Rue Report post Posted January 12 34 minutes ago, MeyerFittings said: If you think it's bad over here Rue, you should go over to the divorce post. It's still safer here... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Burgess Report post Posted January 12 4 hours ago, jacobsaunders said: I always count till 20 slowly, ie. one elephant, two elephants…., then put it down somewhere where it will not be in the way of children, women with vacuum cleaners or any such, and don't go near or even touch it untill the next day. Would it work to count one buffalo, two buffali, for those of us in the US and Canada? What about one crocodile, two crocodillies? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Yacey Report post Posted January 12 59 minutes ago, Muswell said: What's a vacuum cleaner? Special machine for cleaning up galactic particles and moon dust in zero atmospheric pressure conditions. Most housewives don't bother though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Burgess Report post Posted January 12 34 minutes ago, Bill Yacey said: Special machine for cleaning up galactic particles and moon dust in zero atmospheric pressure conditions. Most housewives don't bother though. My "spousal unit" has worn out more than one vacuum cleaner in a few years. No, I'm not willing to dump her on you, irritating as her obsessive vacuuming can be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stavanger Report post Posted January 12 7 hours ago, jacobsaunders said: ... where it will not be in the way of children, women with vacuum cleaners or any such.... Cats. You forgot cats. One knocked a violin of mine from the bench on the floor. Im convinced she did it on purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rue Report post Posted January 13 1 hour ago, Stavanger said: ... Im convinced she did it on purpose. What did you do to her??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Yacey Report post Posted January 13 5 hours ago, Rue said: What did you do to her??? NSD, I'll bet. = New Strings Day Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stavanger Report post Posted January 13 11 hours ago, Rue said: What did you do to her??? 5 hours ago, Bill Yacey said: NSD, I'll bet. = New Strings Day When you say it, I did get a renewed supply of gut strings lately... As for the cat, it was a cat my daughter was catsitting over the holidays. So it eventually went back home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Papageno Report post Posted January 17 Thanks for all the help. I ended up just holding it together with my hands for a couple of minutes. I don't think it turned out too badly! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edi malinaric Report post Posted January 18 Hi Papageno - a quiet note of caution - be aware that the feeling of great satisfaction on discovering a talent for making invisible repairs might lead you to an addiction of looking for more things to repair. It's a well known fact, frequently observed that some makers stop making altogether in favour of just doing repairs - wandering around with downcast eyes, muttering endlessly to themselves, looking for missing slivers of wood In bad cases some have been observed to staggering about the workshop bashing a just-completed violin against edges of benches! When I caught Brian doing it - he sheepishly muttered something about the customer wanting the violin "antiqued" I've known it reach such a level of compulsiveness that one begins saving the shavings and chips for reassembly on a rainy day. Of course the excuse I gave Brian was that placing the shaving directly from plane into a plastic bag (hanging from two cuphooks that I had strategically screwed into the bottom of the bench) was that it saved on sweeping up at the end of the day. I might just have got away with that one. Although he's such a nice guy that he probably didn't want me to feel embarrassed. Of course it is useful when you have just carved through the bottom of your purfling. :-) Well done - edi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
