Good afternoon from London and the RCM!

[Katie Long]

Hello everyone - I'm Katie, I live in London and I study at the RCM with Peter Buckoke... nice to meet you all

[Steve_M]

Good afternoon Katie. I am also in London. Welcome to the forums

I see you own a Yammy Silent Bass. Did you go to the demo by Chris Minh Doky a couple of weeks ago at Chappels on Wardour St?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Katie Long

Hello everyone - I'm Katie, I live in London and I study at the RCM with Peter Buckoke... nice to meet you all

Hi Katie and thanks for joining in. I believe you are the first Female member.

When you get the chance, read the Bull Pit 'Down here' thread and tell me if it's entertaining for you at all. If so, send Peter a PM and ask him to come back and to remember that there is now a lady present. It was a bit off the hook before but just a bit on the edge, not too far..lol

[Ken Smith]

Is this you as well in the School photo?

[Katie Long]

No, that isn't me! Sorry! Nice try anyhow...! No I didn't go to the demo but did buy mine from Chappells ... after haggling them down to 1350!

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Katie Long

No, that isn't me! Sorry! Nice try anyhow...

Sorry, it was just a guess since your Web Photo and Avatar look fairly different to me I though maybe that was a shot of you a few years back.

[Steve_M]

Originally Posted by Katie Long

No, that isn't me! Sorry! Nice try anyhow...! No I didn't go to the demo but did buy mine from Chappells ... after haggling them down to 1350!

Has to be done - especially with retailers that are a little complacent!

I think the prices quoted by some retailers in London take the proverbial sometimes. I tend to be fairly aggressive when it comes to negotiation, but it also helps to run a bass forum where people express their opinions about retailers like the Bass Centre, Bass Gallery, Bass Cellar and others quite freely.

Not that I get preferential treatment from those retailers, but they seem a little more prepared to take me seriously when I moan about the prices!

Why did you choose to play bass?

I note from your website that you grew up in Hampshire like me - did you go to school in Winchester?

[Gareth Morgan]

Hello Katie, and welcome from another Londoner (well, I work in London)!

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

When you get the chance, read the Bull Pit 'Down here' thread and tell me if it's entertaining for you at all.

Well, Katie, hello from me too.
Ken seems keen for you to join the fun on the 'Down Here (NZ)' thread, you must have kiwi relatives that he knows about.
You've certainly put a spring into all the boys' steps on this thread!
Let's hope they all remenber how the hihat cymbol got its name!

[Robert Prowse]

ok How did the hihat cymbal get its name?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Robert Prowse

ok How did the hihat cymbal get its name?

boom chic boom chic boom chic boom chic..

or.. _ chic _ chic _ chic _ chic

[Robert Prowse]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

boom chic boom chic boom chic boom chic..

or.. _ chic _ chic _ chic _ chic

ok
Correct me if I'm wrong but I would run a hundred miles !

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

Well, Katie, hello from me too.
Ken seems keen for you to join the fun on the 'Down Here (NZ)' thread, you must have kiwi relatives that he knows about.
You've certainly put a spring into all the boys' steps on this thread!
Let's hope they all remenber how the hihat cymbol got its name!

Richard, I just wanted her to read it and see what kind of people we have here other than the 'normal' Bass playing chatters that we are all used to. Maybe she will feel safer knowing that what goes on in the 'Pit stays in the 'Pit so she knows what to stay clear of..

Just warning the young lady of her surroundings...

Katie is one of the best Classical players we have here on the Forum and is developing into becoming a top Pro in that field. Lets show a little respect for those that take the Bass as serious as it should be taken to reach that level.

Richard, this is Ken's Corner, not the Men's Room!

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Richard, this is Ken's Corner, not the Men's Room!

I think you misunderstood me, that was exactly my point!
(read my last post)
I consider myself a gentleman, especially when I talk to ladies. Whether they are good at the bass or not is irrelevant to me. This is why I used the metaphor of the hi-hat.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

I think you misunderstood me, that was exactly my point!
(read my last post)
I consider myself a gentleman, especially when I talk to ladies. Whether they are good at the bass or not is irrelevant to me. This is why I used the metaphor of the hi-hat.

Ok, Richard.. Never mind..

Just read a few recent posts by you in a few other threads. Some of which I hope she doesn't read. My mind just clumped a few of them together when I read this one.

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

Let's hope they all remenber how the hihat cymbol got its name!

Katie,
In years gone buy there was a breed on male called the gentleman. He basically lived his life (on the surface, anyway) to a code of respect for his social environment. He practised, among other things, something called 'good manners'.
High on the gentleman's list of 'the ways to conduct oneself' was a strong desire to show respect to women.
When a gentleman passed a lady on the street, he lifted his hat as a sign of respect. The hi-hat cymbol's movement imitates this gesture. Hence its name.