I must be getting old as I can remember when Richard Walker was at Farlows also on Belmont street. Les Smith had a shop for a while in the Spital, is that the one you meant Minamoto?
Going back to Orvis in Banchory, l looked in there last week to browse the fly tying stuff but there was next to nothing. The guy I spoke said it was down to the area manager but he assured me it was going back to normal soon, so here's hoping.