michael sam wild
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I notice on the borrowed Suttner I am keeping my fingers closer to the buttons and 'kissing' is a good description. On the Jeffries I keep a higher finger action and come down a bit harder.
I am wondering whether the handle height is different and will make a comparison to see whether the angle of approach is different.
Lots to think about, you do tend to get used to what you play most and we don't get our hands on too many excellent instruments for any length of time .
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I am having my Jeffries 26b C/G Anglo overhauled and have been fortunate, in the interim, to have been playing in sessions on a Suttner C/G. I am very impressed by the response when playing Irish reels. What experience of replacing springs have others had?. How critical is spring metal. Or is it the overall quality of a modern Suttner?
I normally work on the 'If it works don't fix it but this has made me think'. On older melodeons I have used stronger springs and other dodges to improve reponse.
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I was told that fine woven military uniform material is pretty good. Ask a Guardsman , now the Jubilee is over. On melodeons I use billiard table felt, I got a big sheet free when our pub table was re-covered by the Brewery after a tipsy customer wrecked it with a cue with no tip!
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This sounded pleasant,
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If,as I understand, the physics is all about air movement why does the composition of the reed metal matter so much it's not like a twanging blade where a wooden ruler sounds difefrent to a steel hacksaw blade or a brass strip. Shouldn't a plastic reed be as effective , is it more the reed chamber dimensions?
Mind you I'm sticking with my Jeffries' reeds!
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Chris Sherburn was tere on his boat with his mum
http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150950778042188&set=p.10150950778042188&type=1&theater
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Just spotted Chris and his mum being interviewd on BBC TV on the coal barge Wheldale,in the Royal Jubilee Flotilla on the Thames. Not playing his 'tina though!
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welcome here, we are a friendly and very helpful bunch. The Alistair Anderson workshop is a great resource.
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For the fellow hybrids amongst us who venture to the dark side, here's a nice clip of Tony MacMahon aged 17 playing in C and Amin on a B/C box. So he's up and down the rows in the old style
<br><br><br><br>Ciaran MacMathuna ( presenter?) was saying TM got the tunes from box player Sonny Brogan. Sonny Brogan was cited in Brendan Breathnach's book as source for Castle Kelly . Does anyone have an earlier source?, I'm just revisiting it as a faster reel, having tended to play it slow , as is quite common, having initially heard it on <em>Doublin'</em>, by Glackin and Keenan with Noel Kenny on concertina . This explains the roundabout link to concertinas! Ain't retirement great!
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This was new to me, maybe useful. We don't get much from Ireland on conc.net Anyone used it?
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I had a couple I used to get familiar with the buttons etc, then I sold on eBay and the buyers said they were good to get started on . Then they moved on and sold them too.
Not just a toy!
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Thanks , in England diatonic is often used wrongly for bisonoric because most diatonic accordions and concertinas play different notes on the push or pull on that button.
I'm sure a small bisonoric (Anglo) would be quite possible for a child . Adult concertinas are just too big and heavy. there are small Chinese kids' accordions which are good but not concertinas unfortunately
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I I found a good link to a thread on Mudcat about the group Blasket Sound from Dublin in which Noel played . There is a mention from Tom McDonagh who was in the band, of an unreleased second album
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Many thanks to the organisers & all who attended for a fabulous & musically diverse weekend!
Swaledale for me too pity they clashed.
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Nice, I'd like a small anglo for my grandaughter so that's inspiring.
Can we clarify the jargon. Diatonic and unisonic. They can mean different things in England
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Lucky Japanese if Noel Kenny is living there.He used to play in Matt Molloys with Seamas Henihin and Noel O Grady. Believe it or not I used to organise my weekends in Westport around their Session. It was great great music and even better crack every Monday night for years. They were very tight and traditional without being rigid.Noel O Grady is a wonderful bouzuki player who plays in Beginish and Seamas has a few CDs. They played in a rhythm from another age.I do not know of a CD of his but people should hear Noel Kenny as he is definitely one of the greatest.
I have them on a couple of tracks CD from the Mayo Hospice . Great stuff I used to play there too. Agree!
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Buzzard s..t is the best adhesive after my experience with the car roof at Swaledale squeeze at weekend. Don't attempt to scrape it off it's ful lof grit! i'm having it analysed and want to market it!
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Niallo a new member has posted a link to YouTube with Noel Kenny (Nollag) playing in a session
I also found a video of Noel with Gary Hastings and Noel O'Grady on Youtube.playing a lovelyset of jigs
I have a CD from the Mayo hospice Trust with a great track but so far I can't find a recent CD of Noel Kenny and friends.
Any leads would be most welcome
I met him in several session sin Mayo in the 90s and thought what a lovely Anglo player he was.. Ithink he was a language teacher in the Westport area then.
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Thanks I wish there was a Cd of Noel kenny , anybody know ?
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I'd like to say thankyou for an excellent weekend. . Jane and Dave and all the tutors and participants made it another great event..
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I had a go with my mate who plays guitar. We found C too high and both felt it was better on the C/G in G and I could sing with it too. It goes in G into C quite nicely with some quite easy chords.
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Rob Harbron Workshop
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Recommended. I play Anglo not EC but found the Lewes workshop very good. Great location in Loxley Valley and Royal Hotel at Dungworth does good beer and pies!