Drew Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I just wanted to check out Bob Tedrow's products, but I've been unable to connect to his website for days (actually more like a couple of weeks). Did the address change, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RP3 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 (edited) Hi Drew, The home page does seem to be inaccessible, but you can still go to some of the other parts of his site like this: http://hmi.homewood.net/concertinas/ And you can try sending him an e-mail. Ross Schlabach Edited June 10, 2016 by RP3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Thanks for the reply, RP3. That inner link doesn't seem to work for me, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RP3 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Well, it was working this morning when I posted to your thread, but like you, I can't get into this part of his website. Sure seems like a website problem. Ross Schlabach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Tedrow Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 hmm. is it still giving you trouble? Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Taylor Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Seems to be working fine here in Canada, but I have just got ask you about this beast: http://hmi.homewood.net/harley/ It looks magnificent! I really like the look of rectangular concertinas, but does the aesthetic result in having hold and rest the concertina differently? Can it be played sitting down with an end on one thigh? My second question relates to the holes around the edges of the ends. Is this purely aesthetic (nothing wrong with that) or does it result in the player being able to hear the instrument better, especially in group session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 From another thread: A very short film I made in commemoration of the lives lost on Empire Day in 1913. Sound track is my version of Roslin Castle, played on a 2007 Holmwood trenor-treble concertina, made by Hamish Bayne. The film is here: And from this thread: Bob TedrowHomewood Musichttp://hmi.homewood.net I've been aware of Hamish Bayne and Bob Tedrow as concertina makers for decades, and even knew the names of their companies. But it never occurred to me until just now, seeing them both on screen the same day, that one is "Holmwood" and one is "Homewood," presumably pronounced the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 The site is still not loading for me, at the time of writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Hare Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 The site is still not loading for me, at the time of writing. I can get in to the site with no problem, but I cannot get rid of the pop-up window inviting me to log on to the FaceBook page - as I don't use FB this is a little frustrating... Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 I can open the site from the UK no problem and without the FB window coming up. Perhaps it depends on your browser? I'm using Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) After further investigation, I find that hmi.homewood.net is not propagating to my DNS servers. Which is strange, because I'm not having problems with any other sites. I hope the following helps, it's what I'm seeing here: $ nslookup hmi.homewood.net ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached $ nslookup www.example.com Server: 127.0.0.1 Address: 127.0.0.1#53 Non-authoritative answer: Name: www.example.com Address: 93.184.216.34 On the other hand, hmi.homewood.net is present on Google's public DNS servers: $ nslookup hmi.homewood.net 8.8.8.8 Server: 8.8.8.8 Address: 8.8.8.8#53 Non-authoritative answer: Name: hmi.homewood.net Address: 206.166.254.186 $ nslookup hmi.homewood.net 8.8.4.4 Server: 8.8.4.4 Address: 8.8.4.4#53 Non-authoritative answer: Name: hmi.homewood.net Address: 206.166.254.186 So it looks like the domain name has propagated to some DNS servers, but not to others. Mr. Tedrow: You might want to bring this up with your hosting provider. I'll reach your site by adding Google's DNS servers to the ones I usually look up, but this is a temporary workaround (I'm not too keen on Google Inc.) Edited June 26, 2016 by Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill N Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Seems to be working fine here in Canada, but I have just got ask you about this beast: http://hmi.homewood.net/harley/ It looks magnificent! I really like the look of rectangular concertinas, but does the aesthetic result in having hold and rest the concertina differently? Can it be played sitting down with an end on one thigh? My second question relates to the holes around the edges of the ends. Is this purely aesthetic (nothing wrong with that) or does it result in the player being able to hear the instrument better, especially in group session. Bob made 2 of these from photos and measured drawings of a family heirloom in my possession. The original is a 26 button instrument, with 6 buttons in the C row, and 2 outlying accidentals at the outer corners. It has wooden levers, although the buttons are arrayed in shallow arcs, and the reeds are riveted to 4 flat-mounted brass plates. The accidentals are on individual zinc plates. He reproduced the case-work quite accurately, although his is a slightly longer rectangle, but the workings are a modern Tedrow 30 button in a lovely growly Bb/F tuning. I never found it awkward to play, and mostly played it sitting down with the left end resting on my knee. ( the original takes a bit of getting used to because of the non-standard orientation of the rows). Not sure what the original purpose of the side vents was- could be part of the obvious effort to tart up what is essentially a German box to fill a gap between the cheap 20 button German instruments and the expensive English made boxes (e.g. gold tooling, rosewood fretwork, full-leather bellows, etc.) I never found I could hear the Tedrow any better in a session than my un-vented Morse. Ian Bell has it now, and is doing it justice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwinship Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 re: the Harley/Homewood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blind_Girl#/media/File:Millais-Blind_Girl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Hare Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I can open the site from the UK no problem and without the FB window coming up. Perhaps it depends on your browser? I'm using Firefox. I'm using Firefox too and it's still happening. It's also happening if I use Chrome. I don't know enough about this stuff to be able to speculate as to what the reason might be... Not a major problem, just a minor irritation... Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Bob's site has grown up over a long period and as new web based resources have come along they have just be added on. So it is a site that lacks the structure that we have come to expect on websites. For example if I go to homewood.net see a page with no direct links to concertina pages. It's all quite charmingly rustic, and it may be an example of Bob's proud claim to be "50 years behind the times" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Franch Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 It's all quite charmingly rustic, and it may be an example of Bob's proud claim to be "50 years behind the times" I still have my Kaypro II in my attic. Maybe I should fire it up and see if I can access the site. Oh, wait: it doesn't have a modem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Tedrow Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takayuki YAGI Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I can open the site from the UK no problem and without the FB window coming up. Perhaps it depends on your browser? I'm using Firefox. Same here(JP). No problem with Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now