Thank you. Yes exactly like a bass viol.

I recently danced to a band with what looked like a six string 'cello.

What is it properly called, can anyone describe it's period, evolution, tuning etc. Viol? da Gamba?

The band also had fiddle and lute, and what looked like a fiddle played like a 'cello! Their music was Playford era.

There are few WW2 aviator reenactors who look "complete" because a Spitfire or Fokke Wulfe (etc) gets expensive and hard to store in a suburban family home. Having a "Crashed" one introduces all sorts of sharp edges fro risk assessment.

NOW is a very good time to review what your organisation actually does, and pay the money to a law firm for consultation and creation of a Ltd Company. this limits the directors and members liabilities. Then you should look into insurances to cover injuries to people and damage to property during cl...

John Playford's English Dancing Master, which started in 1651 (tho some say 1650) and ran as a series until about 1720, is available in facsimile and modern type face many times on the www, complete with music. http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/playford_1651/ Mr Playford was a compiler, editor and publish...

I have two Regency tail suits for period dance. Being wool they are hot, -to too hot.. I'm looking for a decent period design for something cooler for summer dances but still period correct. Can anyone offer a period correct design, does anyone want to supply a correct but lightweight jacket, (maybe...

Fiction is good, it's a distraction from real life, but it's NOT history. There may be historical references but fiction is not history. Usually, apart from some principal events, history is best researched from several sources, single source research from contemporary writing may work, but from non...

If you have a pattern, Whitechapel bell foundry or possibly Taylors (Loughborough) Foundry would be my first choices, They are used to big cope and core castings!

Fletcher, Carver, Butcher, Smith, Forester -trades of the period. John Playford, Mr Cosgill, Mr Beveridge, Miss Sayer Farrier, Currier, Brewer. Seriously up market names may still hark back to the French/Norman De Beer, De Burgh. Add a smattering of Dutch influence especially in East Anglia Don't kn...

Will you be part of a uniform group (soldiers etc) If so uniformity across the group may be more important than accurately following research of the unit's uniform regulations.

Bearing in mind the smaller population and the larger number of growing forests I suspect that the historically accurate method would be to go to the local woods and chose and fell a suitable sapling or small tree. Walk inside the woods and the trees will be taller and straighter as they grow upward...

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My point being that you could pick 20 different styles from the 20th century from flapper girl to rock n roller to mini skirt etc. I expect you could pick the same range from any century . So come as close as you can and miss all the obvious clangers -no-one remembers the era with any clarity!

Just think of the variety of fashion in the 20th century. There would likely have been the same variance in any period. Start by avoiding obvious anachronisms -eg zips and synthetics.

For specific ww11 there is a lot of wisdom on wwiireenacting.co.uk/forum/ Hoping that you have his name and service number searches should be relatively simple.

You have PM's with contact details for a hirer with OWALW costume.

This is Am Dram, you don't need to buy the uniforms they'll be no use later OWALW is back to back catalogue as 2014, 100 anniversary of ww1, has passed. There must be dozens of prop hire firms who made costume for OWALW who would like another hire for the uniforms hire at thespis.biz may be a start ...

Never used Paddelaters so no comment.

Oh What A Lovely War was the play of the year in 2014 as the centenary of the opening of WW1. There must be several costumieres with a set of WW1 costumes not flavour of this year.

Unless you find someone with specific experience with making gun barrels then it's likely that some competent workers will refuse the job for the ongoing product liability issues.

Firstly China would NOT be a place I'd buy a barrel from, Chinese alloy car wheels have a poor reputation for casting quality with inclusions and voids sometimes found on x-ray, second you will have to guess what alloy they used could be tough or brittle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYWDuXadosA ...

Be absolutely certain that you can (physically) and may (legally) keep your weapon suitably secure. If it's really heavy you'll need a crane to put it in a gun cabinet.

WW2 is well represented on wwiireenacting.co.uk/forum/ Whether there is anything interesting in your area...

One can only hope that the refreshments are up to Surrey Police standards.

ORDCON tends to be organised at very short notice but it was always in October, just when fireworkers are busy! The organisers certainly used to be senior members of the Institute of Explosives Engineers ( iexpe.org ) who's office may be able to assist with the current contact details.

I'm looking for a full dress evening tail suit of about 1850. I'm looking for the whole outfit bespoke, and essentially by the end of August bank holiday week. Does anyone who has the time and interest want to quote me a price please? Natural fibres inc silk where necessary but can be machine sewn. ...

I'm looking for gents white hose to go with a/ a 1750 outfit and b/ a 1815 outfit. I'm thinking of silk or fine wool. I'd rather they were a moderrnly acceptable shade of white, distinctly more white than "natural".

Self promotion or recommendations welcome please.

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I'm looking for a black tricorne hat to suit a 1760 gent. definitely an extra large as it's to be worn with a wig. Recommendation or self promotion welcome please. Proximity to East London even better first outing is two weeks away (ie end of march 15)

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Looking for a white, gents wig for period 1760 ish and socially noble to court. Can anyone supply please. Recommendations or self promotion welcome.