The Flea Market was a lot more active than last week, and after a visit to PostNet to give a correct phone number for the author, I sallied forth into it with enthusiasm. Apart from replenishing cigarette stock for Much Better Half and (too much information?) stocks of toilet rolls, I was able to buy a couple of roll-over cars for the kids and for self a lazar light/pocket torch/pen — nifty!
The personal indulgence of the day, though, was the musical or blunt instrument shown. According to the vendor it has been traced back to the early 1800s. As a bopper, it could do serious damage. As an emitter of sound it could also do severe damage. At first, though, all I could get out of it were feeble puffing noises, but squeaks did follow as I got partly to grips with the embouchure challenge. Fortunately the keys are similar to those of a clarinet so I foresee I will get to grips — in touch! — with those fairly easily.
Another fun toy!
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You came home with some real goodies! I like the way you’ve identified the instrument’s dual purpose! I do hope you won’t need to utilize it as a blunt instrument, however! 🙂
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Excellent collection of loot! 😀 … and one can never have too much toilet paper. 😀
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I hope you get to produce the lowest notes — bass — on that bassoon, and soon. Assuming it is a bassoon, or is it too — bah! — soon to tell?
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Well, getting any note at all
One celebrates with joyful call,
This is a piccolo flute, ’tis claimed,
With eighteen-twenties dating named
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Agreed, it’s true, a piccolo
Makes high-pitched notes, not sounds so low
As bassoons make. But your photo
Was scanned too fast. My fault, so … Doh!
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I’ll let you into a secret. I have bought a little soprano ukulele. However, I have never been musical and as soon as I tried to get my fingers to move over the keys I found it extremely difficult. This is mainly because i don’t know what it Should sound like. I don’t recognise keys and, although I have a tuner, every time I strum it sounds different. It all depends how hard I press on the strings. I have found an on line tutorial but not got past the second lesson.Nobody else knows I have it so I have to practice in secret. I wanted to surprise them when I could play a tune but at this rate it will take years. I got it because we are advised to learn an instrument or a language to avoid dementia.
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Good idea. Persevere! Try picking individual notes to start off with. The separation gives a better idea of whether you have them in harmony or not.
You will be surprised how soon you start picking (haha) it up with repetition.
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Thanks, the lessons don’t suggest that. Perhaps you should teach me!
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I have a guitar, but it isn’t really my area of expertise. Recorders, keyboards, violin, clarinet and harmonica are more my style.
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I used to have one – and looking to find another soon – easier to cary than the guitar. Just have fun with it – it’s a rather silly instrument so you have to laugh along.
The 70’s entertainer/singer “Tiny Tim” played one (Tip toe through the tulips was a song) Maybe you can find videos of him on line and get a sense of the sound?
Have fun – that’s the main thing
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Sounds like another good day at the flea market. Well done!
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I have become addicted. A Saturday without my flea market fix has me grumpy. I’m not sure who passed it on to whom with daughter in UK, but I love the ones there. On previous visits, I have bought a bicycle at the beginning of my holiday and resold it at the end — at a profit!
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I love the bike story! I visit an indoor place a lot. I could wander around all day!
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Do you also find you have to temper your talent for finding bargains with realistic assessments of whether you actually need or want the item?
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Oh yes! I also have a habit of buying things for the family that they don’t need either!
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Punny.
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A pun my word, how can you accuse me of that?
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In for a punny, in for a pound, I say. 😀
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I call them when I see them. I’m punny that way.
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