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Roger Hare

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  1. May I ask for details of that book? I don't recall having seen that one before. Five minutes later: Oh! I think it may be Mick Bramich's book? Is that correct? Thanks.
  2. Personally, I think that (for some of us) that's a highly relevant observation. The text in 'Civil War Concertina' reads "Notes on the pull are shown by a button number with a line across the top". I presume the text is the same in other GC books? In the illustration in the OP this is true for notes on the right hand - look at buttons 2 and 3 - some have a line over the top of the note (pull), some don't (push). For the left-hand, pull notes are shown with a line on the far side of the staff. This is not 'across the top', it is 'the other side of the staff'. This is not as described in the text. This is confusing.
  3. Maybe I'm missing something vital, but that tutor appears to be for an Anglo? The OP states that they have a Duet? Aren't the two systems incompatible? Whatever, here is another Duet tutor... ______________________ There are also a couple of downloadable items here, but they may not be suitable on the grounds of different system and/or 'age'...
  4. Thanks! Yup! I'd already sussed it. I've never had the occasion to use an XML file before, so wasn't quite sure precisely what I should be doing. Simply changing the extension of the original XML file from .musicxml to .xml allowed me to import the file directly into EasyABC. This has turned into a useful exercise in familiarising myself with using XML, (even if only a little) - another potentially useful tool in the toolbox... The ABC code generated by importing direct into EasyABC looks a bit different to the ABC code I generated at first, but was (musically) essentially the same. Once I'd 'got my ear in' this seemed to behave beautifully. Thanks - nice tune...
  5. Thank you for the XML file! For some reason, I couldn't import the XML file into EasyABC, so I tried a new (to me) sequence of operations with this one: load the XML file into ME's program save as ABC, and load that into EasyABC final fine editing with EasyABC (not that there was all that much to do... Worked almost perfectly. There was a slight anomaly on playback... Later: Fixed - see next post but one below...
  6. I did a quick trawl through my 'Master Tune Book' and came up with the attached tunes. Some duplication, some ambiguity over tune names, some non-Irish. Whether they are 'thematically appropriate' is above my pay-grade... SaintPatrick.abc SaintPatrick.pdf
  7. They provide a link back to the Tune book Table of Contents. Look at the section "Adding a PDF Tunebook Table of Contents and Index" in the User Guide to see how to do this...
  8. Answer my own question! I think I may have mis-understood exactly how (and when) this feature operates. It's now back (if it ever really went away!).
  9. Thank you for the continuing interest. However, unfortunately my pal has suddenly been hit with a large (~£10k) bill for repairs to the property he lives in, so he's had to shelve any idea of purchasing a G/D for the time being...
  10. I hope I'm sending this to the right destination... I've always seen a sort of summary panel at the right hand side of my screen when looking at concertina.net. It included stuff like most active threads and things like that. It's now disappeared. I'm not aware of having made any changes myself. Any ideas why this panel has vanished? Ta...
  11. True story - it was that recording of 'Salmon Tails' which really decided me to get stuck in and learn to play the thing - brilliant - a belated thank you!
  12. I'm not familiar with the tune, or the playing of Bob Cann, but this was lurking in one of my ABC files under the title 'Uncle Jim's Barn Dance'. I've attached ABC and PDF. Is this the one you are looking for? ujbd.abc ujbd.pdf
  13. I found this version on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ormuz-music/bel-artilleur-de-bonne-mine Presumably this is the group to whom Ptarmigan refers...
  14. Such is life! Thanks anyway... Incidentally, where is the picture? It rocky enough to be Brittany - not a good place to be in a yacht on a dark and stormy night with an onshore wind...
  15. That's extremely nice!! ABC code/score anywhere, or am I going to have to try and 'earole' it? I can't see it anywhere in 'the usual places'...
  16. The clutter argument is perfectly reasonable - that's why I phrased it as a question rather than a suggestion. I think I may well have responded in the same way. Thanks for the response.
  17. That's pretty neat! Is there an argument for introducing such a count-in time to 'ordinary' playback as well as in the 'trainer'? Is it possible (silly question really...)?
  18. Ta! Nova Scotians, Shetlanders, Orcadians, Bretons - I wonder how long a list of folks one could compile who are technically from A but will always say they are from B...🙂
  19. I like to get these things right. Was John Morris Rankin from Cape Breton, then (ie: Canadian)? Ta... Great tune...
  20. Ah! Thank you for that - that will save me a deal of messing about!
  21. John thank you. Your thoughts mirror mine almost exactly. The ABC code you posted a few minutes ago looks more or less exactly like what I came up with as a 'solution'. Thank you for the image from the book - that saves me a trip to the Music Library in Manchester to have a look at the damn' thing... David thank you. I had not thought of this stuff being the product of 'software', but I am now inclined to think that your observation that "there’s no way a human being would have come up with that abc solution given what the page of music looks like" may well be at the bottom of how this stuff appears[1]. I wonder if anyone is still using such software? The rudimentary nature of any such software might help to 'explain' why in different contexts the 'solutions' appear to be completely different... I just (a few minutes ago) found another example - M:9/8l this time - also from Northumbrian Minstrelsy - what fun I'm having... Thanks again both... ____________________________________________ [1] I have however occasionally seen examples of tunes which are clearly printed/written as 4/4 (say) being transcribed as 2/2, or vice versa. I dunno why...
  22. Thanks so much for all the responses! I've forwarded contact details, etc. for all respondents to Frank. I think though, that some of the instruments on offer may be over his price ceilng... Both Frank and myself are blown away by the number of responses - the power of concertina.net, eh?
  23. Thanks to those who have responded via PM. I have passed on your contact details to the prospective purchaser.
  24. Well now, I wasn't altogether sure myself. I do know that he has looked at some new 'hybrids', and found that they were only available in C/G. I know that he has also spoken with a dealer who was a bit downbeat about the likelihood of finding a vintage G/D any time soon. It may be he has been on the receiving end of both disappointing responses. I am in full agreement with your comment "Either way doesn't make much sense to me" if only because in the context of our conversation, we were talking about both vintage and new instruments... I have done two things: 1) trailed here for prospective vendors (I have received two responses in double-quick time and have passed on contact details) 2) alerted him to the existence of makers of 'hybrid' instruments who will undertake the supply of a G/D instrument I'm getting good at this - this is the 3rd time I have acted as an 'honest broker' (he said, modestly) in setting up private sales like this. Maybe I should start charging a commission fee...🙂
  25. Recently I have come across several instances of M:4/4l in ancient ABC transcriptions. For example: X:2104 T:Coffee and Tea C:Trad S:Northumbrian Minstrelsy M:4/4 O:England F:England K:G "C"ef| "G"g2 d2 BGdB| "G"Gggf ~g2 ed| "G"g2 d2 BGdB| "D7"Aefg ~f2 ed|\ M:4/4l "G"g4 d2c2 B2G2 BcdB|\ M:4/4 "G"Gggf ~g2 ed|\ M:4/4l "G"g4 d2c2 B2G2 BcdB|\ M:4/4 "D7"Aefg ~f2:: ed| "G"BgBg (3def gd| "G"BgBg ~f2 ed| "G"BgBg (3dgf gd| "D7"Aegf gfed|\ M:4/4l "G"B2g2B2g2 fgfe g2d2|\ M:4/4 "G"BgBg ~f2 ed|\ M:4/4l "G"B2g2B2g2 fgfe g2B2|\ M:4/4 "D7"Aefg ~f2| The context is different in different examples. For instance, in the above, the bars following the M:4/4l all appear to be 'overfull', but replacing each instance of M:4/4l with L:1/16, and the following M:4/4 with L:1/8 would supply a 'fix' (of some sort). However I have seen an example (can't find it now) where the 'fix' would be to replace M:4/4l with L:1/4 which is in some sense, exactly the opposite approach. I'm deeply puzzled... Does anyone have any idea what this means please? I've looked at some 'early' ABC documentation and can't find any reference to this sort of stuff. Some additional points: I've also seen examples of M:6/8l and M:3/4l Several of the instances of this seem to be in transcriptions of tunes from Northumbrian Minstrelsy, (though there are others). Is there an ancient transcription of Northumbrian Minstrelsy out there 'in the wild' which has got broken up, and lost any accompanying explanation of what this stuff means? Any advice welcome. Ta.
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