26 Dec 2018, 11:47 pm
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
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IsabellaLinton wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
stereoized another 78 rpm recording today 
Hey Blabbs I meant to tell you my brother got new headphones called Senhieser for Christmas? Do you know that make? He's quite the audiophile. My achievement: I relaxed and had a day to myself watching Little Women and wearing my pyjamas.
It was much needed after all the social aspects of Christmas.Way to go, sunshine
I ONLY use Sennheiser cans for all my listening and audio work. nothing else has their degree of long-term comfort, suitability for big-eared people, and accuracy/musicality. i'd be interested in learning which senn model your brother got. 
They came in a fancy velvet case and he likes high-end products, but I don't know the model.
I'll check with him and let you know!
i'm betting they are expensive.
Probably, yes. He didn't want much else for Christmas. He has tinnitus (and probable autism) meaning that he doesn't like a lot of external sound, but he is also a little paranoid so he likes to be able to hear what's going on around him rather than be in a vacuum. He's very fussy about his music equipment!
My nephew has a different brand and they were crazy expensive because I bought them a few years back. I'll check those too. I have no recollection what they were.
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26 Dec 2018, 11:54 pm
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My nephew has a different brand and they were crazy expensive because I bought them a few years back. I'll check those too. I have no recollection what they were.
that was very nice of you
26 Dec 2018, 11:56 pm
auntblabby wrote:
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My nephew has a different brand and they were crazy expensive because I bought them a few years back. I'll check those too. I have no recollection what they were.
that was very nice of you
He's easy to buy for because there's always some kind of music equipment. One year I got him a handmade Indian sitar.
This year he was out of new instruments to play so I got him a harmonica set with the holder thing, and a pedal board for his guitar pedals. It's a shame he and my brother are so musical but I can't even play Chopsticks or name the notes on a scale.
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27 Dec 2018, 12:14 am
IsabellaLinton wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
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My nephew has a different brand and they were crazy expensive because I bought them a few years back. I'll check those too. I have no recollection what they were.
that was very nice of you
He's easy to buy for because there's always some kind of music equipment. One year I got him a handmade Indian sitar. This year he was out of new instruments to play so I got him a harmonica set with the holder thing, and a pedal board for his guitar pedals. It's a shame he and my brother are so musical but I can't even play Chopsticks or name the notes on a scale.
I feel confident that you have other nice talents in their place.
and also that you simply have not been given the break of having a suitable music teacher in your corner.
27 Dec 2018, 12:31 am
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
My nephew has a different brand and they were crazy expensive because I bought them a few years back. I'll check those too. I have no recollection what they were.
that was very nice of you
He's easy to buy for because there's always some kind of music equipment. One year I got him a handmade Indian sitar. This year he was out of new instruments to play so I got him a harmonica set with the holder thing, and a pedal board for his guitar pedals. It's a shame he and my brother are so musical but I can't even play Chopsticks or name the notes on a scale.
I feel confident that you have other nice talents in their place.
and also that you simply have not been given the break of having a suitable music teacher in your corner.Thanks, Blabby. That was really kind of you to say! The last music instruction I had was organ lessons after my grandmother died and we inherited her organ, when I was about ten. I hated it because the teacher wasn't very nice. I know a lot of music professionals including a very good friend of mine but I'd rather just listen and enjoy! I stim too much to use my hands in music production! I'll find out more about the headphones for you, though!
27 Dec 2018, 12:32 am
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
stereoized another 78 rpm recording today
Hey Blabbs I meant to tell you my brother got new headphones called Senhieser for Christmas? Do you know that make? He's quite the audiophile. My achievement: I relaxed and had a day to myself watching Little Women and wearing my pyjamas.
It was much needed after all the social aspects of Christmas.Way to go, sunshine
I ONLY use Sennheiser cans for all my listening and audio work. nothing else has their degree of long-term comfort, suitability for big-eared people, and accuracy/musicality. i'd be interested in learning which senn model your brother got. I got myself Audio Technica ATH-M50x cans a month or so ago & my step-dad got me Edifier Bluetooth bookshelves for my desk; my desk was way behind, for years I've had double sets of Dell/Labtec beige PC speakers.
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27 Dec 2018, 12:36 am
cberg wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
stereoized another 78 rpm recording today
Hey Blabbs I meant to tell you my brother got new headphones called Senhieser for Christmas? Do you know that make? He's quite the audiophile. My achievement: I relaxed and had a day to myself watching Little Women and wearing my pyjamas.
It was much needed after all the social aspects of Christmas.Way to go, sunshine
I ONLY use Sennheiser cans for all my listening and audio work. nothing else has their degree of long-term comfort, suitability for big-eared people, and accuracy/musicality. i'd be interested in learning which senn model your brother got. I got myself Audio Technica ATH-M50x cans a month or so ago & my step-dad got me Edifier Bluetooth bookshelves for my desk; my desk was way behind, for years I've had double sets of Dell/Labtec beige PC speakers.
I don't know those brands but they sound impressive, cberg! All you guys and your musical knowledge! I'm in awe!
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27 Dec 2018, 12:40 am
IsabellaLinton wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
My nephew has a different brand and they were crazy expensive because I bought them a few years back. I'll check those too. I have no recollection what they were.
that was very nice of you
He's easy to buy for because there's always some kind of music equipment. One year I got him a handmade Indian sitar. This year he was out of new instruments to play so I got him a harmonica set with the holder thing, and a pedal board for his guitar pedals. It's a shame he and my brother are so musical but I can't even play Chopsticks or name the notes on a scale.
I feel confident that you have other nice talents in their place.
and also that you simply have not been given the break of having a suitable music teacher in your corner.Thanks, Blabby. That was really kind of you to say! The last music instruction I had was organ lessons after my grandmother died and we inherited her organ, when I was about ten. I hated it because the teacher wasn't very nice. I know a lot of music professionals including a very good friend of mine but I'd rather just listen and enjoy! I stim too much to use my hands in music production! I'll find out more about the headphones for you, though!
now that you mentioned "organ" you made my aspie perseveration kick into high gear
I LOVE organs! I have one of my own, even
a Gulbransen Theatrum, a miniature Wurlitzer emulation organ. I think a good instrument for you to learn on, would be either a Suzuki Omnichord, or a good baritone ukulele, pref. ones made by Kala which are the best student model I've found, and also inexpensive. the baritone uke has a wider neck for people with less agile fingers, to avoid running over adjacent strings. it has a sweet sound and is tolerant of de-tuning.
27 Dec 2018, 12:43 am
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
My nephew has a different brand and they were crazy expensive because I bought them a few years back. I'll check those too. I have no recollection what they were.
that was very nice of you
He's easy to buy for because there's always some kind of music equipment. One year I got him a handmade Indian sitar. This year he was out of new instruments to play so I got him a harmonica set with the holder thing, and a pedal board for his guitar pedals. It's a shame he and my brother are so musical but I can't even play Chopsticks or name the notes on a scale.
I feel confident that you have other nice talents in their place.
and also that you simply have not been given the break of having a suitable music teacher in your corner.Thanks, Blabby. That was really kind of you to say! The last music instruction I had was organ lessons after my grandmother died and we inherited her organ, when I was about ten. I hated it because the teacher wasn't very nice. I know a lot of music professionals including a very good friend of mine but I'd rather just listen and enjoy! I stim too much to use my hands in music production! I'll find out more about the headphones for you, though!
now that you mentioned "organ" you made my aspie perseveration kick into high gear
I LOVE organs! I have one of my own, even
a Gulbransen Theatrum, a miniature Wurlitzer emulation organ. I think a good instrument for you to learn on, would be either a Suzuki Omnichord, or a good baritone ukulele, pref. ones made by Kala which are the best student model I've found, and also inexpensive. the baritone uke has a wider neck for people with less agile fingers, to avoid running over adjacent strings. it has a sweet sound and is tolerant of de-tuning.My nephew has a ukelelele (sp?) lol here, but I don't know if it's baritone? I'm afraid I couldn't play anything because I have to stop and stim every two or three seconds, using my hands. Maybe there's a foot ukelelele?
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27 Dec 2018, 12:46 am
IsabellaLinton wrote:
My nephew has a ukelelele (sp?) lol here, but I don't know if it's baritone? I'm afraid I couldn't play anything because I have to stop and stim every two or three seconds, using my hands. Maybe there's a foot ukelelele?
I wanna ukelelelele, must be twice as fun as the regular kind
and yes, there are foot musical instruments, you might like a set of bass pedals for organ, you can take a regular organ also and just play the bass pedals, some of the fancier ones have linkages that let you play higher pitched stops from the pedals.
27 Dec 2018, 12:47 am
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
My nephew has a ukelelele (sp?) lol here, but I don't know if it's baritone? I'm afraid I couldn't play anything because I have to stop and stim every two or three seconds, using my hands. Maybe there's a foot ukelelele?
I wanna ukelelelele, must be twice as fun as the regular kind
and yes, there are foot musical instruments, you might like a set of bass pedals for organ, you can take a regular organ also and just play the bass pedals, some of the fancier ones have linkages that let you play higher pitched stops from the pedals.If I had to pick an instrument it would be the harp because ... really? Aren't they incredible?
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27 Dec 2018, 12:56 am
IsabellaLinton wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
My nephew has a ukelelele (sp?) lol here, but I don't know if it's baritone? I'm afraid I couldn't play anything because I have to stop and stim every two or three seconds, using my hands. Maybe there's a foot ukelelele?
I wanna ukelelelele, must be twice as fun as the regular kind
and yes, there are foot musical instruments, you might like a set of bass pedals for organ, you can take a regular organ also and just play the bass pedals, some of the fancier ones have linkages that let you play higher pitched stops from the pedals.If I had to pick an instrument it would be the harp because ... really? Aren't they incredible?
I tried playing a lever harp once, it was an armful. I can't imagine how much tougher a pedal [orchestral concert] harp would be. but just the same, I wanna try to play one, if only they weren't so rare and costly. Harpo Marx was my fave harpist because he could play it all, jazz and pops, not just the old classical warhorses, on his harp. his playing had sensitivity and swing all at once or separately. I hope you give him a listen sometime.
27 Dec 2018, 1:11 am
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
My nephew has a ukelelele (sp?) lol here, but I don't know if it's baritone? I'm afraid I couldn't play anything because I have to stop and stim every two or three seconds, using my hands. Maybe there's a foot ukelelele?
I wanna ukelelelele, must be twice as fun as the regular kind
and yes, there are foot musical instruments, you might like a set of bass pedals for organ, you can take a regular organ also and just play the bass pedals, some of the fancier ones have linkages that let you play higher pitched stops from the pedals.If I had to pick an instrument it would be the harp because ... really? Aren't they incredible?
I tried playing a lever harp once, it was an armful. I can't imagine how much tougher a pedal [orchestral concert] harp would be. but just the same, I wanna try to play one, if only they weren't so rare and costly. Harpo Marx was my fave harpist because he could play it all, jazz and pops, not just the old classical warhorses, on his harp. his playing had sensitivity and swing all at once or separately. I hope you give him a listen sometime.
Will do, Blabbs! I love the way you talk about music; it's informative but also very impassioned. I'm still listening to my Christmas albums until Twelfth Night but I'll detour to Harpo Marx for you soon, as well!
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27 Dec 2018, 1:24 am
IsabellaLinton wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
My nephew has a ukelelele (sp?) lol here, but I don't know if it's baritone? I'm afraid I couldn't play anything because I have to stop and stim every two or three seconds, using my hands. Maybe there's a foot ukelelele?
I wanna ukelelelele, must be twice as fun as the regular kind
and yes, there are foot musical instruments, you might like a set of bass pedals for organ, you can take a regular organ also and just play the bass pedals, some of the fancier ones have linkages that let you play higher pitched stops from the pedals.If I had to pick an instrument it would be the harp because ... really? Aren't they incredible?
I tried playing a lever harp once, it was an armful. I can't imagine how much tougher a pedal [orchestral concert] harp would be. but just the same, I wanna try to play one, if only they weren't so rare and costly. Harpo Marx was my fave harpist because he could play it all, jazz and pops, not just the old classical warhorses, on his harp. his playing had sensitivity and swing all at once or separately. I hope you give him a listen sometime.
Will do, Blabbs! I love the way you talk about music; it's informative but also very impassioned. I'm still listening to my Christmas albums until Twelfth Night but I'll detour to Harpo Marx for you soon, as well!
I hope you eventually acquire "a Christmas sound spectacular- john klein at the carillon Americana with orchestra and chorus."
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