AnnC
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There's Tom Anderson's 'Da Slockit Light' played here on a duet concertina
and Pat Shaw's 'Margaret's Waltz', played on this clip by Aly BainBoth sound really well on the concertina
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Did anyone catch it? Can it be got back?
Here's a link to the BBC Alba web page http://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/
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I found that a twin pick up Microvox which had it's own tiny pre-amp worked very well. The pickups had a small square of hook sided velcro on them so it was just a case of putting a tiny self adhesive patch of fuzzy velcro onto each side of the concertina ( mine went near the bars holding the handstraps and were barely noticeable,you can just see the tiny black square of velcro in my profile picture ) so there was no permanent alteration/damage to the instrument.
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Looking at the tunes I play most often, the keys range through the usual C, D, G and A majors. There are also quite a few in Am, Dm and Em, Eb, F and one that I'm told is in G#
......... ( despite having a C/G Anglo I play very little Irish
) .......so what melodeon tunings would be the best to cope please
Come over to mel.net and ask we don't bite
will do
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Looking at the tunes I play most often, the keys range through the usual C, D, G and A majors. There are also quite a few in Am, Dm and Em, Eb, F and one that I'm told is in G#
......... ( despite having a C/G Anglo I play very little Irish
) .......so what melodeon tunings would be the best to cope please
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I play mostly one row and a bit of 2 row.
In concertina.. I prefer the sound and utility of G/D.... I would agree that c/G is the stabdard for Irish for anglo but also that the majority of concertinas seem to be C/G and of course I think most folks who use the C/G are playing Irish.
I play a very little Irish on one row but mostly fiddle tunes and Quebec.
On two row, French trad. and a smattering of other stuff... all in G/C ( though I prefer Bb/Eb and one day will
acquire a quality box in that key system)
Back to the oroginal question 2 row an D/G for Morris or G/C for a much larger range from French to Tex Mex to Marengue Tipico and Quebec
Sound's as if I'll be looking for 2 melodeons eventually then
Oh for a win on the lottery -
Hi all,
You may already have seen this
. All heartwarming stuff, but it can have a downside as this BBC news story shows ...Chris
they should have sung 'The battle of Jericho' as an encore -
I think every melodeon player I see for the next few months is going to be asked if they will let me have a try of their instrument, with the offer of a pint
as an inducement That should help me get a good idea of the different makes and which type will suit me best.
Thanks everyone for the advice
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As it happens there's an active thread there at present about who also plays concertina. Nice friendly open-minded discussion, as usual on mel.net
I'll read that thread next -
You will be more than welcome and receive masses of contradictory advice - just like here really
See you over there!
Been approved so I'm busy lurking and reading the forums
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Why don't you go over to thereally darkside and joinmelodeon.net?
Lots of advice there, I'm sure. And even some concertina.net members. (Is that dual citizenship, or are they a sleeper cell? And if the latter, where does their true loyalty lie?
) I've registered, just waiting for approval and reading the beginners guide in the meantime -
Just as with concertinas, the first question is "what sort of music do you want to play"?
I play everything from 17th c dance music, Music Hall, English Country dance, some Scottish, a bit of O'Carolan and Finnish/Swedish ....... oh and Morris -
I've heard the call of the really dark side and fancy trying to learn melodeon
does anyone have any advice on which would be the best one (on a budget) to get ? I'm used to a 30 button C/G Anglo so would a 2 or a 3 row be easiest to get to grips with?
Now to duck my head below the parapet
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Hello
From your profile you're in Scotland
There are quite a few Scottish players (of all systems) on this site so with luck there might be someone near you who might be able to give you some advice.There's a 'Concertina in Scotland' discussion board, run by Ptarmigan http://englishconcertina.proboards.com/index.cgi which is worth looking at
If you can get a someone ( concertina/ melodeon/ accordion player) who would be able to spot the main faults, to look over anything you fancied buying it would be a bonus.
Best of luck
Concertina's are addictive .......... -
Brr.....
ps what's nithering?
Nithering = bitter, finger freezing sub zero temperatures.
The weatherman on the local BBC TV/Radio will often refer to 'a nithering wind' -
Bay Victorian Weekend 5th Dec. no fishnets here, just multiple layers of woollies and a friendly landlord supplying free drinks to stave off the nithering cold
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Phwoar! - my knees are aching empathically... and I am watching it lying down on the fofa - as they say in Welsh: Clogwyn Du'r Arddu [clog dancing is too dam'ard for me]
jumpers always go at the elbows..... and morris/clog dancers go at the knees .........that's why I stuck to being a musician
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I'm lucky, a light touch on the buttons sounds the reeds so playing softly is possible
It's pressure from the bellows that affects the volume.
The touch on the buttons should be independent of bellows pressure.
True, but if the button has to be fully depressed to sound the reed ( rather than barely stroked) then it can be more difficult for someone just starting out to control the pressure on the bellows. All good practice though and the baffles idea sounds interesting -
Try not to move the bellows when you touch the buttons, as if you're just practising the fingering rather than playing. This will reduce the flow of air through the reeds and hopefully help make things quieter though a lot will depend on how responsive the concertina is
( I'm lucky, a light touch on the buttons sounds the reeds so playing softly is possible) Best of luck
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We had our own village carols do in a Bradford on Avon pub on Sunday and an absolute gas it was too, including a dozen local musicians with a couple of concertinas among them. Authentically crowded, we sang some of the Sheffield carols but also some from our own area we'd researched. A particularly nice touch was when a regular in the Sheffield sings who (unbeknownst to us) was visiting the area, offerred to lead Stannington and sang it beautifully. It felt a bit like passing on the torch
We're doing it all over again this coming Sunday. Anyone interested look here!
Chris
Looks fun
hope you have a warmer time than I did this last weekend playing in Robin Hoods Bay for the Victorian weekend. -
....nothing wrong with joining the darkside .....
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I'm always surprised at the hit and miss tie up between conc .net and ICA.
There is a nice ICA website
http://www.concertina.org/ica/
The YouTube link is
http://www.youtube.c...r/icamaster#p/f
Thanks for the links, I've bookmarked the ICA youtube one and will be trying to 'play along' with the tunes over winter Ann
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Where are you based? There may be an Anglo player nearby who might show you the basics
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The compounds that the micro-biologist mentioned were "Alkaloids" that attack the cartilage and muscle tissue as I understand it. This was intended as a serious topic that might possibly be helpful to others like me who suffer from joint pain. Keeping away from tea of any sort be it Green, Jasmine ,Lapsang, Gunpowder or what ever else is your tipple will be a great help. Try it for yourself if it makes moving about easier, Whoopee!!
Thanks for the tip. It works
This last week I've cut down from an average of 10 mugs of tea a day to 5 and the pain in my shoulders and knees has lessened and ( touch wood) the back ache has gone.
Going over to the really dark side
in General Concertina Discussion
Posted · Edited by anlej
Well after reading lots of the advice forums on melnet I decided to get a cheap melodeon from ebay, that wouldn't be ruined by me taking it apart to do up and learn on while saving up for a better one
What arrived in the post looked too good for me to mess about with so it's going to be done up properly.
According to replies to a post on melmet it could be an old German melodeon. There's no makers name on the outside but inside the bass end there's an inked stamp with the name
CH. Tomson of Cable Street London, a musical instrument maker and repairer of accordions, melodeons and concertinas, though I've not found anything about him yet.