Jack Bradshaw Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Oh, the weather inside is still icy, And new tinas are ever so pricy. So I guess my MacCanns, Though so old they need stands, Will still keep the tunes hot and spicy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbones Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) We all have our own special needs Be it fishing or planting of seeds When I have the time I like to unwind By practicing on my free reeds I’ll sit and do this for hours Don’t care much for seafood or flowers The boss said it was wrong He’d been there all along Now I can’t pay my rent or for power Edited August 27, 2009 by drbones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 A lad with a young lass called Tina Try as hard as he might couldn't please her 48 buttons they Just got in the way And he found that he just couldn't squeeze her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbones Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 (edited) I had to bring this back up, it's just too much fun. When I squeeze her voice starts to sing What a joy to my heart it does bring Like a thorny rose bush All the buttons I push Cause my fingers sometimes to sting Am I crazy? I guess you could say Still I squeeze her all through the day But I think you should know I don't do this for show Since most people just run away Yes, crazy I may be at that Some notes do come out quite flat I call her Athena. She's no concertina Athena's the name of my cat. Edited August 28, 2009 by drbones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david fabre Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Did you see this ? http://www2.cruzio.com/~peteranddonna/concertart.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saguaro_squeezer Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I'll offer this up ... but it makes me realize how rusty I am at Limericks ... best get practicing on those too After watching concertinas from afar I thougt buying a 'Jack'was on par With my budding desires BUt my passion caught fire And I now have a Crane from Algar Compare wife to a 'tina, it's plain Having more than one may cause one pain Yet I find that I savor More than one single flavor Hence my three: Lachenal, Morse and Crane Darn ... I still have more work to do today With an Anglo, you push and you pull An English, you've got your hands full It's said Crane has logic, Midi's technologic, And Mccann, that's like riding a bull! That's enough .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglo-Irishman Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 With an Anglo, you push and you pullAn English, you've got your hands full It's said Crane has logic, Midi's technologic, And Mccann, that's like riding a bull! Very nicely put! Should be sent to all newbies who are tying to decide which system to take up Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbones Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Did you see this ? http://www2.cruzio.com/~peteranddonna/concertart.htm I don't think I'll do that to my Wheatstone and it would take a heck of a lot more modification for me to pay $1,400 for a Galotta, although those little harmonica reeds are cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan atlas Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 FOLKS: i did not read through the entire thread. . . .but perhaps the following was overlooked. . . .it's not a limerick. . . .still: the name of the song: "Nix on the Glowworm Lena". . . .by Macdonald and Carroll. . . .sung in the Ziegfeld Revue of 1910. . . . . In a boarding house lived Lena Strauss Who owned a concertina, And she knew one song that she played all wrong, But that didn't worry Lena. When she rose each day, she'd commence to play, And the boarders throught of no term, That was strong enough, It was really tough, When Miss Lena played the Glow-Worm. When she started to play the boarders all would yell, "Hey!". . . .etc etc etc. . . . . the entire piece is available at http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu search for "Nix on the Glowworm Lena". . . .this, by the way, is a fantastic website. . . .go there and you'll see what i mean.....Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I can't believe this thread has been going on all this time without my noticing it. I've written many limericks on many topics. Here are some of the squeezebox (not all concertina) limericks I've submitted at the Northeast Squeeze-In over the years. Some have won prizes or honorable mention, some haven't: For my squeezebox, I paid quite a fee! But it got me to thinking:"Let's see... The cost is quite nice If you think what the price Would have been if the reeds weren't free!" My squeezebox is getting too old. No air will the bellows hold. The valves all leak, The springs all squeak. But it's worth lots of money, I'm told. Jack gave his young niece a big squeeze. And she said to him, "Uncle Jack, PLEASE! A good hug is nice, But I won't tell you twice. Keep your fingers offa my keys!" A melodeon player named Jack Once played with his box on his back. He put one arm through here And the other 'round there. A talent I fear that I lack. Two of my favorites from NESI that I didn't write: The river was fringed with japonica As I played in the reeds with Veronica; She squeezed "Soldier's Joy" From my bellows, while I Blew "Money Musk" on her harmonica. There were once several squeezable maidens With designs on Dave Barnert's fine Haydens. His touches inspired Their lust and desire But they didn't go home Hayden laden. -- (2nd prize) Deirdre Cochrane 9/20/03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbones Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I sit here playing my squeezebox It’s better than sitting in detox I’ll play all day long And I might sing a song while dancing around in my knee socks You may think that this just sounds silly since my knee socks are really quite frilly but it’s oh so much fun and when I am done the cold nights don’t seem so chilly It helps to stave off the gloom By removing all my thoughts of doom Laugh at me if you like You can go take a hike I’ll stay here in my white padded room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boney Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 This is a true story...practically an exact quote of my roommate Claire's reaction the first time she saw me play concertina. A friendly young lady named Claire Saw me playing and tried not to stare The notes came so fast She asked, quite aghast, How does all that come out of there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbones Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 While I was talking to a young ballerina I told her she smelled like she came from Sardinia No, the slip was not Freudian She called my squeezebox an accordion An insult to my poor concertina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boney Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Also based on a true story: My first Anglo had notes that were sticky And complex arrangements were tricky All options were weighed in And I bought a Hayden (But I try not to forget Kaspar Wicki). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbones Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 OK! If you want truth, here's a true story of my own. Stagi, Morelli, Wheatstone, Rochelle I’ve played them all, though not very well Try as I may Still to this day The music, it all sounds like H E double hockey sticks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbones Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 This never happened to me, but, if it did, it would be true. One day it was sunny and clear I took my squeeze box and sat on the pier Then a seagull flew by And let go in my eye Thank goodness I play it by ear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saguaro_squeezer Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 (edited) A number of people worry 'Bout their box being in the right key Here's my secret confession When I play in a sesssion I don't worry, because I play EC Something about "when the only tool that you have is a hammer ..." Edited September 11, 2009 by saguaro_squeezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffwright Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 My wife is oft' heard to say I play concertina all day She says it sounds LOUD of that, I am proud as it frightens the cat out the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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