« 11 » Araluen 2015
20th September 2015
We took a trip to Araluen to view the flowers there.
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« 12 » KLCC and Pasar Seni, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20th July 2015
Richard and Jai went with Leonard into KLCC, the Kuala Lumpur City Center and explored around, afterwards going to Pasar Seni (Central Markets) to stop for some food and to explore the new 3D art gallery. These are some of the photos from the day.
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« 13 » Kalbarri - Day 2
18th January 2015
The second day of our Kalbarri trip, in which we explored the town and utilized the pool in the resort. Jai and Richard also did a spot of fishing at the local jetty, about 100 metres away from the resort room.
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« 14 » 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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« 15 » Roland G707 guitar synth controller in red
25th August 2014
A Roland G707 guitar in red
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« 16 » 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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« 17 » 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:
« 18 » New PRS SE Torero Guitar
31st January 2011
Richard orders a new guitar and it finally arrived - a Paul Reed Smith Torero.
The SE Torero features several firsts for PRS — a Floyd Rose bridge, EMG pickups, and neck through body construction among them — that should appeal to both the existing PRS player and a new audience and musician. The minimal/unpronounced heel smoothly blends into the body and the deeper, lower cutaway gives easier and smoother accessibility to the upper frets while the pick-ups provide power, clarity, and definition. These features all contribute to the Torero’s notable sustain, and the bound ebony fretboard with jumbo frets and no inlays paired with a mahogany body and flame-maple veneer give this guitar a very distinct look.
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« 19 » Rhys Peter Williams
17th July 2010
My sister Natalie and her husband Craig delivered their baby last weekend, we went to visit and these are some of the photos we took.
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« 20 » Jai's first birthday party - Alfred Low's camera
5th June 2010
Some photos of Jai's first birthday, as taken by Alfred and Connie Low.
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