Henrik Müller

Welcome, Robert! That's was one of the more unusual introductions to the concertina! /Henrik

In that case, their policy has changed - I bought my 27 reeds with them. /Henrik

GPS trackers...

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- and IMHO much more interesting. It is found on many records with both names. One of the cooler versions - again IMHO - is found on "Irish Traditional Concertina Styles" (now part of "The Clare Set" CD-box collection) with Mrs. O'Dwyer, playing an old German double-reeded concertina, with Toss the Feathers/Drowsy Maggie. She plays with a little "dialect" that makes the tune almost a blend between Drowsy Maggie and The Reel with the Birl. /Henrik

Yep - great stuff indeed! /Henrik

Good man! This is one of the things Duets are perfect for! /Henrik

Goodbye, Tom - I am happy I had the chance to have tunes with you in Kilrush in August. A treasured memory. /Henrik

We will - great program! /Henrik

Good-looking stuff indeed, Michael! I am looking for binocular magifying lenses myself (for daily wear ;-) ). Are you happy with the Proxxon? /Henrik

Amazing size! Think, if it had been an English - it would have had thumb straps and pinkie rests so you could wave it around! /Henrik

I had an idea for a long time that fast action = light springs. I've had to revise that; they may be featherlight to press, but the other part of the sequence - closing - must also be fast (and "convincing"). Last year, I changed my (originally steel wire) springs to (heavier) spring brass. That was better, but I still need to adjust some of them - still too light. Of course there are individual taste in feel, but light can be too light. /Henrik

Well, considering the number of records with English music concertina players, it is quite amazing that it can be found in iTunes. /Henrik

Work - definitely work /Henrik

Nice tune; it sounds a bit like "Rita Kean's" - Not completely, but close. /Henrik

First: praise to Amazon - the arrival estimate said "middle of March"-ish and the packet arrived this Friday (Feb. 19th). I can only second Larry's comments: it is monumental. Dan has given the Anglo the history it so rightly deserves. In the parlance of thriller novel reviews: it's a white-knuckled page turner! /Henrik

Cool! Well done - congratulations! /Henrik

I can only second Chris' answer: once you have slipped and come to the end of the slope, you'll be staring into the black hole of obsession! Not a bad place to be - though you'll find no drawings! /Henrik

Well, I did! /Henrik

Now, giggling aside: When I showed off my finished concertina in at the SSI 2006, I remember Chris Timson saying something like: "Hmm - maybe thumb straps could be of use on an Anglo...". Maybe it was because the instrument felt to him like an Anglo, with weird buttons and thumbstraps. (Correct me if I am off track, Chris). I should add that the thumbstraps (which went off, permanently, in 2008) weren't "normal". They were narrow, about 10 mm (approx. half the width of normal ones). The reason was that since I wasn't carrying the instrument in the thumbstraps (I always sit down), I might for various, non-explainable reasons bend my thumb(s) - and that would feel unpleasant. But that's all history. "Of course, your mileage may vary" Yes - it may be useful for a certain playing style, and irrelevant for another. /Henrik

Wonderful, Michael - programs that dwell more than two minutes on a subject are a joy to watch. /Henrik

You've got the "reel"-bit right... It is "Moving Cloud" - /Henrik

Yes - a brilliant metaphor! There is no free lunch - but once you have the knack, it's lunch all day long - /Henrik

I am trying to find an emoticon for "giggling" but I'll have to do with this: /Henrik

Cool! I can relate to that, congrats! /Henrik