Sorry the 'only pine' bit was meant to indicate that it was soft wood
rather than hardwood. I jealously guard some old pine I have and use
it carefully !!

So in summary - I'm not going to get the router cutter I want ! And
should therefore invest in a spindle moulder ! Hmm - that's not
really an option is it? A round bead + V cutter is not recommended so
perhaps what I'm going to have to look at is a routed round bead and a
cutter for the moulding plane, possibly shaping the cutter myself. I'm
not really that enthusiastic about scratching.

I do suppose it's not possible to modify a router to do spindle
moulding ?

Rob