David; You've got my support. I was tempted to do this along with the Brit Website, Peter and Toni are working on, but thought it would be too much of an undertaking. If you put this on the web as a site, we could link to each other, or you could include this as part of our site, or ask Peter Paine to put the information on his site which makes sense. As time allows, I could help out and look through my many pages of stuff, but can't promise a timeline right now. I've got too many project, mainly the two shows I'm working on, and other projects.
Peter Naiman Glendale, WI
David Ross <dlr94306@yahoo.com> wrote: Peter K wrote:
"Actually all this illuminates a rather big "missing link" in our collective knowledge base here: GB Stems."
This would make a great collaborative project, and if no one else is interested please consider me for the position of project manager. How about an album on wooljersey set up for this purpose? It's easy to post photos, add and edit comments, change the photo order as more data surfaces, etc. (all made possible by the incredible generosity of the wooljersey sponsor!).
I have a few GB stems in a small range and a few older Holdsworthy Aids catalogs. Not much to go on, but it's a start. I propose posting a decent (not pro) quality photo and a brief description, along with an attempt to match it up with produciton dates and any useful data from the catalogs. Others may then post comments, corrections, etc. Anyone who cares to send me photos of their stems and contribute their knowledge would be most welcome. We could build a decent timeline and visual database if enough people chip in on this.
Comments? I'm not going to start on this unless at least a couple of people think it's a worthy idea (since it's not billable time). I also wouldn't mind expanding this concept to GB bars, assuming that's even a rational idea.
Dave Ross
Portola Valley, CA