Rod Thompson

My Jeffries has the reversed Ns in KILBURN, N.W. 6, but also has what looks like a stamping error. It looks as though it was stamped "12 ALDESHOT ROAD" , and then SHOT has been overpunched with "RSHOT". The correct spelling is the heaviest punching, but the original letters are visible (but don't show well in a photo).

Congratulations again to Steve and the team. We will always welcome more of these - they all have been wonderful, but this has a great combination of "big names" and the future big names. Thanks again for number 8 of 6. PS - note "The Good Old Concertina" - words by Henry Lawson.

Thanks again to the team of home-bakers. This is now a resource showing a wide range of techniques possible on our humble little instrument. But I have to add that swinging the concertina is awesome. Glad the momentum carried us through to number seven of six!

I think this is self-explanatory ? Thanks to Steve Wilson and Pete for the hard work in putting it together, and looking forward to the next 5 episodes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVeE6O8FDC8&feature=youtu.be

Re-posted from Concertina Convergence (Australia): Richard Evans survived the fire okay, but he lost his electricity box, and the pole to which it was attached, and also a large plastic water tank, which melted. The fires were within fifty metres all around, and he was saved buy a couple of tankers standing by. Les Love at Clarence was not so lucky. He and his wife had left only the clothes they wore, plus a mobile phone. Gone the car, his English Concertinas, guitars, paintings and his house. They are now renting in Blackheath. Arthur Heckendorf (You may remember Richard as the maker of Kookaburra Concertinas - concertina reeded beauties - of which I have one - a G/D anglo).

But there are 256 ways to play the scale on the English C on the draw or C on the push, D on the draw or D on the push etc - 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 256 As for the Duet - in the crossover octave 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x etc So the Anglo is really quite simple!

I didn't see this production, but a friend reviewed it (not this review). Did anyone see it? and did she play the 'tina? https://monstagigz.com/2018/01/13/theatre-review-lady-windermeres-fan-starring-samantha-spiro-jennifer-saunders/

I don't know the Edgley, but can say that when I moved from a Lachenal to a Suttner, I found it easier to play fast. The other thing I found was it was easier to play LOUD - what needed some work was to play fast and quiet at the same time - I still have trouble there. Fast bellows reversals tend to lead to higher pressure on the bellows in my experience. The Suttner has a big dynamic range - the reeds can speak very softly, but they can also shout.

Great writing!

This is clearly a challenge. I have begun to commence an textural analytical study of the rules, and of all the known and unknown modifications both in this forum and in all other games played anywhere else in the world. I am using a neural network, and a rule generator that feeds the results to an ontological processor and an fairly standard inference engine. The processing has begin, and early results can be expected on 25th Jul 2097 at 11:15am Brisbane time. Be aware, this game is doomed to computerisation!! Meantime, I will be at LEYTONSTONE .

Not such a good description IMHO: From "Australia Felix”, the first book in the trilogy “The Fortunes of Richard Mahony” by Henry Handel Richardson (Edith Richardson). Set in Ballarat, during the gold rush of the 1850’s, but written in 1917. “The only sound was that of a man’s voice singing Oft in the Stilly Night, to the yetching accompaniment of a concertina.”

At least he is smiling - no concertina-face

Yes - I'll be in that - I am willing to beat Geoff's record at £7.50.

1. Only in one case - the Staten Island hornpipe (in D). In the second part there are two C naturals (supposed to sound like steam boat whistles). I play them down to the lowest C natural. It brings an interesting reaction in the session, because no-one knows where the sound is coming from. (But as to whether it is worthwhile keeping the note for just this gimmick - probably not). 2. Not often really.

"ear on the fly" ? Do flies have ears?