Just when I thought it was safe to turn my computer on again Paul pops up with another bloody Christmas Extravaganza! aaarrrggghhh !😮 Good on you fella for keeping going over the past few years and great respect for picking up the accordion and running with it…. not literally that would be daft…. no, for learning to play it and get a recognisable tune from it, I mean an instrument that looks like it was designed to squeeze water from wet clothes can’t be that easy to play….. I’m well impressed with how quickly you’ve mastered the basics. And a massive, massive thanks for putting me on to the Spitfire BBC Orchestra software, it’s bloody brilliant! I’ve now spent many a happy hour replacing the, frankly, dire orchestral VSTs on my music pc and have begun replacing my files with ‘real’ instruments…..I’ve just started a project setting some of the better examples of Vogon poetry to music 😵💫,as you can imagine it’s not going well! …. All the best for the new year Paul; keep on keeping on and here’s to 2023! Cheers, Richard
Richard, well I'd listen to Vogon poetry set to music. Yes, the Spitfire stuff is excellent - and free, of course. They do two further levels with a lot more control (expensive). I have to say that I bashed that in pretty quickly and didn't even play around with the dynamics or expression etc. Check out the channels from Christian Henson (Spitfire) and Guy Michelmore - they have both done a few videos on how to get the best out of the BBC SO Discovery pack. Also check out the Spitfire LABS series (also free) - there are some amazing samples in there. Part of the engine room from a lighthouse from LABS went into the Serenity effects - as well as a sample of my angle grinder. I was going to do a version on Jingle bells on the grinder, but didn't have time. A joy yet to come. As for the accordion... Slow progress, but fun. Cheers, Paul
@@verynearlyaboutsailing8114 Unfortunately Vogon Poetry project now abandoned as it would be contravening some pan-galactic copy-write policy, apparently the details of which are on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard.” I’ll take their word for it and get back to completing my ‘The Clangers sing Elvis’ album. All the best, Richard.
You mean there are more of us? Excellent. I'm pretty sure that an accordion has go to be one of the best ways imaginable to clear a crowded anchorage. Cheers, Paul
@@verynearlyaboutsailing8114 they even have cards printed. With a suitable headress and Lucy collecting in her Princess jasmine outfit you could buy an ocean liner with what you could earn Busking the Central Line
An excellent Christmas special, as always. I will look forward to the positive news in January. I recently refurbished a 1911 Underwood #5 typewriter. Your intricate mechanical mechanisms on the accordion is reminiscent of the very clever systems on the typewriter. The general recommendation seems to be to use gun oil very sparingly on key movement areas. I chose to use a Teflon spray, but am still unsure of the best solution. All the best, Ken
Ken, I had an old typewriter as a child. No idea who it really belonged to - it just sort of lived in the house. I was fascinated by the mechanism. It was a mechanical work of art. I did a lot of checking as to whether I had done the right thing. Basically, there really isn't an alternative - for the accordion, you just have to be very careful not to get any oil on the wood. The other thing is to never use any sort of cleaning product on the black surfaces or it will just melt away. Cheers, Paul
You make it sound quite easy to play! I am sure it isn't :-) Happy Christmas Paul and Lucy! Hope for a great new year with lots of Energy, progress, chocolate and most of all fun!
It is weirdly both easy and impossible at the same time. If things go wrong, it all falls falls apart pretty quickly. Be assured that there is loads of chocolate in the house. Cheers, Paul
Yes, and if you listen very carefully, you might just hear that the sound of the engines sounds very much like an angle grinder tuned down a couple of octaves. What a coincidence. Cheers, Paul
Words fail me. Merry Christmas!
Ha Ha - could have been worse. At least I didn't sing....this time!
Merry Christmas, Paul
Watched on Christmas Morning, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you both and all the viewers
Thanks very much. Yes, same back to you. I hope you had a great Christmas and I wish you a Happy New Year. Paul.
Just when I thought it was safe to turn my computer on again Paul pops up with another bloody Christmas Extravaganza! aaarrrggghhh !😮
Good on you fella for keeping going over the past few years and great respect for picking up the accordion and running with it…. not literally that would be daft…. no, for learning to play it and get a recognisable tune from it, I mean an instrument that looks like it was designed to squeeze water from wet clothes can’t be that easy to play….. I’m well impressed with how quickly you’ve mastered the basics.
And a massive, massive thanks for putting me on to the Spitfire BBC Orchestra software, it’s bloody brilliant!
I’ve now spent many a happy hour replacing the, frankly, dire orchestral VSTs on my music pc and have begun replacing my files with ‘real’ instruments…..I’ve just started a project setting some of the better examples of Vogon poetry to music 😵💫,as you can imagine it’s not going well! ….
All the best for the new year Paul; keep on keeping on and here’s to 2023!
Cheers,
Richard
Richard, well I'd listen to Vogon poetry set to music. Yes, the Spitfire stuff is excellent - and free, of course. They do two further levels with a lot more control (expensive). I have to say that I bashed that in pretty quickly and didn't even play around with the dynamics or expression etc. Check out the channels from Christian Henson (Spitfire) and Guy Michelmore - they have both done a few videos on how to get the best out of the BBC SO Discovery pack. Also check out the Spitfire LABS series (also free) - there are some amazing samples in there. Part of the engine room from a lighthouse from LABS went into the Serenity effects - as well as a sample of my angle grinder. I was going to do a version on Jingle bells on the grinder, but didn't have time. A joy yet to come.
As for the accordion... Slow progress, but fun.
Cheers, Paul
@@verynearlyaboutsailing8114
Unfortunately Vogon Poetry project now abandoned as it would be contravening some pan-galactic copy-write policy, apparently the details of which are on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard.”
I’ll take their word for it and get back to completing my ‘The Clangers sing Elvis’ album.
All the best,
Richard.
There are clubs for people with this affliction.They often appear in remote locations .Piers north of Scotland etc😹
You mean there are more of us? Excellent.
I'm pretty sure that an accordion has go to be one of the best ways imaginable to clear a crowded anchorage.
Cheers, Paul
@@verynearlyaboutsailing8114 they even have cards printed. With a suitable headress and Lucy collecting in her Princess jasmine outfit you could buy an ocean liner with what you could earn Busking the Central Line
Merry Xmas Paul. Trust there is lots of chocolate in Lucy's stocking for Sunday
Oh indeed! There is no shortage of chocolate going in that direction.
Cheers, Paul
Try the Captain Pugwash song, you're doing well with it so far. Happy Christmas and New Year.
What an excellent idea. I will definitely put it on my list. Have a great Christmas. Cheers, Paul
Merry Christmas Paul!
Cheers Tom, same straight back at you. I hope you have a good one.
An excellent Christmas special, as always. I will look forward to the positive news in January.
I recently refurbished a 1911 Underwood #5 typewriter. Your intricate mechanical mechanisms on the accordion is reminiscent of the very clever systems on the typewriter. The general recommendation seems to be to use gun oil very sparingly on key movement areas. I chose to use a Teflon spray, but am still unsure of the best solution.
All the best, Ken
Ken, I had an old typewriter as a child. No idea who it really belonged to - it just sort of lived in the house. I was fascinated by the mechanism. It was a mechanical work of art. I did a lot of checking as to whether I had done the right thing. Basically, there really isn't an alternative - for the accordion, you just have to be very careful not to get any oil on the wood. The other thing is to never use any sort of cleaning product on the black surfaces or it will just melt away.
Cheers, Paul
You make it sound quite easy to play! I am sure it isn't :-) Happy Christmas Paul and Lucy! Hope for a great new year with lots of Energy, progress, chocolate and most of all fun!
It is weirdly both easy and impossible at the same time. If things go wrong, it all falls falls apart pretty quickly. Be assured that there is loads of chocolate in the house.
Cheers, Paul
Happy Christmas Paul... All the best for the new year!
Same to you, have a good one. Cheers, Paul
HO HO HO Merry Christmas and a happy new year, I thought the Formica was great 🎄🎄🎄
Happy New Year to you. The world needs more more Formica - I think.
Cheers, Paul
You're a very clever man Paul. Hope your health is improving, have a great Christmas. Greetings from Cornwall
Ah, being clever is one thing...choosing what to do with it another.
Well I have made my choice :)
Cheers. Paul
That landing and takeoff was very nearly "interesting."
Yes, and if you listen very carefully, you might just hear that the sound of the engines sounds very much like an angle grinder tuned down a couple of octaves. What a coincidence.
Cheers, Paul
Was that grinder with, or without, the safety guard?
Just get us on the ground! -well, that part is definitely going to happen.