David Barnert
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Keeping instrument dry in rain
David Barnert replied to MaryHumphreys's topic in General Concertina Discussion
I found a picture of me using it: -
Hayden Slant and Mirrored Sides
David Barnert replied to rlgph's topic in General Concertina Discussion
From the Wicky manual: -
ASCHII CONCERTINA IMAGE
David Barnert replied to Jody Kruskal's topic in General Concertina Discussion
For years I used this as my internet sig, until monospace fonts went out of style. ______ /\/\/\/\ <______> | | | | | David Barnert <______> | | | | | <davbarnert@aol.com> <______> | | | | | Albany, NY <______> \/\/\/\/ Ventilator Concertina Bellows Bellows (Vocation) (Avocation) (I’m an anesthesiologist) -
The point is, don’t try to make a link out of it. Just type (or paste) the unformatted text of the url. Nice playing, by the way. I always worry when I don’t see something new from you in a while.
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Hayden Slant and Mirrored Sides
David Barnert replied to rlgph's topic in General Concertina Discussion
You might be interested to know that the original Kaspar Wicky layout from the 19th century was, indeed, mirrored. -
Keeping instrument dry in rain
David Barnert replied to MaryHumphreys's topic in General Concertina Discussion
I have a beach umbrella that I use for playing for Morris dancing in the rain. I call it my “music shed.” Not all beach umbrellas will work. The shaft is about an inch in diameter. It has a dull point at the bottom, which I put into my pants pocket after first passing it under my belt. Then I also hold it firmly between my chest and my upper arm (either side) to hold it steady. Three or four musicians can fit under it. In the past I’ve gotten them at BJ’s and Target. I needed a new one this year and could only find one small enough at Walmart. -
I have to assume that you are arbitrarily (and not very clearly) assigning meanings to “upward” and “downward” as follows: downward = away from the side of greater air pressure (whether it be in the bellows or ambient air) upward = toward the side of greater air pressure In other words, in the same sense as “upstream” and “downstream” in the flow of air. But my question is what starts it moving “upward”? With that uncertainty, the rest of your explanation loses me.
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Interesting. I read through it, but can’t say I understand it all despite having received an undergraduate degree in biophysics 40+ years ago and a firm grounding in fourier analysis. I don’t think I see anything above that answers this question: While air is flowing through the reed shoe and the reed bends in the direction the air is flowing, why does the reed then come back instead of staying bent until the air flow lets up?
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Or, to make an active link out of it: http://www.mellish.eu/Audio/Nick%20Robertshaw.zip
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If I remember correctly, the Elise has the slant. So perhaps you have all the information you need.
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A reasonable question, and I don’t have a well-thought-out answer. It’s just that I’ve been playing with the slant for over 30 years, now, and when I try an instrument with the parallel arrangement, I feel like I have to curl my ring and pinkie fingers so much that I can’t press the buttons as efficiently. I don’t know why the same isn’t true of my index and middle fingers on a slanted instrument. I guess my advice is not “get one with a slant,” but “try them both before making a decision.” Good luck with whatever you decide on.
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Well, there’s this, my entry for Tune of the Month, October 2013:
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Are you sure you want a W-2 rather than an H-2? Have you tried both arrangements? I much prefer my Wheatstone Hayden (46 buttons, slanted) to the Morse Beaumont (52 buttons, parallel).
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Lovely, as always. I don’t know why I have never been able to satisfactorily play classical music on the Hayden.
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Whatever Happened To Duet International ?
David Barnert replied to Irene S.'s topic in General Concertina Discussion
I expect you’ve already found it, but here it is: