provided three downloading possibilities. The first offers a quicker download, but the photo quality is compromised. This is mainly for reading. The second possibility offers better images, but it will take longer to download and it may tax slower systems. Please note that the second option MUST be completely downloaded before you attempt to print it. This will take several minutes; however, if you do not download it completely, it will not print correctly. The third option is for high quality photographs and it will take a further month or so to complete. I am not sure what it will look like or how long it will take to download. Please note that although anyone is free to download this article, print and use it, a licensing agreement does apply. This blog has had 122,000 plus hits. I hope that this new piece, which has a number of additions, will be worth the effort that Chris (Urban Luthier) and others have invested in its production. My thanks to all on MN that have contributed. Have fun! Any comments should be addressed to Rene Zaal or me on this website. 'That's all folks!' http://www.roger-hargrave.de/Seiten/english/Bibliothek/Bibliothek.htm
franciscus Posted October 24, 2014 Report Posted October 24, 2014 Thanks a lot for this wonderful paper.
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