Topic: Happy Birthday Terry! (Read 7418 times)

CaptainMike1 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 16, 2009, 23:48:10 »

Quote from: TerryRussell on March 16, 2009, 23:21:18

The position has to be earned.... Staying on topic is just one of the many ways to earn that position.

Happy birthday Terry, catching up with me now!!

Mike
(Moderator in waiitng)

TerryRussell · « **Reply #26 on:** March 17, 2009, 00:02:22 »

Quote from: mvsmith on March 16, 2009, 23:45:35

I hope his wife had enough money left over to buy herself earplugs, and remembered to have the flanger disabled.
Happy Birthday Terry

Some of the sound recording is of my wife's harp-playing and that of her co-performers. In order to properly record her larger harps, it takes 4 or 5 channels.

Thanks, Marty!

And congratulations on your promotion. Well-deserved, I'd say!

Quote from: CaptainMike1 on March 16, 2009, 23:48:10

Happy birthday Terry, catching up with me now!!

Nah, you're rocketing off into the distance...

mvsmith · « **Reply #27 on:** March 17, 2009, 00:07:04 »

Does she play the pedal harp, or the lever harp?

I should take back my remark about the flanger: I think both Catrin Finch and Andreja Maliř have experimented with it.

TerryRussell · « **Reply #28 on:** March 17, 2009, 00:26:27 »

Quote from: mvsmith on March 17, 2009, 00:07:04

Does she play the pedal harp, or the lever harp?

Levers. She is a Harper, rather than a Harpist.

But these "folk harps" range from small things that can be carried under one arm, up to versions that require three of us to move them.

Here's a couple of the smallest harps.

And a cartoon of my wife's medium sized harp. And a shot of another one, at Tawin Island, Galway Bay, Ireland.

The largest harp stands over six foot high.

capn_cal · « **Reply #29 on:** March 17, 2009, 00:34:43 »

hey terry happy birthday!!
\_/

mvsmith · « **Reply #30 on:** March 17, 2009, 00:50:47 »

Those are nice instruments.
Much development of the lever harp took place in Mexicoâ€”around Vera Cruz.
Some of the best lever harps in North America are made about 20 miles south of here in Corvallis Oregon.

TerryRussell · « **Reply #31 on:** March 17, 2009, 01:18:27 »

Many of my wife's harps were made in the USA. Not sure where. I'll have to ask. One harp was made in Galway, Ireland.

mvsmith · « **Reply #32 on:** March 17, 2009, 02:07:10 »

Itâ€™s important to find a reliable maker. You donâ€™t want one that will implode if you sharp one string too many!

IRI5HJ4CK · « **Reply #33 on:** March 17, 2009, 08:42:35 »

Talking about reliabale makers, Once I was in a competition back in Ireland, and some poor's lad's bellows fell off the bass side of his accordion! hahahahaha

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Let me show you what I mean:

Accordion's can be very expensive instruments, you can come into the Â£4000 mark with them (If your looking for the hand made accordions). Average being (for the more bass notes you have, and trble etc.) around the Â£2000-Â£3000 (the Price range of my accordion).

Luckily I've had no significant problems with mine as yet, but gets used that often, and so many parts in the accordion, that things can happen now and again. Mine was a bit more expesnive, because, the reeds in the accordion were all hand made, a nice accordion, very nice sound too. I love it very much

Anyway, enough blabbering from me

Jack
p.s. Lots of people still play the harp in Ireland Terry, I've been in a duet/session with some harp players in the past.

JHB · « **Reply #34 on:** March 17, 2009, 16:46:16 »

Cake day Terry! Happy cake!

TerryRussell · « **Reply #35 on:** March 17, 2009, 17:51:29 »

Thanks!

Marty:

My wife's larger harp was made by Blessley. It's the cross-strung Orion, in purpleheart wood.
http://www.pacifier.com/~blesses/bihpmod.html

If you look at the one played by Harper Tache (click on the Orion links on the above page), it's identical. In fact she bought it due to Harper's reccommendation.

Some of her harps do come from the Oregon area...

RMSGreatBritain · « **Reply #36 on:** March 17, 2009, 19:25:46 »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERRY!!

Agent|Austin · « **Reply #37 on:** March 17, 2009, 19:27:42 »

You're late, that will be a $5 late fee, with a $10 service fee. Thanks!

TerryRussell · « **Reply #38 on:** March 17, 2009, 19:28:31 »

Please make cheques payable to the "Terry Retirement Fund".

Nathan|C · « **Reply #39 on:** March 17, 2009, 19:29:24 »

Happy (Yesterday) Birthday Terry!

There you go, 55 Evil Terry Icons. Oh ok, one for good luck.

RMSGreatBritain · « **Reply #40 on:** March 17, 2009, 19:30:20 »

Ok then,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY TERRY!

TerryRussell · « **Reply #41 on:** March 17, 2009, 19:30:50 »

Coo! Pass the sunglasses.

CaptainMike1 · « **Reply #42 on:** March 17, 2009, 19:34:54 »

Better lock this for another year Terry, otherwise it will be well of topic!!

Agent|Austin · « **Reply #43 on:** March 17, 2009, 19:35:38 »

Terry's current mailing address for all money is, Terry Russel, 55 Intergalactic Dr, Mud Ball (sorry earth), Milky Way..

Nathan|C · « **Reply #44 on:** March 17, 2009, 19:37:32 »

Quote from: Agent|Austin on March 17, 2009, 19:35:38

Terry's current mailing address for all money is, Terry Russel, 55 Intergalactic Dr, Mud Ball (sorry earth), Milky Way..

You spelt "Russell" wrong. Hide. NOW.

RMSGreatBritain · « **Reply #45 on:** March 17, 2009, 19:47:47 »

I can feel the ground trembling...........................

TerryRussell · « **Reply #46 on:** March 17, 2009, 19:50:27 »

Quote from: Nathan|C on March 17, 2009, 19:37:32

You spelt "Russell" wrong. Hide. NOW.

Asteroid now heading toward the planet "Dried Mud", with Austin's name, address and zip code on it. Duck!

Agent|Austin · « **Reply #47 on:** March 17, 2009, 22:16:52 »

Dang! I usually spell russell right... (Blame spell check)

TerryRussell · « **Reply #48 on:** March 17, 2009, 22:34:42 »

Spelled it without a capital "R". Where's that second asteroid?

Aad The Pirate · « **Reply #49 on:** March 17, 2009, 23:06:30 »

Quote from: TerryRussell on March 17, 2009, 22:34:42

Where's that second asteroid?

Here you are, Terry. Always willing to offer a helping hand.

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