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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby jodieohdoh » Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:55 pm

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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby Boxer6 » Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:25 pm

jodieohdoh wrote:Panic-planning a USA holiday for August.


Planning a T.T. holiday for June!!



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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby MacotheIsles » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:32 pm

Taking up the Accordion, or Melodeon or Concertina. Suffer from insomnia so I reckon picking up one of these instruments and blasting away for an hour or two in the wee, sma' hours would be the ideal therapy. But I have a couple of questions - if I may - for those of you with a musical bent:

(1) I want to play traditional Scottish tunes (eg: Rowan Tree, Road to Dundee, etc). Is the concertina suitable for this type of thing or would it have to be an accordion or melodeon?

(2) Are there any good retailers in town apart from Biggars and Victor Morris(!)?.

If you can advise me on these points so that I can buy an instrument asap I thank you.

If you can't advise me and I can't buy an instrument asap my neighbours thank you.
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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby hungryjoe » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:16 am

MacotheIsles wrote:Taking up the Accordion, or Melodeon or Concertina. Suffer from insomnia so I reckon picking up one of these instruments and blasting away for an hour or two in the wee, sma' hours would be the ideal therapy. But I have a couple of questions - if I may - for those of you with a musical bent:

(1) I want to play traditional Scottish tunes (eg: Rowan Tree, Road to Dundee, etc). Is the concertina suitable for this type of thing or would it have to be an accordion or melodeon?

(2) Are there any good retailers in town apart from Biggars and Victor Morris(!)?.South Side Music in Cathcart Rd. I think Band Supplies are now near the Kelvin Hall.

If you can advise me on these points so that I can buy an instrument asap I thank you.

If you can't advise me and I can't buy an instrument asap my neighbours thank you.
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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby jodieohdoh » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:31 am

Not sure Band Supplies would be any good for this type of instrument. They specialise in brass and woodwind, or they used to. So they've moved from Old Dumbarton Road? About time, although I'm sure the premises selection was decided by proximity to drinking establishments :D
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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby RDR » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:44 am

MacotheIsles wrote:Taking up the Accordion, or Melodeon or Concertina. Suffer from insomnia so I reckon picking up one of these instruments and blasting away for an hour or two in the wee, sma' hours would be the ideal therapy. But I have a couple of questions - if I may - for those of you with a musical bent:

(1) I want to play traditional Scottish tunes (eg: Rowan Tree, Road to Dundee, etc). Is the concertina suitable for this type of thing or would it have to be an accordion or melodeon?

(2) Are there any good retailers in town apart from Biggars and Victor Morris(!)?.

If you can advise me on these points so that I can buy an instrument asap I thank you.

If you can't advise me and I can't buy an instrument asap my neighbours thank you.


Have you tried Rollison's Accordion's in Bellshill? They used to be in Mossend, now in Bellshill just opposite the road to Cardinal Newman HS and next to Graham's the Plumbers Merchants.
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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby RDR » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:46 am

hungryjoe wrote:
MacotheIsles wrote:Taking up the Accordion, or Melodeon or Concertina. Suffer from insomnia so I reckon picking up one of these instruments and blasting away for an hour or two in the wee, sma' hours would be the ideal therapy. But I have a couple of questions - if I may - for those of you with a musical bent:

(1) I want to play traditional Scottish tunes (eg: Rowan Tree, Road to Dundee, etc). Is the concertina suitable for this type of thing or would it have to be an accordion or melodeon?

(2) Are there any good retailers in town apart from Biggars and Victor Morris(!)?.South Side Music in Cathcart Rd. I think Band Supplies are now near the Kelvin Hall.

If you can advise me on these points so that I can buy an instrument asap I thank you.

If you can't advise me and I can't buy an instrument asap my neighbours thank you.


Band Supplies are near to the Kelvin hall, in the wee gushet near the Stirling Castle Pub.
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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby glasgowken » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:34 am

Any tips on bringing up Phlegm ? :(
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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby RDR » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:52 am

glasgowken wrote:Any tips on bringing up Phlegm ? :(


Have you tried a steam inhlation?
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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby glasgowken » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:57 am

Yes, it didn't do much.
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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby RDR » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:09 pm

glasgowken wrote:Yes, it didn't do much.


Did you add anything to the water?
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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby The Egg Man » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:54 pm

glasgowken wrote:Any tips on bringing up Phlegm ? :(



Autogenic drainage. It really ought to be taught by a physio but if you Google it you'll get the basic idea. It definitely works if done properly.
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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby MacotheIsles » Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:17 pm

Many thanks HungryJoe, Jodie and RDR. Will check those out. Had forgotten Rollison's in Mossend, but definitely worth a look at their new premises in Bellshill. Give it a couple of weeks and I'll be Jerviston's Jimmy Shand (or hung, drawn and quartered by the rest of the street).

ps. South Side Music in Cathcart Rd So there really IS a Cathcart Road then...
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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby glasgowken » Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:54 pm

The Egg Man wrote:
glasgowken wrote:Any tips on bringing up Phlegm ? :(



Autogenic drainage. It really ought to be taught by a physio but if you Google it you'll get the basic idea. It definitely works if done properly.

That was quite useful, thanks. I need to practice a bit more.
I don't like to add anything to the steam water, last time it nearly knocked me out.
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Re: Not really interesting facts about yourself

Postby HollowHorn » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:05 pm

glasgowken wrote:That was quite useful, thanks. I need to practice a bit more.

Excellent news, Kenny. Now, do us all a favour and keep the ensuing results to yirsel. ::):
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