Henrik Müller
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They are only interested in selling large quantities of reed sets.
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In that case, their policy has changed - I bought my 27 reeds with them.
/Henrik
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Microchips.....
GPS trackers...
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and who was psychologically scarred by the dripping sarcasm ladled out by a series of vicious woodwork teachers, this was no small achievement.
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Go kick your woodwork teachers!
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Her response? "Now you understand why the people we know who make musical instruments smoke so much dope."
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It's a special brand of dope - it is called patience and as you know now, it works!
/Henrik
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There is a lovely Clare version with a different second part. I think Micho Russell called it The Reel with a Birl - and other people called it that after Micho.
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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
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http://www.tg4.tv/ma...ent=95604390913
If you can access this its well worthwhile for the concertina gathering followed by Noel Hill, Tony Linnane and Tommy peoples. Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere
Yep - great stuff indeed!
/Henrik
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Good man! This is one of the things Duets are perfect for!
/Henrik
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Goodbye, Tom - I am happy I had the chance to have tunes
with you in Kilrush in August. A treasured memory.
/Henrik
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We'll forgive the heathens their transgression
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We will - great program!
/Henrik
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Here is a few pictures of a face plate I am cutting for practice. This is coming along well but want to get a set of magnifying lens (Binocular) to allow a bit more precision. Comments please. Also a big hand of thanks to Bob for the pic's I used to make my template. Any comments welcome.
Michael
Good-looking stuff indeed, Michael!
I am looking for binocular magifying lenses myself (for daily wear ;-) ). Are you happy with the Proxxon?
/Henrik
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What a whopper!
Is it even playable? (assuming of course that it can be picked up)
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
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so I'm assuming the super fast action must ( in part ) be down to very light springs....?
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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
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Just downloaded Scan Testers - I never played to many posh dances on Itunes. Pretty cool what you can find there! I was hoping the new Sean Dwyer CD may be available.
Well, considering the number of records with English music concertina
players, it is quite amazing that it can be found in iTunes.
/Henrik
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work.
Work - definitely work
/Henrik
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Nice tune; it sounds a bit like "Rita Kean's" -
Not completely, but close.
/Henrik
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I received my order on Friday. Amazing, may be the best single word to describe Dan Worrall's monumental work. Having skimmed the books, and settled down to read volume one, I quickly realize the importance of this set of books. I believe this will be the standard reference for the history of the anglo concertina. Mr. Worrall's background as a scientist blends well with his musicianship, and Clare roots to put together a detailed work that is a joy to own. I can't wait to get home and read more tonight.
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
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Cool! Well done - congratulations!
/Henrik
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I would like to try a hand at building a concertina. Any ideas would be gretly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Dave. aka up-fiddler
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
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I hope you like it!
Well, I did!
/Henrik
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Yes it could be training wheels, or it could be clamping your foot to the bike pedal so that you have power on both the down and up strokes.
But it really is not worth debating, if you're the tinkering sort you can try it our for yourself for the price of a few minutes and a thin scrap of leather. My experience with it is that I have both more control and more mobility. It comes from having the thumb as a full team member. Of course, your mileage may vary.
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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
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Wonderful, Michael
- programs that dwell more than two minutes on a subject are a joy to watch.
/Henrik
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You've got the "reel"-bit right...
It is "Moving Cloud" -
/Henrik
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Yes - a brilliant metaphor!
There is no free lunch - but once you have the knack, it's lunch all day long -
/Henrik
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I find it curious that while EC players spend some time discussing the inadequacies of thumb straps, and Henrik Muller has built an EC with hand straps instead, some anglo and duet players are going the other way!
I am trying to find an emoticon for "giggling" but I'll have to do with this:
/Henrik
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Cool! I can relate to that, congrats!
/Henrik
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Welcome, Robert!
That's was one of the more unusual introductions to the concertina!
/Henrik