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James - ta, bit small I'm afraid
SF - man you are a mine of information, keep it coming
BareNecessities - yep I did mention that Shand was a bit pricey, they have done a 29er for a very tall guy, details and pics are on their site somewhere.
The problem is I'd hate to vouch for any builder going well outside the normal range and their comfort zone. On paper they should all be able to do it but I wouldn't want to swear on it. If it's any use I've had three frames from Burls with the second being sold to pay for the third. For that one I bought and supplied a set of Paragon Rockers dropouts myself. So that added about £250 to the price once I'd paid shipping and import. But it still comes in a great deal less than the Shand. Burls build in straight gauge Ti only which I reckon is probably a good thing for the larger amongst us.
For steel and a very fair price you could look at TaylorMadeBikes(http://www.taylormadebikes.co.uk/mtb.html), Angus is currently building me a steel hardtail 29er frame and is again using Paragon Rocker dropouts that I supplied....cheaper this time as steel and not Ti. There is a very large and very lovely orange road frame on his site as well.