JimLucas Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I wonder if Wim Wakker could make a moble midi concertina for commuters that would fit on the steering wheel. Never mind the wheel; replace it with the concertina. A special design with a special switch: Switched one way it turns the bellows rigid, so that the concertina can be used like handlebars for steering. Switched the other way -- preferably not while the car is moving -- it becomes flexible, so that you can play the instrument. Obviously, it would need to be connected to the steering column, so there would be no need for knees or neck straps to support it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Booth Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Fun topic; I'm surprised that there are no home brewers, especially among our UK and PNW members. No better fun than bringing the wort to a rolling boil then settling back to play for an hour or so whilst the brew bubbles away, just waiting for the hops to go in... I believe I'll have a pint now, come to think of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Fun topic; I'm surprised that there are no home brewers, especially among our UK and PNW members. No better fun than bringing the wort to a rolling boil then settling back to play for an hour or so whilst the brew bubbles away, just waiting for the hops to go in...I believe I'll have a pint now, come to think of it! I have been brewing for far longer than I have been playing the concertina. They're both very wonderful hobbies, although too much of the home brew does tend to affect the quality of the music. I believe a good hobby should distract you totally from the normal stresses of the job and a hectic family life. Playing football, gardening, wood carving and of course the concertina all do the job nicely. A pint or two of home brew works pretty well too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Booth Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 That's the ticket! I do find that one pint might loosen the knuckles for freer playing, two reminds me of all those tunes that I thought I'd forgotten, three says that it's time to take a break and let someone else make the music. Brew on, friend, and may your knuckles never cause you pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 (edited) Never mind the wheel; replace it with the concertina. You could get a set of those round concertinas!! Hexagonal would not be a smooth ride! - John Wild Edited February 22, 2006 by John Wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Never mind the wheel; replace it with the concertina. You could get a set of those round concertinas!! Hexagonal would not be a smooth ride! I was referring to the steering wheel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pierceall Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 How do you balance your other hobbies/pastimes/life with playing music? I sometimes feel that it gets a little or even a lot *unbalanced* at times. Do you have a formula for keeping things on track? Answers on a postcard to............. But really I would love to know what the rest of you out there do, apart from playing music as a hobby. Not jobs and household stuff but other hobbies. Or is music all you do? If you have several different hobbies how do you fit them all in. I have great difficulty with this and I want to know your secrets Sharron Let's see... Building furniture. I just finished a music stand. Gardening. Restoration work on my home. I go dancing every week too. The occasional research project. I don't try to fit everything in. I let my intuition guide me. I do what I feel I need to do at the time. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 ... I do what I feel I need to do at the time. Mike. That must be the golden rule in life! Well said! Samantha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterT Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 llew enoggod i pohe* ouy dnatsrednu gnalscab etam yet yas mij sacul si gniog ot narel et knip oebodan ouy ym gnipyt saw gnitteg retteb dick miles ?opyt* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Well I used to have a "hobby", in the form of a music shop, but I gave that up on Saturday. So now I can get on with my "work", or is that my "hobby", which is which ?llewi od ekans gnimarch dan yellb adgni osla gnirael retho gnals chus sa gnimir sa llew tub ton gnalscab llantrisant sia yelvol cepal dog selb mrs lemay .best wishes dick miles Nåh, Dick, din baglæns stavemåde er ret dårligere lige end når du skriver "almindeligt". Jeg håber du ved, at posten du har svaret er næsten 2 år gammel, men faktisk har Stephen ikke posteret her på Concertina.net siden d. 2. november sidst. Mon svarer ham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Day Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 anychanceofanysubtitlesaroundhereicantunderstandawordofital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mills Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 JustFYISCwasondayB4yesterdaysomaybethereshopeyetmaybeevenforHelentooCanwejuststopthisnowandreturnton rmal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Evans Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Oh thank goodness. My already challenged mind is on overload. I have missed Helen and Stephen and it is long past time they were here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk van Aalten Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 llewi od ekans gnimarch dan yellb adgni osla gnirael retho gnals chus sa gnimir sa llew tub ton gnalscab llantrisant sia yelvol cepal dog selb mrs lemay .best wishes dick miles Congratulations Dick. At least you are now separating the words with a space!! Next step is to place a space behind a punctuation mark instead of before a punctuation mark. Instructions on capitals will follow after your punctuation degree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Day Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 I too have missed Helen and Stephen they were daily posters on this site.I have written to both but received no reply. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwinterfield Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 New to the concertina, so it's not quite a hobby yet. I seem to have the collector gene, which has mostly manifested itself through antique duck decoys. I've been playing the whistle for several yrs and seem to have accumulated about 30 of them. The old ones are less playable and more interesting. I've been interested in concertina for a yr and seem to have acquired 4 of them. I suppose following the lead of several other comments, I work out 3-4 times a week, take care of the yard, occaisionally biking & kayaking, 12-15 hrs a week commuting on a train listening to ITM on earphones and reading mostly crime fiction, although I never think of these things as hobbies. Also involved in local govt (land use & finance boards) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Evans Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Hobbies/obsessions: Bonsai was, but you have to tend them and that takes time away from obsession #1 concertina. I've given away all but 6. Gardening, oh yes. Evans/Armstong/Wadkins were bred for it. Short , low to the ground, strong backs, weak minds. All we need to start burrowing behavior is the smell of the spring earth. Water gardening, a new hobby. Can be a bit nasty, but the fish and frog are fun to watch until the herrons and racoons arrive . Fixing up the cottage, It's fun and Dominique and I have remodled our kitchen together and are still married. Actually a lovely experience. Horses: I love being a groom for my daughter's eqitation lessons. I gave up riding in my 20's but love being around the beasts. All of this revolves around my obsessions, concertinas (maybe banjo) an communing with like minded souls in the persuit of music making. Cnet...I'm an addict. Life is very good for this roly-poly concertina player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 How do you balance your other hobbies/pastimes/life with playing music?I sometimes feel that it gets a little or even a lot *unbalanced* at times. Do you have a formula for keeping things on track? But really I would love to know what the rest of you out there do... If you have several different hobbies how do you fit them all in. I have great difficulty with this and I want to know your secrets Sharron It is apparent from this discussion that musicians dont just sit around in front of the television. I wonder if its nervous energy that musicians have, and/or just an innate curiosity and creativity. I enjoy gardening and growing fruit trees; the harvest, the sight and smell of stacked apples in a bushel basket, and the colors of of mason jars with freshly canned fruit. I love our chickens, they are stupid to the point of endearment. I like visiting my piece of wooded land in the middle of now-where in northern Wisconsin; almost worthless, but I like it there. I like cooking; freshly baked bread is awesome, rhubarb pie is the best desert. I love my wife, she's great, she morally supports my many interests. She reads, I cant sit still. I don't keep things well-balanced. I just enjoy them when I feel like it. I always have many irons in the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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