Pam B Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 It's Christmas Eve, and I just found out that my new Wakker Anglo is nearly ready to ship - Christmas just doesn't get any better than that! Happy, Healthy Holidays to everyone on C.net! Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Hello Pam I too had a concertina Christmas. My husband got me a soft case for my new to me 1926 Wheatstone. I also got the 3 CD set of English Concertina music along with several more CD's on Morris tunes. I even got the Concertina Workshop book and CD. Pam Howard BRasstown, NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon H Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 (edited) I had a free reed Christmas. My daughter who curently lives in China, came home to Scotland for Christmas with a 17 reed Sheng for me. Fascinating, incredible instrument, at times it sounds so similar to my Wheatstone, its uncanny. Edited December 25, 2008 by Simon H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Hello Pam I too had a concertina Christmas. My husband got me a soft case for my new to me 1926 Wheatstone. I also got the 3 CD set of English Concertina music along with several more CD's on Morris tunes. I even got the Concertina Workshop book and CD. Pam Howard BRasstown, NC Blimey Pam; what a great hubby. He doesn't want to adopt a new son does he? Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Kruskal Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Wow, that Sheng looks pretty high tech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon H Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Wow, that Sheng looks pretty high tech. If you are at all interested in the ancestry of concertinas it is worth looking up the sheng. I dates back at least 2500 years.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Booth Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Cool instrument! Any chance of a sound file? I'd love to hear it. RB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon H Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Cool instrument! Any chance of a sound file?I'd love to hear it. RB You're probably better served doing a Youtube search for Sheng - there you'll find some vids of players who have mastered it. At the moment I suspect I need to do some adjusting to get all the reeds to sound at the same air pressure as a couple are barely sounding. Also despite going round it with my chromatic tuner and marking each tube with a paper dot telling me the note, I'm not at the point of remembering or understanding the sequence. So even getting a basic tune is a laborious process. It is tuned in d with a couple of extra accidentals. (at least that's how it seems). It definitely is brand new and needs some working in. Nonetheless what a party piece to turn up and play a couple of tunes with at our local session!! If other concertina historians or those like me who have an interest in unusual musical instruments are interested I know these can be had on ebay, (the usual way for things like this, a low buy-it-now price but postage about £80) or I might be able to get my daughter to send a couple over when she goes back in a week or two. PM me if you are interested. Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I too had a concertina Christmas. My husband got me a soft case for my new to me 1926 Wheatstone. I also got the 3 CD set of English Concertina music along with several more CD's on Morris tunes. I even got the Concertina Workshop book and CD. Blimey Pam; what a great hubby. He doesn't want to adopt a new son does he? Ian I am rather smart.....I emailed him my list so he can print it out, with telephone numbers, and exact descriptions of what I want. When I do that I get something I can use and something that I really would rather not have. Sorry no adopting unless we can our daughter to make ends meet on her own<g> Pam Howard Brastown, NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Levine Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I thought this was amazing: Playing a Sheng I had thought it would not be capable of such sophisticated technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I thought this was amazing:Playing a Sheng I had thought it would not be capable of such sophisticated technique. I agree, it is amazing, and just goes to show what a master can make of just about any instrument. If only I had another lifetime tagged onto the end of this one... Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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