Henrik Müller

Looks good to this user /Henrik

Exactly. And I already have a closet full. - I thought about that but I knew that you would do it /Henrik

Yup, exactly. On the other hand, if one was to learn the tunes' raw "skeleton" only, I can see it as a help. Then there will be one thing less to fight. The risk is, of course, that there may be different skeletons... /Henrik

I wonder what would happen if I turned up? Can one be disqualified from "Miscellaneous instruments"? /Henrik

Hi, Jim - I failed to see the responses under "View New Posts", but I see now that your were indeed the first. It's in the popcorn pot, grease an' all /Henrik

Thanks for the lovely photos, Peter! /Henrik

Henrik, Coincidentally, I saw my first "Google mapping" car when I was on my trip to the SSI, in the vicinity of the Castle at Helsingor, though I've seen them in West Clare since. Yup - I see saw one in Lund, a month ago. They've "done" some DK and SE cities/towns. But in West Clare? Ah - I can see it now: "Google Street View takes you to the End of the World" /Henrik

I just found a duplet "Free Reed" No. 24, July 1976: Anyone who wants it? A postal address - and it is in your mail box, first come, first served. /Henrik

I did a similar "pilgrimage" when I was in London to see my daughter early last month. But I did a bit of "previewing" beforehand, with "Google Streetview". A couple of examples (parts of screen dumps from Streetview): The George Tavern: A bit more west, Sydney Street: This way you can do a survey and decide if something is worth a trip or not. Or simply check, beforehand, how things look, if you are new to a place. Charles Wheatstone's home can be seen this way (19, Park Cresent, Paddington, near Regent's Park tube). "Street View" is an extension of Goggle Maps, based on full panoramic photographs, taken approx. every 30 ft in all major (and even many minor) streets in most major cities in many parts of the world. Go to the Google Maps site, zoom to England, zoom in on London till you see Regnts Park tube station/ Marylebone Road. If you grab the little orange man on top of the zoom in/out lever and hold him in the map, all streets which are photographed will turn blue. Now drop him in Park Cresent, like this: Wham - you are there! Navigate by clicking the arrows (or use Up/Down keys). Pan by dragging the "world" with the mouse or the Left/Right keys. Page Up/Page Down keys will pan vertically. (The blue Wheatstone plaque is almost hidden behind the pillars you stand right in front). Here's a task: have a peek at the Lachenal address in Northington Street. You can't go there, it's too small, put you can look into the road from John Street. Have fun! == I did go to the Horniman myself. Brilliant concertina exhibition. Item 57 (Wheatstone baritone) intriged me: it had much wider horizontal spacing than all other instruments. Some nutter, like me, must have ordered it as a custom job... /Henrik

Brilliant! The highest quality, I've seen on YouTube. Even "Normal" quality is outstanding. Learn from this man! /Henrik

Uhh - where is Stephen? /Henrik

Shoo! A man of many talents - I like the dress code /Henrik

Uuh - that Spanish stuff was something else! /Henrik

I am happy to say that I will be there /Henrik

The pitch is very low, isn't it ? /Henrik

It could sport an early picture of the telegraph... - or a load cell... - or a pressure transducer... - or... /Henrik

Seems like there is a basic need for photographs here - I'll see what I can do over the weekend /Henrik

Welcome to your subconscious mind! It's like a slippery eel: try to catch it and it goes away /Henrik

It is very tempting to say: "- and it's even played by one!" - but that would be rude though it has been seen before: /Henrik

Not much: - but the real thing (from the Wheatstone factory) /Henrik

Ha! A machine? There are people who play like that... /Henrik

It seems like this one - from the bodhran-family of jokes - is likely to be applied (by some people) to concertinas: "What's the best way to play the concertina?" - "With a sharp penknife" /Henrik

Yes, me too. Deleted it. /Henrik More intersing to know how they can send personal messages -

After all these years, I am still trying to determine how my brain is wired Maybe it isn't wired at all - or it may be wireless (before you said it, Jim) /Henrik

Henk, if you click on the home tab at the top of the Kitchen Sessions page, scroll down a bit and you will find a 25 minute interview with Msgr. Coen about his musical past and a great couple of sets of tunes. Will do so, immediately /Henrik