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T.B. Falsename ACE: [stercus venio] I have learned from my mistakes, and feel I could repeat them exactly. Started conversation Oct 7, 2008
For anyone who wondered where I have been these past few days, it was my grandfather's 95th birthday party down in hilly Lincolnshire*. Whilst there I acquired a little 2-octave melodeon, which I'm now trying to learn, if I can master the rudiments of it then I may consider getting a full size jobbie and attending folk festivals again.
It will join my Tony Dixon resin flute, my whistle and my 6-hole english style ocarina...aswell as my guitar and my concert flute..and keyboard and, if I ever find it, my harmonica...I think that's it, as far as instruments go.
Oh wait, I've got a half built pentatonic lap-harp which I designed and am working on gradually putting together too. I think that's all of them now. Although there is a violin, but that's not mine, and I got rid of my trumpet.
Anyway, it was nice seeing my grandfather again, as well as my mom's family as I've not seen them, really, since I moved to scotland.
On the way down we stopped overnight in carlisle. The next day we carried on down to Peterborough where we were staying. On the way to Peterborough we had lunch in a place called Ferrybridge, which is allegedly around Prof's neck of the woods. We had lunch there coming back too.
We had decent weather most days with a little bit of rain on sunday morning. Saw the family, saw my cousins' various offspring, only one of whom I'd ever met before, and had a good feed.
Got back here about 1800, came on here, worked through some of the blog, skipped much and then wrote this.
*Famed for being excessively flat.
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Fizzymouse- no place like home Posted Oct 11, 2008
Glad you had a good time .... I haven't been about myself recently ... so I didn't miss you. 
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T.B. Falsename ACE: [stercus venio] I have learned from my mistakes, and feel I could repeat them exactly. Posted Oct 11, 2008
yep, although now I have another instrument to learn.
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Fizzymouse- no place like home Posted Oct 11, 2008
It should be fun .... especially since you are so musical.
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T.B. Falsename ACE: [stercus venio] I have learned from my mistakes, and feel I could repeat them exactly. Posted Oct 11, 2008
I can't play any of them that well though.
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Fizzymouse- no place like home Posted Oct 11, 2008
Well I can't play anything any more - I used to be in the recorder group in school - played treble and bass recorders.
Then I played flute, then violin for a few years ... gave that up, played percussion in the orchestra too.
Jack of all trades master of none - that's me .... at least you keep trying - I gave up some years ago.
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T.B. Falsename ACE: [stercus venio] I have learned from my mistakes, and feel I could repeat them exactly. Posted Oct 11, 2008
I'm mostly focusing on learning the guitar at the moment. I can play keyboard well enough for most of what I need it for.
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Fizzymouse- no place like home Posted Oct 11, 2008
My daughter can play guitar a bit but tried to teach me. My arthritic fingers couldn't manage it so I didn't get very far. 
So long as you enjoy all those instruments I wouldn't worry too much.
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T.B. Falsename ACE: [stercus venio] I have learned from my mistakes, and feel I could repeat them exactly. Posted Oct 11, 2008
yep, they're fun 
... except I seem to have mislaid my tuner.
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fluffykerfuffle Posted Oct 12, 2008
pentatonic lap-harp 
gotta a picture of it we can see?
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T.B. Falsename ACE: [stercus venio] I have learned from my mistakes, and feel I could repeat them exactly. Posted Oct 12, 2008
Not got a picture of the one I'm working on, yet, but it will, hopefully, look a bit like these
http://www.highlandmusicandgifts.com/ProdImages/MusicMaker.jpg
http://www.grovearcade.com/store/images/h_11-copy.jpg
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NPY Posted Oct 13, 2008
Well when you've picked up enough on your melodeon you should record it for your new album!
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T.B. Falsename ACE: [stercus venio] I have learned from my mistakes, and feel I could repeat them exactly. Posted Oct 13, 2008
It's not an easy instrument to play
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NPY Posted Oct 20, 2008
Will make your masterey of it even more impressive.
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T.B. Falsename ACE: [stercus venio] I have learned from my mistakes, and feel I could repeat them exactly. Posted Oct 20, 2008
Heh, I may learn to play it ok, but I doubt if I'll master it.
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NPY Posted Oct 20, 2008
you never know. Stranger things have happened.
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