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I have a blue rudiments of music book too which predates the red one! See, I am really ancient

For all things Broadwood, contact Dr A Lawrence at Finchcocks Museum. I believe original manufacture and sales records still exist.

I have lots of things to be happy about today.

My Mother's 80th birthday.
My Ikea bargain corner footstool.
Dave Brum's !Eureka moment!

Gill the Piano wrote:Keep reading; we're impressed so far, aren't we, Feg?

Oh, yes Gill

I am happy to read loads of positive comments from someone who is struggling a bit just now

Check him out on google, Gill. He has relocated to Edinburgh

My understanding is that each keyboard works a different rank of pipes as does the pedal board.

Therefore, both keyboards have the same compass.

dave brum wrote:Something rather unusually interesting has happened.....

Well?

I suggested solfa as a sideways step to improve your understanding of the structure of music - scales and melody alike. I think that it might be worthwhile doing some music theory to support your understanding of what you are actually playing. When I was learning, I was taught theory along side the ...

Gill the Piano wrote:Brilliant idea, Feg; look it up, Dave! My friend was taught solfa and can sightsing anything as a result.

See, I'm not just a pretty face:)

Have you ever investigated Sol-Fa? My grandmother used play from sol-fa notation

Dave, sorry if this sounds like a daft question, but do you know why you play a F# in a G major scale?

Second motorbike ride of 2014 this afternoon. Not much to report except properly fitting bike gear DOES make a difference to ones comfort as does new helmet and gloves. Next time I take it out, I need to either do town riding or find a quiet road for stop/start practice. Or, as my darling husband su...

There are lots of Aldi products that I like and equally, there are products that I don't! Be warned, Aldi chocolate is cheap and very good:) Cereals, pasta, rice, biscuits, chocolate/sweets, washing liquid, fruit/veg, dairy products etc tend to be on my Aldi list. Toiletries are also very good value...

I'll tell you what's made me happy today. Practicing really basic scales on the piano and noticing silly little muso-scientific things I never noticed before. And feeling like I'm actually LEARNING things. It's amazing just what a change of attitude can do for you! No more complaining about not bei...

Cordura is far more practical than leather, Dave. Modern materials are abrasion resistant, waterproof, and warm. Modern bike jackets and trousers have built-in armour at the shoulders, back, elbows, hips and knees. We also have the benefit of zip out thermal linings and extra zipped vents built into...

Don't know how happy I am, but I now have my own brand new motorbike jacket, cordura trousers and fluorescent helmet. 2014 is the year that Fiona gets back on a motorbike :) Picture please? Don't know why you would want to see a photo Gill :o To be dressed in black, heavy duty motorcycle gear, is n...

I've started playing the violin again for the first time in 30 years! It sounds like someone's standing on the cat's tail, but I'll get there eventually. My main problem is my left thumb, which is very double jointed and "collapses" when holding the violin, making it uncomfortable to hold...

Don't know how happy I am, but I now have my own brand new motorbike jacket, cordura trousers and fluorescent helmet. 2014 is the year that Fiona gets back on a motorbike

Trust JL or not, there is a big difference between £45 and £140

I work on the basis that £45 is worth spending to find out if it makes a difference and, if it doesn't help, well not too much money spent.

The Maplin link is the one I'm talking about. I have one (my son has diagnosed depression) and my Mother has one too. I have to admit that it is not used regularly but when we do put it on, it is a comforting yet bright light. I use our one more when I have sewing or other close work to do and my Mu...

Dave, look at Maplin for a SAD Lamp. I bought our one there - paid under £50 for it.

I doubt that many of our esteemed MSP's are versed in Gaelic unless brought up in a Gaelic speaking household. Our Parliamentary business is conducted in English, Scots English.

Dave, I am most unlikely to hear Gaelic spoken on the streets of Edinburgh. Although it is commonly held to be Scotlands native language, it is only so in the Highlands and the Hebrides. Scotland has more than one 'mither' tongue. Scots, or Lowland Scots, and Doric which is spoken in the North East ...

What's so good about carbon fibre, Feg? Is it noticeably different to use? Snottingham had better brace itself then, Dave - hope you find some bargains! It is much lighter than a traditional lever with very little flex. Very controllable. It's going take a bit of getting used to but after using it ...

The arrival of my new carbon fibre tuning lever from across the pond

Tuning a 1879 Kaps grand

I appreciate the sentiments expressed by your signs, Gill. I didn't always love cooking, it is a skill which I have learned to love. The bit I detest is the deciding what to cook bit. There are four of us to feed (I have two grown children at home) and I can't please everyone! I don't understand you...

I understand that, but...cooking??? :shock: :D Don't you cook, Gill? Daughter has officially passed the new cooker as fit for baking :) However, the chocolate fudge cake has yet to pass the taste test. Chocolate chip cupcakes baked earlier have been sampled and passed with Distinction! I love cooki...

Ah, that explains one of my hob settings. I have the facility to either Power Boost for quick boiling, or a setting which brings it up to the desired heat setting quickly. It shows as A on my control panel.

Didn't have those problems last night. White sauce is, of course, started on a low heat anyway and the pasta simmered rather nicely on setting 4. Mind you, half my pans are not suitable for induction hobs so I am having to part with a full set of Circulon cookware. My other set has a ground base so ...

I do, indeed, have an induction hob. I have purchased an AEG Maxiclasse freestanding cooker. Last night's tea was macaroni cheese and the pasta water had boiled in the time it took me to get the pasta out of the cupboard, get the scales out and weigh the pasta! Daughter was in charge of white sauce ...

Changing the subject for a minute, and in the random comment vein, my new cooker arrived this afternoon. It's going to take a while to get the hang of new-fangled terms like multi-function ovens and Power Boost hob, but I didn't burn tea :) I am also awaiting the arrival of my new tuning lever all t...

You need a SAD lamp! They are brill

I get TV, phone and internet from Virgin. Their broadband is unlimited and I have a great fixed fee phone package. I'm looking at Virgin for all 3 as well, Fiona. We have TV from them but nothing else (£32 for XL pack), then £23 for BT unlimited UK calls anytime, and £16 to 3 for Internet, but as I...

I get TV, phone and internet from Virgin. Their broadband is unlimited and I have a great fixed fee phone package.

dave brum wrote:To change the subject, do you have unlimited broadband Gill (and Feg)?

Yes

Gill the Piano wrote:...and I bet you're tuning the piano for it too!

I don't tune any of the pianos for the Festival

The tuning (if they are tuned) is done by the tuner who tunes the church pianos and it ain't me!

However, if I have my way, that will change

Equal emphasis on each of the three syllabyls.

Hush, Gill! Without going into too many details, the politics of the committee are such that they need a Chairperson who is not affiliated to any of the participating organisations - Church, Folk Club, Bowling Club etc. Guess who doesn't belong to any of the above :?: 'She-who-really-needs-her-head-...

I have lived in Balerno, a village to the west of Edinburgh, for almost 30 years. For the past six years, we have had a music festival which started out at a week long but has grown to cover three weeks at the end of September/beginning of October. If you are interested in the type of events on offe...

Gill the Piano wrote:Yep, ain't nobody here but us chickens, as the song says!

Ahem, I'm still here although more inclined to keep my own counsel these days

I'm glad I came across this thread. In a few weeks time I'll have a decent piano again and I'll be re-learning after many years. Sight reading was always my problem. I passed grades 1-3 (as a child 40+ years ago) easily; scraped through 4 by the skin of my teeth getting bascially 0 on sight reading...

That sounds like a lot of work, Gizzy. I'm exhausted just reading your post :) It's a pity that we are geographically so far apart as I would have been more than willing to volunteer my services. I'm afraid that from Balerno, all I can offer is moral support. I don't see what it wrong with a bit of ...

As it says in the blue box at the top of this forum....... "Please don't ask us to place a value on your piano as an on site inspection is required. Contact your local piano tuner who will be more than happy to help" Unfortunately, if the piano needs to be tuned and several keys need to be...

It is an A Flat :) The first note of the bass is also an A flat. The key signature at the start of the stave tells you that there are four flats - B, E, A and D. Every instance of those notes will be flat unless the music states otherwise with a natural sign. As to converting all of the notes into l...

Gill the Piano wrote:Euphemia. Definitely a Euphemia...

Bill Kibby wrote:Do I take it from your message that you don't sell seccotine Fiona?

Colin's post was the first I knew of my new business venture, so no, I don't sell Seccotine

Have you tried seccotine? thats what I use. It used to be supplied by a Mr Osborn of Dagnall, Berks - and recently taken over by Fiona Gilroy. I believe she deals with pianos aswell . I dont know her email or website, but Mr Osborn's number is 01442 842752 - he may be able to give you her contact d...

These are brilliant, Gizzy. Thank you

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