And a Hi From me too

[Adam-T]

Hi..... just saying Hi from the cold Chester/North Wales region of the UK . Played PA for Eons,Switched to CBA late last year due to the power to size ratio (love a Challenge) , slowly getting to grips with it - have Melodeons, a Steirische (my main Diatonic box) and various other oddities too ....... even have an old tatty Trichord (Like a Shand Morino in the same way that a Volkswagen golf is like a Bentley continental - LOL) ...
I used to be a rock keyboard player but thesedays I play squeezebox and guitar for the church folk group

 

[Glenn]

Hi Adam, welcome.
I'm very curious about how easy it is to move from PA to CBA or even better how easy it is to master both?

 

[Adam-T]

I thought it would be helped by playing melodeons so was used to buttons at both ends - but actualy was more confusing as I was used to bi-sonoric action with the button treble end . I was quite honestly amazed at my pace of picking the C system CBA up , it`s very logically laid out and quite a lot of stuff is easier to play due to lack of span needed. transposing is easy too ..

On a different note - I`ve not figured how to get a 100X100 pixel avatar into 6Kb , 10 is the best I can do even with a GIF so I`ll be Avatar-less

 

[Glenn]

Yes, I had the same problem Adam. I threw mine into Photoshop and did a save for web. That solved it.
Maybe we need to poke the site manager to go easy on us. 6kb is rather small.

 

[knobby]

Yes, I had the same problem Adam. I threw mine into Photoshop and did a save for web. That solved it.
Maybe we need to poke the site manager to go easy on us. 6kb is rather small.

Its a challenge :lol: mine is 3.36kb.

Ive changed the allowed size to 16kb so that should be enough.

 

[Adam-T]

Thanks Knobby ------------- and for the Forum too - expect to see many Accordion-forum Refugees here ;-)

 

[Soulsaver]

Hi Adam, welcome aboard. I'm not far from Chester either... You don't do Chester Accordion club? I don't but would ask what you thought...

 

[Adam-T]

I don`t do accordion clubs either, I find they`re like camera clubs (not a good thing) though I`m sure that some get a lot from them

 

[Glenn]

Hi Adam,

I don't do accordion clubs either as the thought of playing a small part in amongst 20 others sounds a bit dull but I might try it one day.
As for camera clubs I'm quite keen on them.

 

[Soulsaver]

I kind of fancy club visits on the basis you get to hear lots of different accordions; may help me decide what accordion I'd like to end up with. Subject of a thread - what can you gain from accordion club membership?

 

[Adam-T]

Yeah, I never thought of it that way - just make sure you cast an eye over the boxes before joining - LOL

 

[smdc66]

Hi..... just saying Hi from the cold Chester/North Wales region of the UK .

Hi Adam T - I have only realised in the last 24 hours that you are the same Adam T, I thought there was a new kid on the block who had hijacked this user id - was getting seriously mixed messages with your avator and all :roll: {}

Today is the 1st day that I have spent time checking this site out

 

[Adam-T]

Well Dave, with most adding pics of themselves as Avatars and this being an especially friendly place, I thought I`d give the piglet-pic a miss and post my ugly mug instead

 

[Bill V]

I was a member of 4 clubs way back when,had one aweek 3 folded eventually.The one still going I no longer attend,sore tendons mean I cant keep going for long.They are good places to learn all aspects of playing and the guest artists are worth hearing.

 

[smdc66]

I was a member of 4 clubs way back when,had one aweek 3 folded eventually.The one still going I no longer attend,sore tendons mean I cant keep going for long.They are good places to learn all aspects of playing and the guest artists are worth hearing.

bill just wondering if we have met ? as met someone once in herts to check out their gallotta p/a for sale - it could be you !

 

[Bill V]

Never owned a Gallotta,so was not me,I attended the Uxbridge CLub for many years,every month till sore right hand kept me from playing regularly,It is now a 3 monthly club been a couple of times since to listen not to play,met Sandy Flett[Accordion Forum] one time.Getting back to playing a little.

 

[Adam-T]

Galottas are Weltmesiters

 

[Jackie]

There's one near where I live and even though most of the members don't play what I'm interested in, I think it will get me used to playing in front of people. They don't play together but one at a time. They also have the 120
Bass pa's and mine is smaller. What is a CBA? I'm very new to this.

 

[donn]

Chromatic Button Accordion - like a Piano Accordion, but with buttons.