Having completely munted my fretting hand for a good couple of months (...if you missed it elsewhere, I put my bushcraft knife through 2 tendons above my left index finger on Friday. Surgery Saturday morning went well but it'll be a lengthy recovery) I decided I needed some projects.
Top of the list was getting my accounts up to date, and in the last two days, my accountant has learned, via Onedrive, the sheer enormity of the setup costs for YBTB, and therefore is currently working out how many years to spread my spending over as a metaphorical clove of garlic to a vampiric tax man!
Then, to keep him topped up with receipts, I blew a few more quid to solve a problem or two;
Kids, and guitars. More specifically, kids are clumsy, and often come in different sizes.
My YBTB fleet includes 5 electrics and a bass, and during a session kids will move between them. This invariably involves clunking guitars, occasionally dropping them, and me following them around adjusting guitar straps.
So, with help from the delightful
@FelineGuitars , and a great price and delivery, I present you with the new improved YBTB "please don't knacker my guitars" system.
Each guitar in the fleet, and the bass, now sports Dunlop Straplock buttons. I have a set of 4 YBTB adjustable straps (branding courtesy of my brainwave of getting custom seatbelt pads made, far cheaper than actual custom straps, and I didn't have to buy a thousand of them!) plus my own strap (the leather one) all fitted with the Dunlop locks. This means that each child can keep their strap for the whole session, and move it with them when they change instruments.
Should reduce the chances of a mishap and make for smoother sessions.
Now...what to do with the next six weeks...
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Guitars are different sizes and tunings, so there's a reason for having a few.
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Course, if *you* want a nice bass, well, that’s different.. that could be a really good project
I am currently contemplating the musicman range...possibly a Stingray but probably a Sterling or my accountant will have an aneurism!
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youThanks for bringing it though. That one's more for recording as it's midi
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youA danish oil finish would be easy one handed (!)
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youTwat hat - optional.
Keep the hand elevated as much as possible, including on a pillow in bed. Swelling is the Enemy of regaining function.
Hope you're being watched by a good hand clinic. Keep asking questions, if you need.
I've seen them 3 times already, and I only did it on Friday
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