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Some other groups might be Matt Minglewood, Lynard Skynard, Ohio Players, Cool and the Gang, Bryan Adams, and Doobie Brothers. The leastparty friendly song is Tangerine Dream's "Zeit" (1972). It's 75-minutes of sound, and just when you think something's going to happen ... it doesn't. Happy New Year!

Hi Bill & Peatle ... we have fairly similar arrangements in Canada. There's a regulatory body from which an entity has to purchase an annual licensing agreement, to use copyright music. This even applies to churches using hymn books for congregational singing! If a store or fitness club wishes to play music over their internal PA system, they just can't plug an MP3 player in and let it go; they have to get a license. This body ensures that royalties are paid to copyright holders, and I for one think it's a good arrangement.

For advertising campaigns, the advertiser needs to make direct arrangements with an artist's agency to use a song for a specific period, and a contract price / term is arranged. We all remember how Microsoft paid The Rolling Stones $3,000,000 to use their song "Start Me Up" when they launched Windows '95.

I'm reminded of this clip with Inspector Clousseau:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnlIWpZSPXU

It's uncanny, isn't it? I recall thinking that when I first heard him ... and I believe he's mentioned he's also a big Tull fan.

My pleasure, TIG ... thanks for commenting.

"Danny Boy" is one of those songs that we with bass voices can only listen to ... everything above a "D" (Eb on a good day) is out of my vocal range. (*sigh*)

Great vids, TIG ... these master luthiers are a breed apart, and the passion they have for their craft is both inspiring and intimidating.

DE ... just have to say that I don't at all agree with Mr. Henderson's assessment of electric instruments. I happen to love both acoustic & electric ... they're different animals, which allow a player to express themselves in different ways. He's mainly a bluegrass guy, so I'll just take it from whence it comes.

The beauty of discussion forums  (like Chordie) is that the subject matter is something of common interest. I've never had FB or any of the others, because everything is so open-ended, overly-personal, and virtually self-moderated. Lots of terrible things can result from people "baring their soul" in public.

Jon Gomm    "The Secret of Learning to Fly is Forgetting to Hit the Ground"    (original)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj7yFt8rhrI

Another creative piece from Jon. I know most of us would never think of treating our guitar this way, but the music is the main point, not his personal habits. When one creates, they're free to create in their own manner. Me? I just enjoy listening!

Man, you really dug out an oldie there, Badeye ...

I was only 2 years old when this was released. This one has a real swing, and the background effects are just plain fun!

Sounds like your fret board has shrunk a bit, if there's a fret coming unseated and/or protruding from the edge. A bit of dressing (filing) should be a quick answer. Can you get a clamp on top of it and under the neck, or is it too far up? An overnight clamping will often re-seat a fret, where tapping won't.

Long term, you may need a humidifier in your guitar room.

Further to this discussion, I had a look at the frets on my EP Les Paul last evening, and noticed they're wearing down quite a lot. It's less than 3 years old, but I do a fair bit of bending. I called my luthier (Matt Lunn @ Route 12 Guitar Repair, Kentville, NS), and he also recommended stainless steel. He said he uses a brand called "Jescar", and send me a link from this supplier in Ontario:

http://nextgenguitars.ca/products/jumbo … e-set.html

After some more digging, I learned about the Vicker's Hardness scale (expressed as an HV number), i.e., the harder the metal, the higher the number. I found this out about the three main fret materials:

Nickel-Silver = HV200
EVO Gold = HV250
Stainless Steel = HV300

I asked Matt about the standard nickle-silver frets, and he said there's really no silver in them. Usually they have 15% - 20% nickel, blended with tin. They're very pliable and easily shaped to the radius of a guitar's neck, but that same softness enables them to wear quicker. I learned more from him in 5-minutes than I've ever known about frets.

While this is all interesting, and I hope it's useful to you, Curt.

Wow ... they really knocked that one out of the park. Great post, Bill ... thoroughly enjoyed it.