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  1. Has it really been four years since I bought this thing? Alan
  2. I've had more problems getting into the Dublin (Ohio) Irish Festival with my concertina than I have had flying within the continental US with my concertina as carry on. Alan
  3. Hey, I have actually played my concertina their last spring while I was working in Champaign. I had actually went down there to see the oxen,but they weren't there, so I ended up in the cabin and played a few old time tunes with some of the reinactors. Alan
  4. Well as a matter of fact, yes. Last week we had the earliest snowfall ever recorded in the 170 years or so since Houston was founded. We usually see snow only every four years or so. I'm sure some of those fellers in Copenhagen can explain why! My steer calves were none too happy with it...you can see them here, grumbling over all that unknown white trash falling on their nice green grass! Best, Dan I didn't know you ran any cattle, Dan. How may head? Alan
  5. James, Oddly enough, this board moves a lot slower on weekends then it does during the week. As to which to buy, I think the consensus around here would be to put a little more cash together and get the Rochelle. Of course, if that isn't possible, get the thirty button you can afford as it will give more options as what music you can play. Alan
  6. A goal sounds like a fine idea--for instance my current goal is learning enough Christmas music to be able to do some parties or busking while I am off work during those few weeks around Christmas. Alan
  7. Especially sad, since he lives here, and I don't ever remember meeting him. Alan
  8. Robert, I suspect they converged far earlier in the 18th and 19th centuries. After all, a lot of the song collectors here in the US in the early part of the century could trace the songs back to the broadsides and traditional tunes of the british isles. And a lot of the pre-war" hillbilly band" recordings were also traceable back the same way and eventually moving onto the recordings of the commercial groups like the Carter Family, Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers. Alan
  9. Beautiful piece, all the animals moved like animals. Thank you Mischa. Alan
  10. One other thought, you all aren't that far from Cafe Lena, which went through a similar loss of their founder roughly 20 years back, and set up a nonprofit to take over what Lena had done for years. It probably wouldn't hurt for you to get in contact with their board to see what they did. Alan
  11. Yes, I keep thinking we need a midwest event of some sort. Alan
  12. This summer at the Dublin Irish Festival, I ran into a father carrying a Stagi thirty button that that he was renting for his 8? year old daughter who was taking lessons, but I didn't ask where they were located. My understanding that the instructor had arraigned the rental. I don't know if this helps. Alan
  13. I love playing in F on my C/G. I even tried playing some of the tunes I play in F in either G or C, and still prefer them in F. Alan
  14. Hey, American English is the boy's fourth or fifth language and for the most part he is far more literate in it then most of our public school graduates, not to mention several university graduates as well. Alan
  15. The Zulu were known to rearrange the reeds to their liking. There is some discussion here on that. Alan
  16. With the Dublin Irish Festival starting this weekend here in central Ohio this weekend, I am reminded of the last time Bob was up here with a booth for his concertinas. While their was no concertina workshops, concertina playing children often stopped by his booth to try instruments. Several were quite good. Alan
  17. Alan, Was that this one: Alex the Rat is a whimsical musical addition to your garden or lawn. Finely detailed face for added appeal Little accordion looks authentic for added appeal Cast from a rubber mold for a seamless finish Weather-resistant for durability Comical gesture will delight all Available in a variety of finishes Yup Alan
  18. When I was 15 my folks made a Harding brother for me. Alan
  19. As someone who once shipped fine china and crystal for a living, as well as having worked in a few other warehouses, and having several family members who are or were drivers, I suspect physics has far more to do with the damage then warehousers mishandling the goods. No matter how careful something is handled or placed, accidents happen. I suspect someone in a four wheeler cutting off a truck on the freeway has far more to do with crushed and damaged packages then intentional mishandling. Likewise, turbulence, weather and other natural forces can also cause damage. Not too say human error doesn't come into play as well, after all, I know I have put a forklift tine through a bag of grass seed a time or two. The majority of people that I have known or worked with in the shipping business have been professionals. Alan
  20. Not Rod's father, but it is my birthday. Oddly enough, my father's birthday was yesterday. He's not around anymore either, died in a construction accident in May of '92. Alan
  21. Earlier this spring I was checking out garden shops and we found a concertina playing rat statue which was hard to turn down. Alan
  22. No problem at all again on the most recent trip I just returned from. Still my favorite experience when all the security people came over to try to figure out what sort of musical instrument it was from the picture on their machine. I think they had bets going, as they asked me specifically what musical instrument I was carrying. Alan
  23. It looks like a jedcertina. These instruments have been discussed in the forums before. I am not sure of the spelling, but I did find some discussion by putting in just jed. Alan
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