Leonard
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Further news: My mum eventually got back to me and tells me the serial number is 40058. From what I have read elsewhere you can look the serial numbers up. Does anyone know where I would be able to find this listed?
I'm beginning to get quite excited by all this
Looking up serial numbers is only possible for Wheatstone concertinas. See http://www.horniman.info/.
Lachenal used different numberings for Englishes and Anglos.
I've owned an Lachenal English "NonPareuil" #35480 which is estimated by Chris Algar to be build in 1896, and a English "New Model" #42054 (c.1906). Two years ago Dave Robertson restored a English "New Model" #41343, supposed to be from 1904.
So I'd say your # 40058 was made in 1902 or 1903.
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Beginner: can play any music from the dots, in any key, but without much insights
Intermediate: some of the passages raise brows, but already lost enthusiasm.
Advanced: Ready to join orchestra to become enthusiastic beginner.
This is a very poor reply. It demoralises enthusiastic beginners. We all started somewhere you know? According to your definition only those who have have passed a baptism of fire will ever reach the exalted position of being worthy to learn. I'm a socially inept but technically bright person (like yourself) too; the difference is I don't have a chip on my shoulder or have anything to prove to anyone. You however have decided that a: the world is against you. And b: only your opinion counts.
Wrong in both assumptions. Why? because a: that's paranoid and b: that's narcissistic. Look back on your numerous posts and ask yourself if you ever gave impartial or hesitant advice.
Somehow I think your heart's in the right place but you just go way too far expounding all that is right and wrong in the field of musical teaching and learning. Am I right in thinking that you greatly respect the teaching methods used in eastern Europe but either you or your forebears have chosen to live a life in a somewhat easier regime in the West?
We await the m3838 guide to all that's right and proper with less than bated breath.
Yes, Misha's contributions are always pronounced and looking for "the truth according to M3838". That's exactly what makes them so recognisably subjective. They help to look from another perspective. I don't think that's poor. And it didn't demoralised me when I was a beginner.......
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You ever seen Muppets christmas carol when the rats (clerks) ask scrooge for some coal for the fire...its like that.
Does the Boss access C.net?
Not that I'm aware of....and he doesn't know my alias
But your picture is on each of your posts!!
Alan
And there is a picture of her back side here
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Needless to remind everyone not to turn this forum in useless fruitless pointless political exchange.
I'm glad to know we've got a new moderator. Congratulations for your new job.
I'm glad this forum doesn't need a moderator most of the time, because personal attacks are so rare.
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There are many links kindly put up by Leo and what an asset he is to this site....
He sure is!
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It's been asked a few times before and once I remember it caused some discussions.
My opinion was and is, that because of concertina pecularities it's poorly suited for modern energetic styles, it lacks power and complexity of sound. ......
The Chemnitzer has enough power for pop music....
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I knew I'd seen it before:
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Worse still, am I liable to be thrown out of the 'English Concertina Players Union' for a blatent disregard for the Pinkie traditions, that have handed down for generations?
Two highly regarded Union members using their pinkie for the music:
Simon Thoumire and Ratface/Danny Chapman.
Danny has a special solution to keep control over his instrument without using the pinkie rest. See the fourth picture on this page.
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All Alan's recordings Peter posted on YouTube:
http://uk.youtube.com/results?search_query...o_date_uploaded
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Hi,
Anyone ever seen anything like this?
"German" is written all over it, but there's nothing "cheap" about the decoration. I've seen Large German Koncertinas with this much mother-of-pearl (MOP) on them, but never Anglos. Makes me wonder what it's like inside, specifically the reeds. Long reed plates? Reed banks or reed pans? Double or single-reeded?
Would the maker have lavished so much attention on the outside if it wasn't top-notch inside?
Any ideas?
(Let's not talk aesthetics - I grew up with the Neapolitan mandolin, so I have a soft spot for MOP
)Cheers,
John
Sold to one of the C.net members ......
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The only instrument that I would say is difficult with the concertina is a mouth organ,I have never heard an instrument apart from that which I have thought does not go with a concertina.Joel Thomas one of the finest Mouth Organ players I have heard thinks otherwise however,a possible future project
I certainly like the Hurdy Gurdy with concertina.
Al
I don't see the problem.....
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My first music lessons started with Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do as the major scale, with Mi-Fa and Ti-Do as the semitones. Followed by the minor scale: La-Ti-Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So. This was trained by singing.
Later on, using instruments, this was translated to CDEFGABC, written on the stave. This made the different keys understandable: if you choose you G as Do, you need to sharpen F to make a proper Ti; if you choose F as Do, you need to flatten B, to make a proper Fa.
I don't know if this is typical Dutch, or just a developed method of teaching.
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Lovely playing! And I was amazed to recognise the Scottische version of Roslin Castle (never having heard the tune before) as being very close to the (Trad French?) tune I know as Scottische a Bethanie:
Aha! Actually I play Rosline Castle, then "some french scottische", the rosline castle again as a scottische.
So... the tune on your link is the "some French Scottische" - now I know its name! Also it's significantly different, and I rather like that version (definitely goes on the to-learn list) - Thanks
The comment with the youtube-video "French Tune: Scottish a Bethanie" says:
A scottish is a popular French dance, not especially related to the schottische (or other spellings). I learned this tune many years ago. It had no name (trad. arr.) so I named it for my wife.So this is how tunes get their various names .....
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Strange man. He's great!
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Unfortunately, I have no photos, and I have no videos of my "concert". I only have photos of the other players.
Are you this "tamborileru"?
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accepted offer on the wheatstone
thanks to all concerned
Dave york
Dave,
please don't forget your donation for C.net. See here
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In the spirit of passing on some of the accumulated wisdom of this forum to a new member: please don't try juggling anglos. It always ends in tears ...
see this topic
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But I am good with my hands and a very good handyman. I have fixed things from clock and locks to semi trucks and love doing it. I've also changed reeds in harmonicas and retuned harmonicas. I'm looking forwards to getting inside a concertina.
Be sure to get yourself a copy of Dave Elliott's Manual. Like offered here.
A must for those who want to get inside.
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"For some people, when you say 'Timbuktu' it is like the end of the world, but that is not true.I am from Timbuktu, and I can tell you we are right at the heart of the world."Ali Farka TourMusician from Mali, West Africa
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Until last week I had 2 EC's.
I started off with a pretty Lachenal "Nonpareille" (Amboyna) which I bought 2 years ago in England from Chris Algar.
After a year I discovered the limitations of this instrument, especially the slow responding reeds.
About that time I found on eBay (also from Chris Algar) a Lachenal New Model , which I won for half the price of the Nonpareille.
It played and sounded so much better, that my first instrument was nearly never used anymore.
So last week I went over to England again and traded in my 2 concertinas (and some cash) for an decent Aeola.
And I'm very pleased with it!
So for me, at home learning to play, one is enough.
(In a few hours the New Model will be sold again on eBay)
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........ Any chance that it's a deliberate double meaning?
Definitely. Go out and squeeze!
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So Henk, what does "Trek er es Uut" mean?
"Trek er es Uut" is dialect for "trek er eens uit". And that means something like: leave the house, go and make a trip.
The verb "trekken" (literally: to pull) is also the dutch equivalent for "squeeze".
"Trekharmonika" is used for instruments like the melodeon.
"Trekzak" is a more general name like squeezebox: "Zak" stands for bag.
So in English you squeeze the box, in Dutch you pull the bellows.
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Hope you don't forget a donation for C.net.
Inherited a concertina. No idea what to do with it!
in General Concertina Discussion
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I once knew a halibut who played the water organ.
But he's dead now....