DOH!  I submitted a v2 part but "wimped out" on v1 (for reasons I've probably already mentioned) - but I've been listening a goodly number of times to it now, and I finally have the proper melody and timing in my mind ( and NOT the tune I have whistled to myself on many occasions over the years - which is sort of "changed" from the original  what with my own whistling and my added trills and unusual timing variations (it just happens when there's a tune in my mind....) - and because that is what was "stuck in my mind" it stopped me playing it as it should be played.... hmmm... LOL ! ).

 Anyway, I have it in my head now, and since it seems like I still have time to submit - I'll go for it this weekend although I suspect I'll drop the last 16 bars an octave to make it easier for me - my shifting isn't quite up to the mark yet - but I'll see how it goes....  But at least we'll get another part clocked-up... ( yes, I did write "clocked" LOL  - excuse my strange sense of humor )

  Once I get round to it, I'm also kind of thinking I may post one of my practice shots in the "self critique" thread - for no other reason than to let you all hear what sounds my limited ability can draw-forth from my new FM Concert - which I like a lot (OK, we Scots are given to understatement - "like it a lot" ?  -no -  I actually love it!), and which as yet has had no public airing....  Aye, that's a good idea, a plan, and a target...  I like plans and targets....  yeah...

@Fiddlerman - mentioning plans and targets - yes a deadline - I would tend to agree - probably a good idea - from my own perspective that would have surely concentrated my mind and got me having a shot at v1 long before now and breaking-the-chains-that-bound-me from attacking the v1 part... when I first tried it I gave up after a day or so - for the life-of-me I just couldn't get "my" version and timing out of my mind and thought "this is way too difficult" - and of course it is not really...(weird or what?  anyway...)

and @coolpinkone - the 6-day working-week sucks - my worst ever time was six days as "one-week-on-night-shift and one-week-normal" - you just never get into a rhythm - and that lasted for 3 months - that REALLY hurt especially over the summer months when this far north it is bright come 3:30 am - I felt like I was on another planet (Jupiter?  It could have been Planet Zog for all I knew...)  - but chin-up lass - things can only get better - work on it when you can!

Bill