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Thrupenny Bit

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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #20 on: August 27, 2014, 08:15:38 PM »

I trawled every stall at Sidmouth in 2010 to buy my first box, so 4 years.....
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #21 on: August 27, 2014, 09:07:13 PM »

Like Steve Jones, I bought my first just a month before the birth of my daughter, making it just shy of 2 1/2 years. Both have enriched my life tremendously, even as they compete for my attention. Unfortunately for my repetoire, the wee one always wins.
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #22 on: August 27, 2014, 09:18:12 PM »

Horrified to find it's six years since I bought my first box. I hoped I'd be further on than I am!!

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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #23 on: August 27, 2014, 11:14:05 PM »

I bought my first with my first Winter Fuel Allowance as a retirement project, arguing that the exercise would warm me up. So that's .... (O 'Eck!) seven years! My progress has been extremely slow, due to outside pressures (well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. So there!)  :|bl
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #24 on: August 27, 2014, 11:53:27 PM »

First squeezebox 1974. Since then, anglo, english and duet concertinas, button accordions in C, D, ADG and now BC. But there was one period of ten years when I barely picked one up. Got my Cairdin something like 5 years ago and I THINK I am better on it than I ever was on any of the others. Perhaps I just needed aging.
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #25 on: August 28, 2014, 02:50:20 AM »

Three weeks tomorrow!

(Um, using the word "playing", of course, in its widest, most inclusive sense.)

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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #26 on: August 28, 2014, 03:51:32 AM »

4-5 years for me. No babies to use for a milepost! I also thought I might be further on but the other day my OH said I was sounding really good! I know she's biased but I'm taking it!! Next move the leap to playing in the local session. Still haven't quite plucked up the courage  :||: Bob
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #27 on: August 28, 2014, 05:33:43 AM »

Can't recall exactly when, but I migrated from PA to melodeon sometime around 1978-1980.
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #28 on: August 28, 2014, 05:42:26 AM »

Seven months for me.  I've just achieved my LDT-inspired ambition of being able to play "Speed The Plough" and feel dead chuffed with myself! 
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #29 on: August 28, 2014, 06:36:23 AM »

First box ( big old GDR thing) was bought for me as a 10th wedding anniversary present. We celebrate 15 years next Feb so my playing can't be that bad!
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #30 on: August 28, 2014, 02:32:15 PM »

Since Christmas 1981. I haven't played all of that time.. teenage years were a bit sparse.
The last 6 years have been the best.  (:) (:)
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #31 on: August 28, 2014, 07:21:47 PM »

 (:) 3 years having fun with melodeons   :|||: and nearly 30 on concertina  ;D
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #32 on: August 28, 2014, 08:52:35 PM »

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Good anexdote, but they do say that concertina years are 9x melodeon years.

Mine was certainly a dog :|glug
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #33 on: August 28, 2014, 09:41:26 PM »

For me, eighteen years...which sounds impressive until you hear me play.

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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #34 on: August 28, 2014, 10:02:32 PM »

Cambridge Folk Festival 1976...saw Johns Tams and Kirkpatrick.  Bought my first Pokerwork.  Should have learned to play it by now...
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #35 on: August 28, 2014, 10:38:31 PM »

Bought a red Erica from the folk shop in Cecil Sharp House in 1971.  That makes it 44 years!

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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #36 on: August 29, 2014, 04:43:35 AM »

One year, two months, two weeks. I played my first Morris season on CBA, and found it too heavy to carry and not loud enough to beat the bells. I borrowed a Pokerwork from the Squire and played my second season on that.

I was lucky enough to acquire my own German-made Erica this summer. I love it.

I started playing PA at age 11, then moved to CBA in my 30's. For the music I want to play now, though, a 6 pound D/G with 8 basses is a joy forever.

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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #37 on: August 29, 2014, 06:36:51 AM »

Bought the Pokerwork in 1976, but had played (one end only) "something" diatonic from about 1972 - a junk shop purchase.

Had 20 years off though!
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #38 on: August 29, 2014, 08:10:10 AM »

Eight months, not brave enough to post something or play much in front of others, but learning loads off here! Booked for Witney and am assured by Steve_freereeder who has been kind enough to offer some tips that I am genuinely doing quite well!   :||:

Overwhelmed by quite how much fun it is!
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Re: Five years-ish already?
« Reply #39 on: August 29, 2014, 09:03:17 AM »

Bought my first Hohner 1 row during my "gap year" (spent as a cleaner at ICI, not on a beach in Thailand!), so that would be 1978 and yes I do still have it.
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