John Wild

I am reminded of the story I heard some years ago on how to tell if there is woodworm in the ends of a wooden ended concertina. It seems you have to count the number of holes in the fretwork. If it is an odd number, there is a woodworm in there. If it is an even number, it has left already! 🙂

I expect that is right. We can only try.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46063097 So there is a new £50 note planned, though I expect I would rarely see one. The plan is to feature an image of a British scientist. I plan to suggest Sir Charles Wheatstone. Any others going to follow?

Scrolling throught the photos on the selected work.vegan vegetarian page, I see a label which gives the name Paul Harvey. There is a phone number +44 7951573213, but my reading of that should be verified by someone with good eyesight. The instrument in the photo has the number 145.

"I have built up a waiting list and my current lead time for instruments is now 2 years. " With that much waiting time, some people must know.

Hi Mike. Try setting up an account (free) with an online storage facility such as box.com or google one drive. You can upload files to there, and send a link by email to the intended recipients.

HMRC information: https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff Importing from outside the EU is subject to a third country duty of 3.70 % unless subject to other measures. The commodity code for importing is 9205901000. Goods are subject to VAT standard rate. This means that your starting price has 3.7% import duty added. then VAT is added at 20% of the price INCLUDING import duty.

http://www.jodykruskal.com/schedule.html I have pasted this link here for future reference, but at the moment it seems it does not include 2018 dates.

Thank you for your work Paul. I have downloaded the latest version, but I have also ordered a new print copy as my existing print copy is the 2011 edition. - John Wild.

I am sure it would be welcomed as an article in the International Concertina Journal, Concertina World.

Quote from the book Ringing Strings: "I was coming out of Eshaness in late January 1969, the time was after 11pm and as I looked back at the top of the hill leading out of the district, I saw so few lights compared to what I remembered when I was young. As I watched, the lights started going out one by one. That, coupled with the recent death of my late wife, made me think of the old word "slockit", meaning, a light that has gone out, and I think that was what inspired the tune."

I also believe it is Richard Burgess. He is currently resident in Norway.

I respect those who can. It is my problem. Maybe I am too lazy to deal with it.

Many experienced duet players have the left hand part written in bass clef. That involves simultaneous reading of bass clef for LH and treble clef for RH. I would find that a problem and would prefer both parts written in treble clef, and recognising that the LH part would sound an octave lower than written. - John Wild.