Woody Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Just received my new Rochelle from Wim Wakker this mornin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 I ordered one. It should arrive sometime next week. Have you had a chance to give it a good run through and well does it do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Just received my new Rochelle from Wim Wakker this mornin' Well?!!! Tell us all about it! Please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Woody Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 (edited) does it do? Well?!!! Tell us all about it! Please Well?!!! Tell us all about it! Please And...............??????????????????????? Just building up the suspense Well it comes with the tutor book which looks decent enough, and a nice soft case which looks good - though not as heavily padded as I would have preferred. I was surprised that the Rochelle itself, while obviously being related to the Chinese 30b boxes (of which I own a decent example) and bearing some resemblance at a distance, has very little in common with it's cheaper cousins. The ends look similar, but the buttons are smaller and better placed, straps good quality, the handrest is in a different position, and the bellows seem sturdier. It definitely looks a more expensive Concertina. With the straps, I have reasonably large hands and I had a problem in that at maximum extension they were still a bit tight. I contacted Wim at Concertina Connection and he told me that there has been a problem with the straps which is being rectified, but that they decided to ship the Concertinas as this is likely to impact on only a small number of people. If you have this problem contact Wim and he's said that he'll send the longer straps to anyone who needs them once they get them in stock. In the interim I've found (at Wim's suggestion) that adding a short loop of string to the end of each strap as a temporary extension gets around this problem very well. I also had a problem when it first arrived of a slight buzzing sound from a couple of notes - probably more due to the not so gentle handling of the shipping company. I thought I'd play the Rochelle for a bit to see if this sorted it out, and after about and hour or two of playing there's no longer any problem. As for how well sealed it is - leaks etc., I tried the old "hold it by one strap and see how long it takes to expand" test - not something I really like doing but I thought it might provide a useful comparison. My Chinese box (which, as I've said, really is a decent example of this type) takes about 35 sec to expand alomost completely - the Rochelle took well over a minute. Now as for what it's like to play - well I'm liking it more and more as I go along. The buttons feel good - exactly where they should be (which is a definte change from the Chinese boxes!) - and they action is positive and responsive - very nice. The reeds have the same quite sweet sound as the Chinese boxes (less harsh than the Stagis I've tried) but the volume is far more even across the instrument. A quick check with a tuner shows that the instrument's in tune - which is nice Overall I'm extremely pleased with the Rochelle and I look forward to lots of playing over the next few years. <IMHO> Very good value for money. - W Edited August 19, 2006 by Woody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Can I temp you (with the offer of a pint) to bring it along to the Bradford on Avon session one night? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 Can I temp you (with the offer of a pint) to bring it along to the Bradford on Avon session one night? Chris Certainly - when's the next one? - W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 The next is on Monday 28th August (i.e. bank holiday weekend). The one after that, September 11th, will be interesting as we will have with us the melodeon maker Pete Hyde (the man who made my Anglodeon). Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 The next is on Monday 28th August I'll try my best to get to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Can I temp you (with the offer of a pint) to bring it along to the Bradford on Avon session one night?Chris If you do and it is found a pleasurable experience, you may even tempt him as a permanent visitor. - John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted August 20, 2006 Author Share Posted August 20, 2006 Can I temp you (with the offer of a pint) to bring it along to the Bradford on Avon session one night? Chris If you do and it is found a pleasurable experience, you may even tempt him as a permanent visitor. - John I have to say being temped with a pint does sound like you might want it back later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 I have to say being temped with a pint does sound like you might want it back later To save further speculation I should explain I have a memory-resident application installed on my computer by the name of typo.exe, the purpose of which is to spice up any text I may type in a random but hopefully creative way (people who hear me play may suspect that I have a similar background process running in my brain ). Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterT Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 To save further speculation I should explain I have a memory-resident application installed on my computer by the name of typo.exe, the purpose of which is to spice up any text I may type in a random but hopefully creative way (people who hear me play may suspect that I have a similar background process running in my brain ). I guess that this is how we identify the REAL Chris Timson! Regards, Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted August 20, 2006 Author Share Posted August 20, 2006 To save further speculation I should explain I have a memory-resident application installed on my computer by the name of typo.exe, the purpose of which is to spice up any text I may type in a random but hopefully creative way (people who hear me play may suspect that I have a similar background process running in my brain ). I guess that this is how we identify the REAL Chris Timson! Regards, Peter. Or the real Tris Chimson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Or the real Tris Chimson Fnut yabuk yed fnutrt. Oh dear, I seem to have gone again. Sirhc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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