Great stuff - Thanks all. I will probably prevaricate until I go off the idea but even if that does happen, I will eventialy go back to it , maybe three or four times, and then I will try a few experiments and thank you all again for yout inputs.

Bernard - Good idea about the adjacent notes - Th emost simple ideas usualy are and it escaped me altogether! I would have to get used to the fingering. I can't envisage whay you mean about the lower bass - Care to ellucidate. But I must warn it can cause blindness.

And for those of you who bekieve I have some sort of waterfoul fettish -

http://www.duckbrand.com/

But I must say I would probably use 3M gaffer tape anyway :-)

Cheers

DtG