Greg Jowaisas Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 It's here. OK. Daniel, I know you are waiting for comments, so I'll bite: Could have an interesting hisstory. Perfect accompanying instrument for a pub crawl. THE instrument for playing the Monty Python theme. I'm sure there will be other contributions to thread creep. Greg
s2maur Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 Daniel and Greg, I went to a barn dance in New Braunfels, Texas back in the late '80's. The place was filled with people of Czech descent. When I walked in, people were doing a line dance to a Czech polka and I seem to re-call a band member playing an instrument similar to the one you just spotted on ebay. How it would have made it back across the pond to England is a mystery unless the maker made more than one of them or maybe the band member died and willed it to a relative back in Europe. How was that for a bite. Steve
Greg Jowaisas Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 Hmm! We could expect this concertina to be used for sound bites. Perhaps the keys are rattlesnake buttons. Greg
Robin Harrison Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 ................personally, I think you're all wrong. Clearly the snake was trying to swallow the concertina and lost interest half-way through. Just thought I'd adder comment. Robin
Chris Drinkwater Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 Perhaps if you shake it, it rattles? Chris
Greg Jowaisas Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 I suppose in the final analysis you'd just be playing scales on this instrument. Greg
up-fiddler Posted March 4, 2010 Posted March 4, 2010 Oh for Goodness Snakes. Pleassssse sssstop thisssss.
Chris Drinkwater Posted March 4, 2010 Posted March 4, 2010 The instrument has a certain charm and probably an interesting hiss-tory attached to it. I guess once bitten, there's no known antidote. Chris
CaryK Posted March 4, 2010 Posted March 4, 2010 Must have been a boa. This is a squeeze box after all.
Daniel Hersh Posted March 4, 2010 Author Posted March 4, 2010 It's here. OK. Daniel,I know you are waiting for comments, so I'll bite. Well, I wasn't -- but I've enjoyed reading them!
Chris Drinkwater Posted March 4, 2010 Posted March 4, 2010 The seller tell me this instrument was inherited from his late aunt, Anna Conda. Chris
Greg Jowaisas Posted March 4, 2010 Posted March 4, 2010 The seller tell me this instrument was inherited from his late aunt, Anna Conda. Chris Chris, They neglected to inform you that the owner before her was titled and Sir Robert Pence. The instrument, of course, was referred to as the Sir Pence concertina. Greg
Leo Posted March 4, 2010 Posted March 4, 2010 (edited) The seller tell me this instrument was inherited from his late aunt, Anna Conda. Chris Chris, They neglected to inform you that the owner before her was titled and Sir Robert Pence. The instrument, of course, was referred to as the Sir Pence concertina. Greg Monty Python? Thanks Leo P.S. The snake puns are hissterical. I would try to adder some more, but don't want to make an asp of myself. Edited March 4, 2010 by Leo
malcolm clapp Posted March 4, 2010 Posted March 4, 2010 (edited) Forked reed tongues, presumably??? Could sound interesting.... Edited March 4, 2010 by malcolm clapp
jdms Posted March 4, 2010 Posted March 4, 2010 ...the owner before her was titled and Sir Robert Pence. The instrument, of course, was referred to as the Sir Pence concertina. Greg I would point out that "Sir" goes with the first name, not the last, but that might be too constricting. (please don't strike me) jdms
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