Anna Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 Ok, so it's not about our actual instruments, but it's such a joyful idea I had to share it. Facebook has a campaign to get bendy buses to make accordion noises. How brilliant would that be?! http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=833...gid=13768396222 Discuss? Anna x
PeterT Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 Ok, so it's not about our actual instruments, but it's such a joyful idea I had to share it. Facebook has a campaign to get bendy buses to make accordion noises. How brilliant would that be?! http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=833...gid=13768396222 Discuss? Anna x But then wasn't there another campaign to get bendy buses banned? Wait a minute; I see another opportunity here; if the buses get banned, maybe there will also be a ban on accordions ........ which is fine as long as people know the difference between accordion and concertina .
LDT Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 Ok, so it's not about our actual instruments, but it's such a joyful idea I had to share it. Facebook has a campaign to get bendy buses to make accordion noises. How brilliant would that be?! http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=833...gid=13768396222 Discuss? Anna x Would different routes have different tunings?
PeterT Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 Ok, so it's not about our actual instruments, but it's such a joyful idea I had to share it. Facebook has a campaign to get bendy buses to make accordion noises. How brilliant would that be?! http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=833...gid=13768396222 Discuss? Anna x Would different routes have different tunings? Perhaps on the routes where the pitch is voice-friendly (G and F, for example), community singing could be encouraged. "The wheels on the bus ............"
Bill N Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 Would different routes have different tunings? Perhaps on the routes where the pitch is voice-friendly (G and F, for example), community singing could be encouraged. And the routes and schedules should be arranged so that when they come together at interections and roundabouts, beautiful chords result. Would a diatonic (bisonoric?)bus make a different sound when backing up?
wes williams Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 By a strange coincidence ..... I was told by descendants that Rock Chidley had invented and patented 'something to do with railways' in 1864. Today I found out that it was to enable passengers to go from one railway coach to the next - a giant bellows - called the 'Chidley hood'. (Source: Federal Reporter, Vol 88, p416 et seq: Pullman Palace Car Co v. Wagner Palace Car Co et al, Circuit Court, N.D Illinois, April 17 1889). Many a true word spoken in jest?
Stephen Chambers Posted June 16, 2009 Posted June 16, 2009 Reminds me of this photo, from the old Clever Bus Advertisement thread : And like I said then, the Germans do call them a Zieharmonikabus (accordion-bus)...
Chris Drinkwater Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 Reminds me of this photo, from the old Clever Bus Advertisement thread : And like I said then, the Germans do call them a Zieharmonikabus (accordion-bus)... Probably best to avoid the rush hour then. It might be a bit of a squeeze to get on. Chris
Mikefule Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 But what if they based them on melodeons? Would the buses always go as fast as possible, cut a lot of corners - and never have more than 4 stops?
Chris Drinkwater Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 But what if they based them on melodeons? Would the buses always go as fast as possible, cut a lot of corners - and never have more than 4 stops? What indeed! Strikes a chord with me!! Chris
Anglo-Irishman Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Probably best to avoid the rush hour then. It might be a bit of a squeeze to get on. Yes. We have those "Ziehharmonika" busses on our local route at rush-hour. When they're full, you have to stand in the bellows bit. Makes you feel like a flea in Regondi's concertina: Giulio Regondi quite took the audience by surprise. ... His trills and shakes seem to vibrate through the frame, and occasionally he rises on tip-toe, or flings up his instrument as he jerks out its highest notes, looking the while like one rapt and unconscious of all outward objects, in the absorbing enjoyment of the sweet sounds that flow from his magical instrument. Cheers, John
LDT Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 But what if they based them on melodeons? Would the buses always go as fast as possible, cut a lot of corners - and never have more than 4 stops? How would you request a stop....what would they have instead of a bell?
Steve_freereeder Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 How would you request a stop....what would they have instead of a bell? Easy - you raise your leg in the air, same as you'd do at any session.
drbones Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 How would you request a stop....what would they have instead of a bell? What ever it might be, you'd most assuredly have to pull a chord. If one wrecked, would it be an accidental?
LDT Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 How would you request a stop....what would they have instead of a bell? Easy - you raise your leg in the air, same as you'd do at any session. could result in many accidents. lol! You'd fall over.
Stephen Chambers Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 ... melodeons ... never have more than 4 stops You were saying?
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