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A Life of Comfort and Ease (Under Appreciated Modern Conveniances)
Redball:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 29 Jul 2013, 17:35 ---Akima once said a century is an eye-blink, and until about an eye-blink ago, the only way to get music was to play it yourself, travel, or make the musician travel.
--- End quote ---
I wonder if more of us created music that eye-blink ago.
Carl-E:
Absolutely. Pianos, parlor guitars and fiddles were common, and nearly every community had enough musicians talented enough to play for a dance or make a community band or two. Sheet music was a hot commodity, even well into the gramophone age...
And then there were the newly invented reed instruments of the 19th century, like concertinas and harmonicas - never need tuning (actually, they can't be tuned, which isn't quite the same thing), and the reed organ (the one you pump with your feet). Heady times, I tell you!
I happen to play concertina, picked one up in college... it's fun, but it bugs the crap out of my wife, so I don't play often :-P
I do a mean "Over the rainbow"!
Redball:
My image of those who play accordion is with a "glad" smile on their face. Do you play concertina with a smile? And why does she dislike it?
Carl-E:
My face depends on whether or not I've figured the piece out yet.
There are two reasons she dislikes it; one is the "figures it out" part. She hates listening to someone fumble around (she has little patience in general). Since I play completely by ear (yeah, yeah, I know, using my fingers would be easier...), there's a fair bit of fumbling until I get a tune down.
The other reason is some jaw surgery she had as a teen. High, pure tones go right through her teeth. Violins drive her nuts. I'm a whistler by nature too, but again, I try not to around my wife - it's been known to cause her pain.
Kugai:
Stay clear of Bagpipes then.
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