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I know what you mean...my mother-in-law uses a hand lotion that literally makes me open all the car windows when she applies it! Udder Butter or Bag Balm has a smell, but it doesn't seem to set my sinuses off.... What???? Are you saying that you don't support my rights as a gun owner? The 33 1/3 ammendment to the constitution of these here United States guarantees me the right to keep and arm bears while waving my whiskey bottle at the nieghbor's kids and shouting obsceneities.....

I do that all the time, though I concentrate on scales and excercises. Luckily, my wife could sleep through anything!

[ Now ask me if I'd rather date a woman who smells like machine oil or like produce! Seriously, though, I'm very sensitive to perfumes, and I can't abide scented stuff! Therefor, I stay away from perfumed personal care items, scented candles, incense, potpourri, etc. They aren't worth the allergies to me, even if I like the smell. (Plus, you can't buy ammo at Crabtree and Evelyn!)

I'm obviously a little slow. Sorry to trouble you, but I do appreciate the explanation. I mistakenly assumed that gravity would curl the pad down (away from the mounting) on one end, then "uncurl" it TOWARDS the mounting when reversed...

Jim: Since all I have is a soft case, what about rotating the "down" end? Alternating left and right ends down would negate the effect, wouldn't it? (Providing of course, that the box spends equal amuounts of time in each position) 2 day w/ gravity pulling down the valve, then 2 days pulled flat, etc.... I don't want to store this on it's side, as it tends to roll that way....

Yeah, but Tractor Supply is more fun to shop at!! (Plus, I don't much care to smell like potpourri!)

Wendy: I do a lot of machine shop work, and a lot of harsh chemicals. Every winter, I get the same skin-splitting you describe (though mine appears to be seasonal). I use Bag Balm from Farm and Fleet or Tractor Supply stores. It's designed to use on cow udders to cure chafing, cracking, etc. You might give it a try!

I went to the site and viewed these excercises...they were, unfortunately, over my head. Where can I get a tutorial on BASIC chords for English? At this point, simpler is better...does anyone have a reccomendation for a book?

Are we overthinking here? How long would this take to affect the valves? If we're talking harming the instrument in a year or two, that's bad...if we're conceeding that most concertinas are playable 50+ years later and have been stored God alone knows how, then should we really be worried? Replace the springs every couple decades or so. Forgive my ignorance if this is a stupide set of questions....

That's an attractive case! I was thinking square, as it allows for sheet music storage, but I really like the size and shape of that! I currently use a soft bage, and keep my small stash of supplies ( neckstrap, etc ) in an old Crown Royal bag...

No, I don't..I play English (Badly). The original post was regarding "New" versus "Vintage" instruments. I really don't even have a preference between Anglo and English...I've heard players who sounded wonderful on either one. I personally find concertina to be one of the most challenging, least intuitive instruments I've ever played!

I have a vintage suitcase built like that, and find it useful now and then. Imagine you need to stash the case in a space too narrow for the long axis...you slide it in on the upright (instrument) position, and use the handle to manuever the case... Not neccesary, but sometimes useful.

RIGHT THEN! Break it up... Move along.... Party's over then, lads....time to move on...

Jeff: Ideally (I have no idea how this would really work in the real world) I'd have a smallish hard-shell case about the size of a trumpet case. I prefer the look of a leather-covered case (or at least nylon), and that would allow you to use a cheaper grade of lumber as well....I'd also like some metal corner caps as well. I would NOT have a removable top! I'd drop or lose it! A strong piano hinge and a releasable prop to keep it open would be nice touches. I'd like 3 handles: at the opening horizontal side, at one of the narrow ends, and a removable shoulder strap w/ a pad, like a guitar strap. The interior would have a formed interior covered in a soft, non-abrasive material. Behind this would be some kind of shock-absorptive material...I've considered the spray-in foam we use to pack appliances in the warehouse here... On the interior, I'd like a space for my strap...a small rectangle cut from the foam, perhaps. Sheet music would reside in a zippered pocket on the exterior. There's my 2 cents... edited to add that toolbox - style catches would be nice, with a loop for a padlock if needed.

All I can say is "Wow!"... That's gorgeous!

You obviously don't know me very well....if I get really wound up, you're going to need a bomb shelter, six months rations, and a running start! Once a myopic nun at the Catholic college I attended squinted at me as I stood in front of a sunny window and sighed deeply. I asked her what she was sighing about, and she replied,"Because it's the last time I'll ever see you with a halo." I once proclaimed to a priest teaching science that "People like you will be first against the wall when the Revolution comes." My wife tells my that I have the "E" ticket to Hell: no lines, no waiting and all the rides!

Probbably something along the lines of "ACH DU LIEBER!"..... B

Well, they oughtn'td made me go all Boo Radley on they's dumb aces...

Don't none of 'em talk enny good. Dang fur'ners....wi' they fancy talkin', an' flashy clothes. As uppity as they is, ya'll'ud think they won the war or sumpin'....

As you can see, the concertina is one of only few things in life that can both blow and suck at the same time...

I quite literally am related (by the marriage of my aunt only!) to a black, blind "snake Baptist" minister... I was raised Methodist, married a Catholic, and wrote my thesis on Taoism..... Ponder this Grasshopper... If a felon commits felony.... and an adulterer commits adultery.... does that make God an iron?

We'uns is sho'nuff thankful for yo' kindly hep. Is ya'll Cath-o-lik? My people don't burn no candles at church, but we does handles snakes.... As for the spelling, well I've been called worse. And, for the record I majored in English and theology....and I've NEVER heard of a 'Lampion"!

Can someoneof my socio-economic background please translate this? Apparently the head of medieval studies died and left Mark here his vocabulary.... And as for my socio-economic background....blue-collar, union, and so poor that they couldn't afford that extra "g" Mark likes to hang at the end of my name...

I can see you doing strapspins and windmills like Pete Townsend! You'll no doubt top the charts on Billboard's list of top 10 hits in their new catagory "English Country Folk-Metal"

The dealer wouldn't let me open it up...(I don't really blame him), and w/o closer looking, I wouldn't give him more than $20. He politely declined.