Sylvester wrote:
Thanks so much Lixnaw
This is the kind of information I need to make basic concepts clearer. Does anybody know where John Brosnan lives? I've got a couple of friends in Galway and Dublin, maybe they could make it and have a look.
B/C seems more appropriate since there is learning stuff, doesn't it?
Another stupid question: is the number of voices in a box proportional to the potential volume?
Last but not least. Lixnaw mentioned a second hand instrument. Granted that I have a limited budget, but I'd never go for a cheapy one... What are my chances then?
Thanks again
my pleasure! John Brosnan lives in south Kerry, but i don't know what town. but you can thrust John, he's honest. Mairtin o'connor sells Saltarelle in Galway, but i'm not sure if he also has second hand.
the number of voices has nothing to do with the volume. but a 4 voice box is much harder to push and pull, you could pull out a few stops, and it will sound like a 2 voice box, but it's still heavier and bigger.
i ordered an extremely light "2 voice Cairdin deluxe" at
http://jomahony.50webs.com/range.html
you could play these all night, and you won't get tired, and the bellows action is firm and very fast!
or go for a Saltarelle Irish Bouebe.
whatever, i'd never go for a stepped keyboard, make sure it's a flat keyboard.
i wouldn't buy Peter Browne's tutorial yet, it only covers ornamentation for advanced players on B/C.
P.J. Hernon's tutor is better suited .
and here's a note on how to look after your box
http://www.hobgoblin.com/info/freecare.htm
i get my box tuned dand dusted every 3 years.
anyway, don't play in windy allys, barns or at roaring campfiresand such,... your box won't last very long with all that dust.