New: One Row Melodeon Forum!

Subject: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: Ptarmigan
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 05:25 PM

One Row Melodeon enthusiasts might like to check out this new site, which is dedicated to promoting the One Row, its Music & Players.

The One Row Melodeon

Cheers
Dick

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: Jack Campin
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 06:16 PM

Did you spend any time at all working out whether it was actually necessary?

Why not just a permathread here? Is there such a frenzy of postings about one-row melodeons that the rest of Mudcat is clamouring for them all to bugger off to their own site?

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 06:33 PM

"POST MP3s of your own One Row Melodeon Music
POST VIDEOS of you playing your own One Row Melodeon Music
POST PHOTOS of your musical One Row Melodeon experiences and instruments."

... a facility currently beyond the capability of Mudcat...

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: Ptarmigan
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 07:28 PM

Aye exactly Foolestroupe & I'm sure if Jack had actually bothered to check out the new site, he would have noticed those extra facilities for himself. ;-)
Cheers
Dick

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: Tootler
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 07:51 PM

I think Jack's criticism was just a little unkind.

If you are interested, it's worth a try. If there is demand the forum will fly, if there is not the demand it will die of its own accord.

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 08:20 PM

AHGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 11:07 PM

You need a paypal acct for them, and I want nothing to do with those thieving bastards....

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 11:07 PM

oops.. sorry...

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: treewind
Date: 06 Apr 10 - 04:05 AM

What's wrong with melodeon.net ?
There's plenty of discussion of 1-rows there.

You can't post videos and MP3s directly, but everybody there uses YouTube and similar for that.

Anahata

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: Ptarmigan
Date: 06 Apr 10 - 05:45 AM

Anahata, there is of course absolutely nothing wrong with melodeon.net ..... it will of course, always be the first port of call for all Melodeon enthusiasts! I can assure you that Theo has absolutely nothing to fear, from this little colourful addition to the scene!

All this new site is doing, is hopefully helping to raise the profile of the One Row Melodeon itself, just a little, by providing a colourful & friendly setting for members photos, mp3s & videos.

There is a growing interest in the One Row, certainly here in Ireland, especially with the news that the first ever One Row classes are coming to Willie Week this year!
However, there are of course strong musical traditions of its use in various other parts of Europe & North America too, so I feel confident that there is plenty of scope for this new site.

Personally speaking, I know a little about the Irish tradition, but very little about the English one & even less than that about its use in French, Quebecois & Cajun music, so I'm hoping the site's members will help me learn lots more & I'm sure I'll find the development of this site very interesting ........ & my guess is, I'm not alone.

However, as Tootler says, if there is an interest for this site it will grow, if not .... it won't.

No harm in trying though ... eh?

Cheers
Dick

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: treewind
Date: 06 Apr 10 - 05:57 AM

Fair enough. Good luck with it. I might even sign up...
We have 4 of them in the house, 5 if you count the £20 Chinese toy, so I think I qualify...

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: Ptarmigan
Date: 06 Apr 10 - 06:49 AM

Thanks, I'm hoping the site will be especially useful for beginners ..... like meself!

Does that £20 one make your collection a ...... 'Chinese' half dozen then? :-)

Cheers
Dick

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: Fidjit
Date: 07 Apr 10 - 05:16 AM

I just joined

Chas

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: pavane
Date: 07 Apr 10 - 11:25 AM

Ah - the old Chinese toys. Mine was useful when I was learning - bought in the Suq in Dubai, 1978, very cheap, but it died long ago. (I couldn't get my hands on a real one until I came home on leave)

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: DonMeixner
Date: 07 Apr 10 - 12:12 PM

All right then, Is my one row Key of C Hohner Viennese button box a Melodeon? And there by extension is my two row C/G Hohner a melodeon?
If not whats the diff? And can I gain any insite into these two instruments from your site?

Don

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Apr 10 - 01:25 PM

You want melodeon.net for that discussion, and the one-row site for ... well, one row stuff only.

Yes, in the UK they are both melodeons. When they get fully chromatic some people call them accordions, but some other people call a 1 row an accordion. Everyone draws the line in different places.

Anahata

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: Paul Burke
Date: 07 Apr 10 - 04:16 PM

Can melodeons make any other row?

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: Rowan
Date: 07 Apr 10 - 10:37 PM

Is my one row Key of C Hohner Viennese button box a Melodeon?

As Anahata says, it depends on where you are. In Oz, only the single-row button boxes tend to be called melodeons and, even then, many people will think the name refers only to the ones with the 'cotton reel' variably-voiced versions; the others are often regarded as button accordeons. Diatonic button boxes with more than one row are (in Oz) routinely called button accordeons, as are the Continental system chromatic versions.

Cheers, Rowan

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: Old Vermin
Date: 23 Feb 11 - 06:12 PM

http://melodeon.ning.com/ now giving me 404: Not Found

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: JohnB
Date: 24 Feb 11 - 12:01 AM

I get "Whoops! That didn't go well. "
JohnB

Subject: RE: New: One Row Melodeon Forum!
From: treewind
Date: 24 Feb 11 - 03:01 AM

404: Not Found
Yes, it's been down for a wahile. The owner gave up on it, despite the appearance of it being a thriving site.

melodeon.net is still the online place to be for diatonic squeezers of all persuasions. One row, two row, two and a half row, three row chromatic (J.Shand etc.) all welcome. Steirische button boxes even get the occasional mention.