Mark Evans Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Hmm, as King Arthur remarked, "Tis' a silly place." He returned to his quest for the Holy Grail. I shall now return to my quest for a pint of ale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellowbelle Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Now that's kind of ironic, George Harrison holding the concertina. I have a (much younger) cousin who likes the Beatles a lot but who seems to think I'm not quite as 'cool,' since I play the concertina. (...Not sure, totally, if he really thinks that.) So, I'll have to show him this pic, hehe. Congrats on getting a new scanner, Perry. I recently got one of those all-in-one printer dealies, I love it. Just about does everything but the dishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlfinkels Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Warning: OT but likely humorous for geeks quote name='Henk van Aalten' date='Dec 14 2005, 05:07 PM' post='31089'] cucumbers? A tendril-bearing, climbing or sprawling annual plant (Cucumis sativus) widely cultivated for its edible cylindrical fruit that has a green rind and crisp white flesh. The fruit of this plant, eaten fresh or pickled May I also add A fruit known to glow when electricity is applied to it, particularly after being pickled. A story not germane to the thread, but hopefully humorous just the same. Back when I was working on computer operating systems we were given a newly designed chip that we needed to port the OS onto. Being typical engineers we were always playing around with various gadgets and one day we took a pickle and plugged electrodes into each end. We found when we started increasing the current the pickle would glow from a dark green to a bright green, depending on how much we put through it. We also found that point at which the pickle would explode. As a result, when it came to naming the chip we called it the "EV-1" for "Electric Vlasic Model 1" (Vlasic being a pickle producing company). The inside joke was that if you applied enough electricity to either the chip or its namesake, either one would explode. Which we did to both on numerous occasions. For you computer geeks in the crowd, this chip was later renamed Alpha by our company, Digital Equipment Corporation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 ...plugged electrodes into each end. We found ... that if you applied enough electricity to either the chip or its namesake, either one would explode. ... this chip was later renamed Alpha... I think Ohmega would have been more appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theodore Kloba Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Here it is (I hope!)Hmm... Not only is George holding the concertina un-ergonomically, but John's got the harp backwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 ...John's got the harp backwards! Anybody know whether he's left-handed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 ...John's got the harp backwards! Anybody know whether he's left-handed? He wasn't. Paul is, but he's the only one of the four. Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Werner Posted June 9, 2006 Author Share Posted June 9, 2006 (edited) Howdy: So does this mean that if Paul played the concertina he would reverse his hands (cross handed playing???, now there's an idea!!) and/or the ends of the instrument?? Have fun, Perry Edited June 9, 2006 by Perry Werner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Howdy: So does this mean that if Paul played the concertina he would reverse his hands (cross handed playing???, now there's an idea!!) and/or the ends of the instrument?? Have fun, Perry Nah, he'd just play EC, where it doesn't matter which hand is dominant! Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamBradshaw Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Now that's kind of ironic, George Harrison holding the concertina. I have a (much younger) cousin who likes the Beatles a lot but who seems to think I'm not quite as 'cool,' since I play the concertina. (...Not sure, totally, if he really thinks that.) So, I'll have to show him this pic, hehe. Of course, George Harrison was better known for being a closet-ukelele player, and in fact was main sponsor for the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain for many years. They are now quite cool - well they've been on Later with Jools and appeared on quite a few big festivals. Getting back on topic, what if one of the current crop of pop musicians were to champion the concertina? Then we could have a Concertina Orchestra of Great Britain. OK, I know there used to be many concertina bands/orchestras - we have been listening to some of them for possible inclusion in the forthcoming English International and Duet International CD collections. Now that would be really cool at next year's Glastonbury! Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellowbelle Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Now that's kind of ironic, George Harrison holding the concertina. I have a (much younger) cousin who likes the Beatles a lot but who seems to think I'm not quite as 'cool,' since I play the concertina. (...Not sure, totally, if he really thinks that.) So, I'll have to show him this pic, hehe. Of course, George Harrison was better known for being a closet-ukelele player, and in fact was main sponsor for the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain for many years.................................. Graham Aha, well, I did know that he played the ukelele, but only because I actually had the opportunity to meet George and saw the uke -- I had no idea that it was more than just a substitution for a guitar while having to travel. And, I'll add that I didn't meet him due to any musical connection (hehe, just wait until you see the CD cover of George and me, me with my EC.... ). And, never got very familiar with him, just said a few 'hellos.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellowbelle Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 (edited) Well, furthermore... Since we're on the subject of bootleg CD covers, kinda....I share the one that I did with Strauss and Brahms, and then the one that they seemed to prefer, for some reason: Heheh, not really. edit: okay, the pics showed up in reverse order, but, you get the idea. Edited June 13, 2006 by bellowbelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobKitt Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I'm attempting to arrange "Martha My Dear" (McCartney/White album) on the concertina. Has anyone else ever tried or does anyone else have it on concertina? If so, please give me some advice. In my meager attempt, it appears a 38 button 'tina would be better suited to the task. (I only have a 30 button C/G presently.) Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 So does this mean that if Paul played the concertina he would reverse his hands (cross handed playing???, now there's an idea!!) and/or the ends of the instrument??No, as with his bass guitar (strung backward) he would have an instrument prepared in mirror image to a right-handed concertina. Libba Cotten or Bill Staines would play a rightie concertina upside down. Happy 64, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Reviving this ancient thread to share this pic, which was brought to my attention by Alan Lochhead. Some descriptive text is at http://www.hits973.com/ap/ap/entertainment/wings-musician-laurence-juber-talks-paul-mccartney/nfzdT/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewVanitas Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) While we're reviving threads from 8yrs ago (don't get me wrong, I'm okay with it), the other instruments in this album cover: The item Ringo has appears to be an Egyptian simsimiyya. What Paul has looks like a Central Asian rubab. Just an FYI for these interesting props. Edited May 28, 2014 by MatthewVanitas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Howdy: So does this mean that if Paul played the concertina he would reverse his hands (cross handed playing???, now there's an idea!!) and/or the ends of the instrument?? Have fun, Perry Nah, he'd just play EC, where it doesn't matter which hand is dominant! Steven Thanks for reviving this interesting thread, not just for letting me find this post, which made me smile on a bad day... Might record and post a cover from my former repertoire soon... Best - Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 So here it is: (topic) (sound) Best - Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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