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In that case I love different!!

And all the different feet tapping during the grand finale.

But fingers so horny, that they're nothing but big nails, I suppose....

Forget about Nina/tina. Start with what's in "sweat"....

Ouch. After 3 years I'm still trapped in that one: to learn more I should meet other players, but I'm not good enough for that yet.....

My point is that "no rules at all" is not only the best solution for Paul & C.net, but also the best way to prevent the risk of upsetting anyone. If we agree, that the seller has the right to sell to whoever he wants, for whatever reason, for whatever price, there's is no justification for indignation for all the potential buyers the seller doesn't want to do business with. That restricts the risks to a one-to-one basis. Trouble starts, when the seller, in advance or afterwards, explains publicly who he wants to do business with and why. From that moment everybody is entitled to an opinion about it. That's when people get upset. It's my good right never to sell to anybody involved in ITM, if I hate ITM. Nothing wrong with that, as long as I don't tell anybody. After all, it's my concertina, I'm selling. You want to treat all prospective buyers fair. That's a good thing. And you can make your own rules to make sure you do. But don't tell me, don't give me a reason to claim afterwards you should have sold that tina to me.

I think the best rule is "no rules at all". Because there's no way to enforce rules, and there is no judge in case of disagreement on the application of the rules. This can only lead to embarrassing public quarrels. Whatever rules you make suggest protection against the risks both buyer and seller take in doing business with unknown individuals, which c.net never can offer. So IMO, all the B&S forum can offer is a way for sellers and buyers to get in touch. Whatever happens from there is the individual risk and responsibility of the people involved. And the price you pay for your free advertisement (apart from the donation to help keep the site running) is that anyone can comment on your posting. I'd say that's the deal. Take it or leave it.

Always wondered how you knew... Keep up the good work. Always looking forward to your next list!!

See the pinned topic at the top of "Buy & Sell" by Paul Schwartz.

So, let's do some counting, I thought. Sort members by Total Posts etc. Guess what? That Ken is a cheat : there are only 3345 members!! But having done the counting already, here the results: 1395 members who never posted, 1211 members with less than 5 posts, That leaves only 739 members with 5 or more. 22%. (545 members with 10 or more, 390 with more than 20 posts)

Nor with Cocoa111

Wheatstone Æola EC, Wooden ended, Extended Treble (56 keys), 6 folds: 1200g (on a kitchen scale as well) So Chris Algar is right that the difference in weight between a Treble and a Extended Treble isn't such a big deal.

I do a lot of things in daily live: I teach, I raise my children, I make love to my wife, I clean the house, I play music. Does that make me a teacher, a father, a lover, a housecleaner, a musician? Only if it still defines my person, when I'm not doing that: When I stop cleaning, I'm no longer a housecleaner. But on holiday, I'm still a teacher. And I'm still a father, although my children left the house. But that's not enough: Although when I'm not making love sex is an essential part of my being, only my wife (I suppose) sees me as a lover. But the children at school, my colleagues my wife, my family, my neighbours, they all look at me as a teacher. Just like, here on C.net, I happen to be born in Holland, but M3838 *IS* the Russian. So I think you're a musician if music is a essential part of your being, and if in non-musical contexts you are still defined as a music playing person.

Not only the original pinky rests are used, but also the original metal parts of the thumb straps. And both in the original place, I'd say. So these straps might be a silly adaptation, it's totally reversible.

And for the Window-users: Alt 145 for æ and Alt 146 for Æ

Thanks Daniel! I feared my eyesight was giving up on me!

Nothing wrong with the question "what effects playing speed?". It doesn't necessarily imply "obsession for speed". I gave just an example of what else could raise that question before you are a player of great skill.

I do agree, but from previous posts of Pickinduck I don't get the impression he(she?)'s an average speed devil: sea shanties, jambalaya.... It's a fair question: "after a year of practising, I'm still playing things too slow. Is it just me, beginning player, or is my instrument holding me back? " When I exchanged my first concertina for a better one I was really glad to find out that -for example- better responding reeds can help so much to progress.

Thanks. And for the push button I found "Key Valve": #31100: "Key Valve W.S." and #31125: "K.V. W.S." And next to #25266 ("S.V. W.S.") is #25365: ("B.V. W.S.") Button Valve, I suppose.

The auction description say serial number is 30268. The ledgers say that's a No. 19, sept 18th 1924, N.P. 56 keys S.V. W.S. (N.P. stands for Nickel-plated, S.V. for air (S? ) valve, and W.S. for wrist straps) The pricelists say that No.19 is a Æola Tenor-Treble "...with fifty-six keys, four octaves, from Tenor C to C ..." and further down:"Æolas can be fitted with Raised Nickel-plated metal ends, if desired, at £1 10s. extra, ...."

Octagonal, you mean? It's a Tenor-Treble Æola.

Looks good, but I'm a bit worried about all the blood stains on Bob's table...

In what way it is unusual? The decorations? It does look like G.Case, if to judge by appearance, and if corner decorations were used by G.Case only. Unusual for me. Hadn't seen it before. I'm learning...

Unusual 48 key concertina - 5fold on Ebay. Looks like a decent instrument. What brand is it?

That's Alan Egan (CNet username: skinsegan). See: Online Concertina Lessons