I am an Enginering Designer for Cambridge Consultants
I design special purpose machines and was part of the team that gave the world the round tea bag.
I also look after our Mechanical CAD systems including PTC Medusa and Pro/Engineer.
In my own time I make and play acoustic musical instruments - Guitars, Mandolins, Violins, and Northumbrian Bagpipes. I also build and fly Model Aircraft - mostly Controline but also some Radio Control.

Medusa CAD system: Mainly Medusa but Pro/E and DesignWave will have a presence in the future Bluegrass and other music This area is really a compilation of all the areas of music I am interested in. I have included a lot of interesting links to makers of instruments, suppliers of parts and other thinfgs of interest. There is a section with a lot of mandolin music in ABC format. Mandolin Making, Playing etc. This is the place where you can see pictures of the latest instrument I have made and also find some descriptive material on some of the techniques I use in the construction. I am also collecting Bluegrass tunes and instrumental breaks for the mandolin in ABC format Dobro I recently fitted a new Quarterman cone to a 1930's Dobro. See some pictures and read how I did it Northumbrian Pipe Making Manual: This is a comprehensive online manual on the construction of the Northumbrian Smallpipes. There are still a few small areas to be completed but all the main information and drawings are there Radio Cowboys Homepage Band information including booking information. What are we doing, where are we doing it and who are we doing it to. Aeromodelling Some good links and pictures of a bunch of my controline models - just added link to controline pictures taken at the British controline nationals August 28th to August 30th 1999 There is also a direct link to the picture page Pictures from the British controline national chamionships 1999

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