Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:55 pm
Hello all,
Having signed up as having an instrument near you, I promptly forgot that I had done so until last Friday when not one, not two, but three people contacted me to view my set-up. Each was welcomed to come when they wished, and one enthusiastic gentleman arrived that very afternoon.
It was a real treat! I got to explain (badly) how I had set up my system, and I got to demonstrate (badly) the sample sets I owned. My guest did not seem to mind ineptness, asked lots of questions, and took lots of pictures. Then I invited him to play at his leisure. I figured my lousy playing must have put him at his ease - surely anything would be better than my offerings. In a trice, out came his music books, and he sat down to play.
Well, first off, what fun it was to see and hear someone playing with my creation, what fun it was to share. He played while I suggested manual changes and he asked for various registrations.
If you are like me, I usually settle into my preferred registrations, with someone else at the console, that mind set gets broken, so I got to hear and enjoy many pieces I had never heard before, with stops I had barely listened to.
I must say I had a good time, so I thank Contrebombarde for this opportunity, and I encourage others to take advantage of 'instruments near you'.
G'Day
Having signed up as having an instrument near you, I promptly forgot that I had done so until last Friday when not one, not two, but three people contacted me to view my set-up. Each was welcomed to come when they wished, and one enthusiastic gentleman arrived that very afternoon.
It was a real treat! I got to explain (badly) how I had set up my system, and I got to demonstrate (badly) the sample sets I owned. My guest did not seem to mind ineptness, asked lots of questions, and took lots of pictures. Then I invited him to play at his leisure. I figured my lousy playing must have put him at his ease - surely anything would be better than my offerings. In a trice, out came his music books, and he sat down to play.
Well, first off, what fun it was to see and hear someone playing with my creation, what fun it was to share. He played while I suggested manual changes and he asked for various registrations.
If you are like me, I usually settle into my preferred registrations, with someone else at the console, that mind set gets broken, so I got to hear and enjoy many pieces I had never heard before, with stops I had barely listened to.
I must say I had a good time, so I thank Contrebombarde for this opportunity, and I encourage others to take advantage of 'instruments near you'.
G'Day
