Martyn J Bailey Luthier

23/03/2020

The latest batch of my large Baker model double bass machines are finished.

28/12/2019

01/06/2019

As this is a most appropriate place to announce this it is with regret that I will no longer be taking payments through PayPal. On a more positive note does anybody know of an economic way to accept card payments on a relatively small number of higher value transactions?

01/06/2019

The Latest from PayPal.
My appeal has been rejected. The situation is that although the goods at the time of their decision hadn't been returned to me, I had incurred actual expenses, had agreed with the buyer that shipping and other expenses would be paid by him as it was him that wished to cancel the order after it was despatched, I am the one at fault! Lesson- don't use PayPal! Further there is appears to be no way to add further information to the dispute as the case is now closed, PayPal - Judge & Jury. By the way the 'buyer had agreed to pay all my expenses but I'm supposed to refund the entire amount. How can you do business this way?

Here my last parting short to them:-

I still have additional information that I could supply to you and although you have indicated reasons for your decision I have no way of communicating to you as you have closed the case. As I'm completely faultless in this 'transaction' as things stand I'm the one out of pocket. Your dispute resolution system is deeply flawed and until you provide me with a way to communicate with you the outstanding balance / my suggested resolution will remain unpaid. How you can come to the decision you have on the evidence I have provided is a complete mystery and hiding behind your terms and conditions does nothing to improve this situation. As this stands I shall be posting details of this matter on social media, I hope you will benefit from the publicity.

I don't suppose they will give a dam....

One compensation the goods have now been returned to me, it has taken DPD 7 days to deliver them back to me and I don't know how many emails and telephone calls. This is another company I will not be using again.
Just imagine how much out of pocket I would have been if the goods had gone missing!

30/05/2019

PayPal has really pi**ed me off today, found in favour of a 'buyer' that hasn't return the goods but expects a refund of over £ 940.00, what Planet do these people live on? Anybody else had a similar experience?

19/05/2019

A nice way to end what was a very busy week and a good way to start the next!

01/08/2018

Latest 'C' Extension.

01/08/2018

More double bass tuner news, my Italian model with custom made brass plates.

04/06/2018

This certainly has turned into the year of the extensions whether it has been the fitting of new fingered or mechanical ones, or like the partially dismantled one below sent from Germany to be repaired. Still more to do!

01/06/2018

The latest 'C' extension to be fitted, this time it's a mechanical 'Fawcett' pattern and the tuners are my 'Large Baker' model. More extensions to come.

28/04/2018

My 'Original' Baker Model Double Bass Machines are back in stock. Details of these and my other models can be found http://www.mjbl.co.uk/double-bass-tuning-machines

06/11/2017

12/02/2017

Following my last few posts concerning the growing range of double bass tuners I offer and various question that have been asked of me in respect of the additional 5 string tuner I have posted on my web site some fitting guidance and other information. I would welcome feedback as to the helpfulness or otherwise of this article, thank you. You can go straight to the page in question by clicking this link www.mjbl.co.uk/double-bass-5th-string-additional-tuner-fitting

05/02/2017

These 'Italian' model double bass tuners have been a long time in the preproduction stage, finally they are ready! Hopefully in the next week or so I will write up all the recent developements in my tuner range to the web site with their details. Watch this space- www.mjbl.co.uk

02/02/2017

These double bass tuner that I make are for 5 string conversion work where the customer wishes to keep the original machines and/or the peg box is too short to accept 5. I make these to order so custom options are possible. Skilled fitting and access to a centre lathe to machine the 'host' shaft is required. Please contact me for details. More tuner news coming soon! www.mjbl.co.uk

15/01/2017

Here's another large repair job from last year which also required a plaster cast. The front had badly distorted having been 'thinned out' much to much - under 1 mm. thick in places!

15/01/2017

I came across some photos I took last year on a camera card and realised not only I hadn't up loaded them to my computer I hadn't shared them with either the client or here on FB so for those interested this is what the inside of the front looked liked after the repairs were completed--reference 19th January Old English bass repair/plaster cast

01/01/2017

These are part of the order for 106 double bass tuners of the larger 'Baker' model, ready to be packed & shipped to German,