« 11 » Javier Mortimer - day 36 (5 weeks)
23rd July 2014
Javier - day 36
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« 12 » Javier Mortimer - day 5
22nd June 2014
Javier - day 5
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« 13 » Whiteman Park Car Show 2013
28th April 2013
Jai and Richard go to the 2013 Whiteman Park Classic car show, meeting Porle there, who had his Mazda MX-5 on display
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« 14 » Jai at 2 years, 5 months
4th November 2011
Some photos of Jai from during the week, including visiting the local beach, Whiteman Park, and playing with friends.
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« 15 » Kharaj-pancham Sitar
6th October 2011
I purchased this Sitar from a music shop in Sydney, NSW, as they are hard to come by in Perth. This is an 18 string double gourd model, with 7 playable strings, and 11 sympathetic strings, making it a Kharaj-pancham sitar. The two bridges are made of deer horn, and the movable frets are a standard metal braced with string. The top (secondary) gourd is removable, and the hollow back provides a resonance for the player to hear the instrument - removing it via the screw makes the instrument project more towards the front, and would be ideal in an electrified situation. I bought a piezo pickup for this instrument, but it hasn't been fitted yet. The neck and facia is likely made from mahogany (tun wood), and it's decorated with bird inlays, as well as what appears to be the standard red, white and black markings around the instrument.
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« 16 » Roland G-707 Synth Guitar Controller
6th October 2011
This synth controller was purchased back in the early 80's, when Roland were still tuning their synth controlling gear. It was purchased from a hock shop for probably too much money, and was later matched to the synth portion (the Roland GR-700, not pictured here) from a private sale. These are the details from the Roland site:
« 17 » Hohner Steinberger B2 bass with GK-3B Midi pickup
4th October 2011
I found this bass for the bassist who was playing in our band in the mid 90's, as he was playing a cheap instrument and wanted to upgrade. He played it for a while, but when he left our band he lost interest in playing and I bought this from him. It's a 4 string, 24 fret, headless and bodiless bass, with neck-thru design and 2 hum-cancelling pickups with passive electronics. Includes the Steinberger licensed bridge on an all maple body and neck with a rosewood fretboard. The neck is thin enough for my small hands and the bass is really lightweight. Later added a Roland GK-3B bass pickup for their 13 pin system, which transmits a signal per string and upgraded the knobs from black to pearloid.
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« 18 » Epiphone 5 string Banjo MB 200
4th October 2011
I bought this Epiphone banjo from eBay when I was experimenting with different instruments, it didn't cost a lot due to a re-glued head turning a lot of people off, but it keeps tune very well for what looks like a mid-range priced instrument. It came with a hard case with the "Epiphone" logo, and sports chrome hardware. A 26 1/4" scale neck with a 1-1/4" nut. Bolt-on neck Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard and a Mahogany body. Has an American Eagle design on the back in gold paint looks beautiful adds a great touch to this instrument. US made, I'm not too sure of it's history pre-2003 when I first purchased it, although it looks as though the neck was replaced at some stage.
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« 19 » Jai at 2 years, 5 weeks
8th July 2011
Some photos of Jai from during the week, including visiting the local lake, playing with friends, eating ice cream and visiting Ikea.
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« 20 » Jai at 57 weeks of age (1 year 5 weeks)
9th July 2010
Some photos of Jai from during the week, including a visit to Neil Hawkins, and playing with his friend Isaac.
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