Rand Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Just for fun (but also because I am curious about how prevalent concertinas and other squeezeboxes were in the early history of Colorado), I searched for "concertina" in the online Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. There weren't a lot of hits, but the few I found are instructive (and often amusing). The attached clippings range from 1873 to 1914. I especially enjoyed "Reviving an Old Torture." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Thanks for posting these. They were once much loved I think, which one can tell even from the humorous comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian brown Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Thanks for posting these. They were once much loved I think, which one can tell even from the humorous comments. Yes, they're lovely! I suppose in the second clipping the author was mixing Concertina up with Concertante as in Sinfonia Concertante? After reading the last clipping, I will certainly refrain in future from playing my concertina during a thunderstorm, lest my toes get scorched... Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Yes, they're lovely! I suppose in the second clipping the author was mixing Concertina up with Concertante as in Sinfonia Concertante? After reading the last clipping, I will certainly refrain in future from playing my concertina during a thunderstorm, lest my toes get scorched... Adrian, does this mean that you're removing "Stormy Weather" from your repertoire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjcjones Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 "an early indiscretion of Sir Charles Wheatstone" "the favorite instrument of the idle and depraved" Harsh but fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian brown Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Yes, they're lovely! I suppose in the second clipping the author was mixing Concertina up with Concertante as in Sinfonia Concertante? After reading the last clipping, I will certainly refrain in future from playing my concertina during a thunderstorm, lest my toes get scorched... Adrian, does this mean that you're removing "Stormy Weather" from your repertoire? I guess I should Jim. After all, I'd hate to put "hope in the breast of struggling humanity…" "an early indiscretion of Sir Charles Wheatstone" "the favorite instrument of the idle and depraved" Harsh but fair Yes, I now understand why I am one of those "eccentric persons who professes to enjoy its alleged tones". Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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