« 11 » Javier Mortimer - week 100 (1 year, 12 months)
18th May 2016
As Javier turns 100 weeks old, he has an exciting time around home, the local school, the music school and at the beach.
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« 12 » Javier Mortimer - week 99 (1 year, 47 weeks)
11th May 2016
Some photos of Javier during this week, including the local shops, music school, school and home, plus some sparklers!!
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« 13 » Journey to Klang, Malaysia
5th April 2016
Leonard, Richard and Jai went on a trip to Klang in Malaysia, first visiting the Sunway Pyramid complex, then taking the BRT to Setia Jaya to continue the journey by the KTM train. When we arrived we looked at the convent school that Eunice had attended in her earlier life and tasted some of the Indian food available there.
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« 14 » Javier Mortimer - week 90 (1 year, 38 weeks)
9th March 2016
Lakeside, slot cars, music school and music shops were in Javiers week.
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« 15 » Javier Mortimer - week 89 (1 year, 37 weeks)
2nd March 2016
Shops, including Drovers, going to Elizabeth Quay and a high end car yard, Kosmic and Joondalup music all featured in Javiers week.
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« 16 » Javier Mortimer - week 86 (1 year, 34 weeks)
10th February 2016
Some photos at home, Lakeside, Kosmic, and music lessons
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« 17 » Javier Mortimer - week 72 (1 year, 5 months)
4th November 2015
Some photos of Javier from during the week, including a visit to SciTech and the local music store.
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« 18 » Beatbuddy arrives
1st October 2014
My BeatBuddy makes it to Australia, after a long 10 month wait. This is an IndieGogo crowd funded project which I took part in, it is a drum machine in a footpedal, which is geared towards guitarists (and other musicians with no hands free) and allows free length of a verse or chorus and foot pedal activated changes and fills. See their website http://mybeatbuddy.com
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« 19 » 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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« 20 » Denver EF240BR Acoustic Guitar
4th October 2011
Denver acoustic guitar, model EF240BR. A cheap acoustic I purchased some time in the late 80's as my first acoustic, after going to the music store every day for two weeks. Whilst it's cheap, and probably made from lesser quality woods, the combination of the piezo pickup under the bridge, light gauge strings and the woods give it an unusually rich sound. I've used it in many recordings and gigs throughout the years, and it was my main go to guitar for a long time, traveling with me from west to east and back again. Modified the way the battery was contained inside the body by adding an external battery compartment near the electronics.
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