Wolf Molkentin

Well, you don't strike me as a "square", so what are you? Maybe that's due to my limited skills as a non-native speaker (reader, writer) of the English language, but you somehow posing me a riddle with your remark... Whatever,I was referring to Gary's post...

Well, then best wishes to both "Wild" ones (who I had the pleasure to meet at Seaford resp. Lewes)! And Michael doesn't have to worry about any housewarming party as to me since I'm definitely not around...

As far as I've got it that micro-crack danger is more about brass reeds anyay. I had successfully tuned (btw., filed - not scratched!) a range of accordion reeds over the years myself before I dealt with few reeds from my then newly acquired Lachenal EC which where slightly out of tune. I was using just a (metal) nail file, and it worked fine for me. But as to be seen here it's no in-depth knowledge I have to provide...

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Oh, it just happened to me that this fiddle stuff carried me far away shortly after getting in first touch with it - but in the meantime I had made a recording which I'd like to present hereby... Please bear with me, I'm excited... Thank you again Jim!

Nicely done Sarah and David! Some inspiration to look out for "my" tune and give it a try...

I agree - in Germany this model used to be sold under the Hohner brand...

Congrats on your purchase of what appears to be a Hohner or similar - almost certainly a good choice given your preferences and price range. Have fun with your new instrument!

Great that it works for you! I don't believe I would be welcome in any of the churches around here... but nevertheless, "where to practise" is in fact not only about not molesting other people but about inspiring acoustics as well. For me the sitting on the step on top of our house's stairway has turned out to be the place to play (and record as well) - walls very close to the right and to the left - I simply love the sound mirrored back to me there...

I guess that's more due to the chosen tune itself - everyone seems to have played it before. Playing out of former practise or posting "old" recordings doesn't make that difference. Anyway, I like your recording - and not just because we share the same ornamentation when entering the B-part... :-)

The tune you mention had just been elected as January's Tune Of The Month (with two contributions incl. mine thus far). Not knowing Ralph's approach on it myself someone who does might introduce it through his or her own playing. I will keep remembrance of Ralph's whilst playing Take Five with him in my mind. Wolf

Thank you for posting - introduces to me a very fine musicianI hadn't really been aware of previously and lets me join those who are thinking of him under these critical circumstances. And it's infectious, found myself squeezing the catchy theme last night... May he do well and recuperate!

That's just what came to my mind immediately...

Unless it's one of the trebles that has the low G# (or Ab) replaced with a low F. But I guess that's not like yours. Nope, you're right - I'd often been thinking about having such a replacement - and I back off from altering one of the given reeds which are great alltogeher. Thus I would be glad having just another reed shoe (or in fact two of them) with an "F" reed in order to swap them for the time being but not irreversibly.

Martyn and Iris called it just "Josefin's Waltz", might give you a hint...? (of course they know the background, "baptism", and most likely the origin as well) Besides, on a treble EC (like mine) F major wouldn't really be a choice unless doing without the fundamental.

You should! (But isn't Christmas traditionally a time for riddles?) What? Theorise or further hesitate? Come riddle to me, dear mother...

Such a great tune, I loved it from the very beginning (Tenterden 2013) when Iris Bishop played it as a supplement to a Scottish tune sung by Martyn Wyndham-Read. So, here is my first (!) contribution, it'll be a work on progress this time again as to me. I recorded it already yesterday (in cheerful anticipation) after having played it little over the last while - swapped one note in the A-part consistently which I probably won't maintain in the future. Thanks again Jim for your work - and a happy new year to you and all partakers!

Neither do we - but we're free to freeze in the cold ourselves aren't we? Thank you for some musical companionship in 2013, Wendy - looking forward to 2014... Have a nice last half-day in 2013! We'll firstly stay inside of course, going to make some music in private until midnight.. Best wishes - Wolf

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A nice and challenging idea - thank you again, Jim! Will participate...

You have no idea how close you're (sort of) getting to why I think he uses that eBay ID... (Only, it's got nothing to do with practitioners of yoga, though it does have a Tibetan Buddhist retreat centre.) I'll say no more! I had wondered if maybe it it wasn't so much "G. Panda" as "G P & A." Well, I still wonder...not the first item on my list of curiosities, though. I've been waiting for this (had come up before) - but what would you make out of "G P & A"? Since I'm perhaps missing the point I hesitate with grounding further conspiracy theories on those letters...

The Stagi I once had to return had swapped reeds too.

Hmm, makes me feel to serve as an implement of higher evil powers... Shiver...

Nice idea, Randy! I like your hymnal version; here's mine (slightly more "folky" perhaps, a quick unpolished take after having completed today's work...). Happy New Year to all of you! Wolf

As to me I would prefer the second option (or in fact DGF#GB) which I'm familiar with...