diff --git a/src/proc/asset/meta.cpp b/src/proc/asset/meta.cpp
index 09a771068..3e5e15e99 100644
--- a/src/proc/asset/meta.cpp
+++ b/src/proc/asset/meta.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "proc/assetmanager.hpp"
 #include "proc/asset/meta.hpp"
 #include "lib/util.hpp"
-#include "include/logging.h"
 
 
 namespace asset {
@@ -50,14 +49,15 @@ namespace asset {
   
   /** Generic factory method for Metadata Asset instances.
    *  @param  EntryID specifying the type and a human readable name-ID
-   *  @return an Meta smart ptr linked to the internally registered smart ptr
-   *          created as a side effect of calling the concrete Meta subclass ctor.
+   *  @return an meta::Builder struct with the metadata parameters. After configuring
+   *          and tweaking those parameters, the builder's \c commit() function
+   *          will create a new (immutable) meta asset.
    */
   template<class MA>
   meta::Builder<MA>
-  MetaFactory::operator () (EntryID<MA> elementIdentity)
+  MetaFactory::operator() (EntryID<MA> elementIdentity)
   {
-    UNIMPLEMENTED ("Meta-Factory");
+    return meta::Builder<MA> (elementIdentity.getSym());
   }
   
   
@@ -66,14 +66,15 @@ namespace asset {
    *          to be augmented and further specialised. Can indeed
    *          be an existing asset::Meta instance
    *  @param  EntryID specifying the type and a human readable name-ID
-   *  @return an Meta smart ptr linked to the internally registered smart ptr
-   *          created as a side effect of calling the concrete Meta subclass ctor.
+   *  @return an meta::Builder struct with the metadata parameters. After configuring
+   *          and tweaking those parameters, the builder's \c commit() function
+   *          will create a new (immutable) meta asset.
    */
   template<class MA>
   meta::Builder<MA>
   MetaFactory::operator() (Descriptor const& prototype, EntryID<MA> elementIdentity)
   {
-    UNIMPLEMENTED ("Meta-Factory");
+    UNIMPLEMENTED ("Meta-Factory: extend or supersede existing meta asset");       ////////////////////TICKET #746
   }
   
   
diff --git a/src/proc/asset/meta.hpp b/src/proc/asset/meta.hpp
index 21f029c14..77e08b71a 100644
--- a/src/proc/asset/meta.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/asset/meta.hpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace asset {
     class Descriptor
       {
       public:
-        virtual ~Descriptor();  ///< this is an ABC
+        virtual ~Descriptor();  ///< this is an Interface
       };
       
       /**
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace asset {
       
       virtual const ID<Meta>& getID()  const    ///< @return ID of kind Meta 
         { 
-          return static_cast<const ID<Meta>& > (Asset::getID()); 
+          return static_cast<const ID<Meta>& > (Asset::getID());
         }
       
     protected:
diff --git a/src/proc/asset/meta/time-grid.cpp b/src/proc/asset/meta/time-grid.cpp
index bc98fb234..dea09cb91 100644
--- a/src/proc/asset/meta/time-grid.cpp
+++ b/src/proc/asset/meta/time-grid.cpp
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@
 #include "lib/time/quantiser.hpp"
 #include "lib/time/timevalue.hpp"
 #include "lib/time/display.hpp"
-//#include "lib/util.hpp"
+#include "lib/util.hpp"
 //#include "include/logging.h"
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
 #include <string>
 
+using util::isnil;
 using boost::format;
 using boost::str;
 using std::string;
@@ -114,9 +115,12 @@ namespace meta {
     if (!fps_)
       throw error::Config ("attempt to build a TimeGrid with 0 frames per second");
     
-    format gridIdFormat("grid_%f_%s");
-    string name = str(gridIdFormat % fps_ % origin_);
-    EntryID<TimeGrid> nameID (name);
+    if (isnil (id_))
+      {
+        format gridIdFormat("grid_%f_%s");
+        id_ = str(gridIdFormat % fps_ % origin_);
+      }
+    EntryID<TimeGrid> nameID (id_);
     TimeGrid& newGrid (*new SimpleTimeGrid(origin_, fps_, nameID));
     
     return AssetManager::instance().wrap (newGrid);
@@ -135,7 +139,8 @@ namespace meta {
   PGrid
   TimeGrid::build (Symbol gridID, FrameRate frames_per_second, Time origin)
   {
-    Builder<TimeGrid> spec;
+    string name(gridID);
+    Builder<TimeGrid> spec(name);
     spec.fps_ = frames_per_second;
     spec.origin_ = origin;
     
diff --git a/src/proc/asset/meta/time-grid.hpp b/src/proc/asset/meta/time-grid.hpp
index 77f589ca9..a56380807 100644
--- a/src/proc/asset/meta/time-grid.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/asset/meta/time-grid.hpp
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ namespace meta {
   template<>
   struct Builder<TimeGrid>
     {
+      string id_;
+      
       FrameRate fps_;
       Time origin_;
       
@@ -116,8 +118,9 @@ namespace meta {
        * You need at least to set the framerate,
        * in order to create a usable TimeGrid
        */
-      Builder()
-        : fps_(0)
+      Builder(string const& nameID  ="")
+        : id_(nameID)
+        , fps_(0)
         , origin_(TimeValue(0))
         , predecessor_()
         { }
diff --git a/src/proc/asset/struct-scheme.hpp b/src/proc/asset/struct-scheme.hpp
index f39069101..e0f7af463 100644
--- a/src/proc/asset/struct-scheme.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/asset/struct-scheme.hpp
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ namespace asset{
   class Timeline;
   class Sequence;
   
+  namespace meta {
+    class TimeGrid;
+  }
+  
   
   namespace idi  {
     
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ namespace asset{
       {
         static Symbol namePrefix();
         static Symbol catFolder();
-        static Symbol idSymbol();
+        static Symbol idSymbol();   ///< used as type predicate symbol
       };
     
     
@@ -131,6 +135,12 @@ namespace asset{
         static Symbol catFolder()  { return "sequences";}
         static Symbol idSymbol()   { return "sequence"; }
       };
+    template<> struct StructTraits<meta::TimeGrid>
+      {
+        static Symbol namePrefix() { return "grid";     }
+        static Symbol catFolder()  { return "time-scales";}
+        static Symbol idSymbol()   { return "timeGrid"; }
+      };
     
     
     /* catch-all defaults */