scoopet Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 You're allowed to take one concertina.........what one and why...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoopet Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) I'll opt for my brass reeded George case treble.....it plays sweetly and quietly so as to not annoy the natives .........and the reeds won't rust....... Edited January 11, 2019 by scoopet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradewinds Ted Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) Maybe pinch someone else's prize instrument to bring with me, so the owner would have an incentive to come rescue? If there isn't going to be a rescue, then I'd be looking for something durable, and easy to repair, so more likely one of the top end hybrids. I assume I also get to bring tools? If it is to be one I already actually own, then a tough choice between the 20 button Lachenal I first learned on and fell in love with, or the 26 button Jones I play more often lately because of the additional notes. Both have very sweet tone, but the Lachenal is sweeter, I was very lucky to find this particular instrument when I first started out. But I'd be worried about the effects of humidity on the wood, because I have experienced problems with the dry indoor winter air here - do you think a desert island would be excessively dry (desert) or humid (island) ? Edited January 11, 2019 by Tradewinds Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) On 1/11/2019 at 9:38 PM, scoopet said: You're allowed to take one concertina.........what one and why...? difficult! I would have to choose between treble EC (awesome sound and dynamics as you know), TT (most versatile with a sound rather classy and elegant) and the beautiful Crabb Crane (newly acquired, providing an entire new world to explore). right now my answer would be: the model 24, which can be played very softly and with an even quiet tone but - should I be allowed so - replace an etire band as well. Edited January 13, 2019 by Wolf Molkentin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) of course I would not sit down in the salty spray to play the instrument then... ? Edited January 11, 2019 by Wolf Molkentin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saguaro_squeezer Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I’m torn because I would take my Crabb 57 or my Herrington Anglo. The Herrington is as rugged as the come but the Crabb is my overall favourite. I use the ‘correct’ spelling when I’m serious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 7 hours ago, Tradewinds Ted said: do you think a desert island would be excessively dry (desert) or humid (island) ? let‘s hope these particular aspects would merge into temperate conditions - or we might choose not just the concertina but an appropriate island in the first place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 10 hours ago, Tradewinds Ted said: But I'd be worried about the effects of humidity on the wood, because I have experienced problems with the dry indoor winter air here - do you think a desert island would be excessively dry (desert) or humid (island) ? A desert island is an island that is uninhabited by people (deserted), not necessarily a dry sandy place. For example Rockall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoopet Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 I was thinking of somewhere a little warmer than Rockall......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikefule Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 59 minutes ago, alex_holden said: A desert island is an island that is uninhabited by people (deserted), not necessarily a dry sandy place. For example Rockall. Strictly speaking, in order to be deserted, it must once have been inhabited, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 1 hour ago, scoopet said: I was thinking of somewhere a little warmer than Rockall......... should we all be meeting there it should be a little larger too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunks Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, scoopet said: You're allowed to take one concertina.........what one and why...? I think I'd bring my wreck of a Lachenal tudor that I've been meaning to restore.....someday. it's so leaky it would be quite useful in this situation! It'd make a great fish trap with some slight modification and could be used as a Baleen for sieving out the small organic goodies for making soup. Assuming the hot/dry alternative, it's black bellows would make it a dandy solar shower and it will provide cooling comfort in the mid-day hours. It's ubiquitous octagon wooden box has many potential uses. Among the less discrete; a pillow, a seat, a means for transporting coconuts (after draining, to keep them from drying out) an abode for one's pet crab....... Additionally, the few squawks and groans it does make, could be useful for luring in sea birds and marine mammals looking to mate, with a few frantic box lid claps to disperse them if things get out of hand.......? Edited January 12, 2019 by wunks more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukmanohnz Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 The only one I own.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradewinds Ted Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 9 hours ago, alex_holden said: A desert island is an island that is uninhabited by people (deserted), not necessarily a dry sandy place. For example Rockall. Learned (or perhaps re-learned) something then. Thanks. I somehow had it in my head it was both a desert and deserted! So really, in addition to choosing an instrument, I need to choose a good single-hand boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 The island does seem to have a seagull population on the version played weekly on the radio, though not in this recording. I would be torn between my aeola tenor and my baritone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_s Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 4 hours ago, lukmanohnz said: The only one I own.... Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathhag Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Me three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglo-Irishman Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 The choice between my two 30-b Anglos would be easy: I'd take the sweeter-sounding, easier-to-play Dallas/Crabb rather than the Stagi hybrid. On the other hand, it might be a good idea to be left alone with my Lachenal 48-b Crane. I' don't play it as well as I play the Anglo, but if it's a true desert island there'll be no natives to entertain, so that's no problem, and by the time I get rescued, I might be quite good on the Crane! Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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