Hah... it really feels like that. Beat them back, and then start the next wave...

Well, after you sacrifice one, the counter resets...

It was worth the sacrifice of my first born...

Thanks for putting these raffles on, always a lot of fun, and also for a good cause! Love the discord bot!

Australia was one the first with the van... I'm not a fan of it, most of the kids are still on it and now the government regulator is asking for more powers to deal with it.

Hmmm... I probably should look into it, now would be a good time at the start of a new financial year!

I think it is just more about the writers actually not giving a crap...

Oh... probably most definitely! Almost everyone needs at least one mattress!

More work and more worry that isn't related to our core things!

No, the market is pretty damn small! Each player has such unique tastes... and most will only have one per instrument... or weirdos like me who have a handful for each instrument!

Yeah, I think that there are quite a few music schools that do it for ease of materials access and additional revenue. There is something quite useful for that... but most of the musicians that do it are

A lot of our old books are the original manuscripts from libraries, archives, and private collections that we have digital scans of (that I end up printing out). The modern printed editions often try to

Yeah, it is that chicken/egg thing... but there are benefits to it as well. We are finding that in Australia, we have the space and time to try and create something of our own... which we would find quite

Yes... it is sad that it works... even if it is just to avoid causing a fuss. I just hope that in the end, people see what is happening... probably a misplaced naive hope.

LOL... as a small fish, it probably isn't wise to piss off the big fish... even if it is hilarious.

Oh yes, I get those.... they are really annoying! On our marketing emails, I refuse to use those name options to "personalise" the emails... they are obviously mass emails anyway, and I find

Thanks for the shout out!

I'm in, and even better for a good cause!

Haha for the bow! The larger ones are pretty much the same shape, but longer and with two manuals. Sometimes with a few more keys... and then there are samller ones as well! The harpsichords and fortepianos

I'm originally from Perth as well, so yeah... the Mosman name is definitely assocated with a certain amount of money! I've had food swoops from pigeons and seagulls... but never a kookaburra, that surprised