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Thank you, Erika!

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Celine! How are you beautiful girl? Long time no see. Happy Christmas to you also. I'm very busy at work but I'll see if I can knock up something for a new video. Best wishes, Phil 😚

Thank you. Glad you like it. Regards, Phil

No, Music Composed by: Ji Pyeong Kwon. regards, Phil

Long time no hear! Same with you Chesie

Thank you. I'm happy that you enjoyed it. Regards, Phil

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@@philsskills hope youre in a good health. Om from the Philippines. If you don't mind, just wanna request for a cover the song "My way"

@@AngelicaMagallanoekang Hi Angelica, Hope life is good beautiful girl. Sorry, I don't have the time to do requests at the moment. I'm a front line worker and things are really hectic just now. I will keep your request in mind and do it at a later date. Best wishes to you in the Philippines from Phil in Scotland.

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Thank you regards, Phil

My pet hate was: You do all you can to make the shoulder rest fit and be comfortable, then, when you put it back in its case, you have to dismantle it again and go through the same set-up procedures to get back to where you were. The case should be larger to keep the shoulder rest on all the time. I sold my WAV 4 and have a Bridge Aquila now. I agree with what you say...the NXT sounds great. It might be worth getting a metal worker to make you a longer support rod and to bend it into shape like the original. After all, its just 'round bar steel' regards, Phil

A good song :-)

Yes 'playback'. All professional videos are made using this technique. regards, Phil

Hi Robert, give me an email address and I'll send you the sheet music. regards, Phil

Sorry, I sold that particular violin back in 2015 and the BSR went with it.

Hey, I’m in the same shoes! How did you go about building your own? Thanks

Quite true. thanks for your input Pedro Yi.

Thanks Mey!

It's a little emotional. Thanks for commenting. regards, Phil

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@@philsskills have a nice day

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I'll try to get time to upload next week. I've been so busy that practising has not been regular for me. Thanks FX.

@@philsskills Cool ! I must remember that in order to be one of the very first to listen to your new video after towo years :-)

@@FXDUBOIS Just click the little bell and get notified :-)

Thanks John. I'm doing ok but lost my job due to COVID. I'll be starting a new one shortly...thank God. I'm not playing as much these days but I'll get back on the saddle soon :-)

Thank you.

It is reminiscent of a trumpet or trombone

Thank you Nancy!

Thanks Lorraine! Best wishes to everyone for the future. regards, Phil

@@philsskills Sorry Phil, nice tribute to James Scott Skinner, Scotland's greatest soldier ..... have a smashing weekend, Lorraine :)

@@LorraineAshby Hi Lorraine, It does have an Irish feel to it and was based on an American playing style. :-)) As if that wasn't confusing enough, Scott Skinner was a Fiddler and composer who wrote the music as a tribute to "Hector the Hero". It's really a tribute to Scotland's greatest soldier, Major General Sir Hector Archibald MacDonald. It is my tribute offered, giving benefit of the doubt as his career was controversial. As I said at the beginning of the video..."May God have looked upon your life with Truth and Accuracy and rewarded you in heaven or condemned you to hell". I said this, as there were accusations of inappropriate homosexual behavior on his part but were never proven. The English army had arranged a Court Marshal but when Hector killed himself they discovered that he had a wife and son :-( With embarrassment, they went meekly to Lady Christina MacDonald and asked if the funeral could be discrete as the homosexual allegations would be embarrassing to the King, who gave Hector awards. She agreed but word got out and the streets of Edinburgh came to a standstill as they filled up with more than 30 thousand mourners. The story of his life is both exciting and sad and if nothing else, very memorable. Anyone I speak to in Scotland has never heard of him. Now that's sad! I suppose past events were rather hushed up given the controversy. If you have time, you can find a fascinating story here... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_MacDonald but I can't guarantee its accuracy. Best wishes Lorraine.

@@philsskills I clicked on the link you provided and read all about the amazing (understatement) Sir Hector Archibald MacDonald. What an incredible man to have achieved so much and he did it the hard way rising through the ranks on merit alone. My Dad was in the army so I understand the significance of this. He really was a true hero and incredible soldier but more than this he was so humble and a man of good and noble character. The spitefulness, jealousy and false accusations that led to his very sad demise is disgusting to say the least. You are right, his story is fascinating, exciting, sad but very hard to forget. I found it difficult to take it all in ..... a real emotional roller coaster. I could kick myself for not reading those profound words at the beginning of your video, words I will never forget "May God have looked upon your life with Truth and Accuracy and rewarded you in heaven or condemned you to hell!" After what I have read about this incredible man I am stunned to read that people you have spoken to about him have never heard of him . Phil, his story has left a really deep impact on me for many reasons. I love history and biographies, basically I am fascinated by human beings and why they do the things they do!! Thank you for sharing this one with me. Best wishes Phil,

@@LorraineAshby ​@@LorraineAshby Thank you Lorraine. You are most welcome. I researched his life by reading info from one of the universities in Scotland, I can't remember which Uni :-) It took me around 2 weeks of research to seek the truth but I never really found it! Also, James Scott Skinner's life story intermittently influenced research time. In the morning when he took his life, witness statements said he collected mail from the front desk, then read from the 'Newspaper rack' and headed off to his room. After hearing a loud gunshot, a copy of an American newspaper (might have been the American Tribune or New York Herald, (I can't remember) was found beside him on the bed containing slanderous and negative publicity, but...the mail from the front desk was NEVER found, not even to this day. This raised my suspicion. Something was covered up. Several witnesses and also the Front Desk Clerk who handed over the mail to him, 'swore' he collected mail, some of which he replied to and others he did not. As you say "an emotional roller coaster". Three things I also found sad, were: He married Christina when she was 17 years old. It must have been love :-) and was perfectly legal under Scottish law at that time but not English Law (probably the wisest law on reflection). Lady Christina MacDonald had to go to court twice to have her son recognized as being 'legitimate' under English law. The second hearing which was in England, ruled in her favour. Christina also decided to sue several journalists for slander... she WON every case! So, Christina was not treated with much respect either, regardless of her status. "Fighting Mac" applies to both of them :-) In two decades of marriage they were together only 3 times :-( I couldn't find out why but then it occurred to me that to take leave for Scotland, would involve weeks of sailing on a ship just to get home, have your holiday and then, there would have been the return journey. I don't think the Military would have been that generous with a soldier's leave. Today we can get from one side of the world to the other within 2 days :-) Their son, was said to be 'non-sociable' but not anti-social. No bloody wonder! I think he died in the late 1960's having spent his life being an Engineer. Thanks for your interest Lorraine. I also have a fascination with historical figures and also the buildings they occupied. My research also made an impact on me. I'm perplexed as to why a soldier, credited to be greater than William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and Rob Roy MacGregor has such neglected history and recognition. I normally spend time researching the music I upload and this was no exception. Maybe this is why there are so many gaps between my uploads. At least, that's my excuse ;-) The sadness you feel in the violin playing is probably the fact that this is not just a Scott Skinner's fiddle tune, it was ... and is a 'lament'. regards, Phil

Thanks Alma. He never gives up :-)