Henrik Müller Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 ...By the way, how do you know that's what a Concertina sounds like under water? ...................... ... Thanks, Dick - well, all notes get this bubbly quality, you know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Kruskal Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Happy New Year all. Nice one Henrik. I wish you had been at the party last night. You would have enjoyed it, tunes from 10 to 2 here in Park Slope Brooklyn. The living room had big bow windows so we could play while appreciating the fireworks display up over the park. I got to lend my concertina to two college age musicians for them to try. Always a treat to watch a new players eyes light up when they get their hands on a decent instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Müller Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) ...Does the label on the kitchen table concertina really say 'The Slide Engine'? ... Hello, Pete - Ha! You are one of the few who reflect on the name! I made the label after having played the thingie a few weeks and realizing that the fact that my buttons go all the way down (I feel the felt and the end plate) opened a new world of technique, like switching fingers on the same note, which felt more like sliding the fingers over the button. Hence the name - the technique also facilitated the playing of certain slides, try e.g., "The Star above the Garter". Finally, I have written a piece of software with same name, but nothing to do with concertinas, though. The sliding can be seen in the last part of my (fairly) old YouTube clip. (Be sure to switch to "Watch in high quality") And here is an extra, short, short demo as well (2 bars of the Doonagore): Not surprisingly, I found that I can use the technique on a standard EC, but not without problems: I hit the neighbours (eh, buttons, that is). The other difference compared to a standard EC is the horizontal space between buttons: there is more of it - I have more "air" around the buttons - like an AC. And I may as well jump into the deep end of the pool: the third difference is the big one: I kicked out the pinkie rest and - in June last year - the thumbstraps (sorry, Sir Charles). Never looked back. I have always felt that when comparing ECs and ACs something was overlooked, felt as if apples and bananas were compared, which wasn't really fair. IMHO, I feel that we can't compare two systems when there are more differences than the systems per se: The dynamic control that the AC has can not be achieved with an instrument you carry on the tip of your thumbs and your pinkies. 10 seconds besides Edel Fox is proof enough - the volume is astonishing. So a more fair comparison should be with an EC that has the same features - systems apart - as the AC. But again - that is my opinion /Henrik Edited January 2, 2009 by Henrik Müller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Nice playing Henrick Cheers Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Müller Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Happy New Year all. Nice one Henrik. I wish you had been at the party last night. You would have enjoyed it, tunes from 10 to 2 here in Park Slope Brooklyn. The living room had big bow windows so we could play while appreciating the fireworks display up over the park. I got to lend my concertina to two college age musicians for them to try. Always a treat to watch a new players eyes light up when they get their hands on a decent instrument. Thanks, Jody - New Year's fireworks in Brooklyn is something I probably can't imagine! Quote: "Always a treat to watch a new players eyes light up..." Unquote. Yes, it is indeed a rare treat to experience that! /Henrik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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