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#7957 From: Martyn Robinson <martyn.robinson@...>
Date: Mon Oct 3, 2011 10:17 pm
Subject: Re: Breton Punk 		robinsonmartyn
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I liked this one too. Any translation of what the words were (or even what the song was about in a general sense?)?

S

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#7958 From: Matthew Williams <mattwill75@...>
Date: Thu Oct 6, 2011 10:31 pm
Subject: More piano plus gurdy 		mattwill75
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The Forum seems quiet at the moment, so here's the latest piano/gurdy combo effort if you're interested.  Click the play button next to 'Honeycomb' on this link:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=650237 
As a gurdy piece it's a bit understated, but you might like the tune, happier than some of my previous stuff.
Apologies if you get this twice.
Matt

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#7959 From: "markpowell09" <contactmarkpowell@...>
Date: Fri Oct 7, 2011 8:29 am
Subject: Re: More piano plus gurdy 		markpowell09
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Thanks for posting this link Matthew; I'm listening to your pieces as I write
this. I like the combination of 'gurdy and piano, and it's good to hear the
'gurdy in a classical-style context such as this.

I can imagine some of these arranged for a kind of 'gurdy quartet- two 'gurdies,
piano and 'cello. Ever thought of doing anything like that?

Mark.


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#7960 From: "gurdymaker" <hurdygurdy@...>
Date: Sat Oct 8, 2011 9:02 am
Subject: old chestnuts 		gurdymaker
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I thought I'd heard all the old gurdy related jokes but this one I actually
found amusing :-)

" A hurdy-gurdy is a musical instrument played by a crank ! "

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#7961 From: Sabina Allen-Kormylo <chrisandbi@...>
Date: Sat Oct 8, 2011 10:12 am
Subject: Re: old chestnuts 		gurdynerdy
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…...whose wheel is often surprisingly eccentric….and whose rhythmic function is provided by a series of neurotic little jerks….


On 8 Oct 2011, at 10:02, gurdymaker wrote:

 

I thought I'd heard all the old gurdy related jokes but this one I actually found amusing :-)

" A hurdy-gurdy is a musical instrument played by a crank ! "



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#7962 From: "Peter" <rma-rhms@...>
Date: Sat Oct 8, 2011 10:13 am
Subject: RE: old chestnuts 		turnatune
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Hello Gurdy loopers,

                                            A far better one is, “The Hurdy Gurdy, an ill wind(pronounced as wined) that few wind ( ditto) well.

Peter aka Turnatune

 

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I thought I'd heard all the old gurdy related jokes but this one I actually found amusing :-)

" A hurdy-gurdy is a musical instrument played by a crank ! "

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#7963 From: Matthew Williams <mattwill75@...>
Date: Sat Oct 8, 2011 7:32 pm
Subject: RE: More piano plus gurdy 		mattwill75
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Thanks Mark
I see what you mean.  I can't say I've ever thought of such an arrangement, but it would be an interesting combination.  Not being much of an ensemble player, the logistics of doing a real-time performance sound slightly daunting!
Matt

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Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:29:23 +0000
I can imagine some of these arranged for a kind of 'gurdy quartet- two 'gurdies, piano and 'cello. Ever thought of doing anything like that?




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#7964 From: Paul Sherwood <paulsherwood6@...>
Date: Sun Oct 9, 2011 8:27 pm
Subject: Otley festival 		paul_sherwood2
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Hi All,

Just a little plug about the Panards Dansants festival at Otley in West Yorkshire which is on next weekend 14th-16th October.

It features French and Breton music with  Naragonia, Quercus, Yves Leblanc,  Bernard Loffet, Steve Turner andYannick Minvielle-Debat  and dance teaching from Kerry Fletcher
.

I will be playing for the bal with Lancaster band Quercus on Friday night, and running two Hurdy-gurdy workshops on Saturday, a beginners one in the morning, and one for intermediate players in the afternoon. Intermediate in this case is not meant to imply a particularly high level. We will look mainly at some 2-time bourrées, learning some fairly simple tunes, variations and trompette accompaniment. I'll choose tunes suitable for D/G and G/C instruments (ie we'll play in G).

Workshop programme is here:

It would obviously be nice to see some of you there!

Paul


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#7965 From: "Andy Carter " <AndyCarter@...>
Date: Sun Oct 9, 2011 10:20 pm
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Would love to have been there, but I'm away next weekend... :-(

Andy
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#7966 From: Martyn Robinson <martyn.robinson@...>
Date: Sun Oct 9, 2011 10:22 pm
Subject: Re: More piano plus gurdy 		robinsonmartyn
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I was also listening to it over the weekend – it was great!

S

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#7967 From: Martyn Robinson <martyn.robinson@...>
Date: Sun Oct 9, 2011 10:39 pm
Subject: RE: old chestnuts 		robinsonmartyn
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About the only two I heard about hurdy gurdies had previously been aplied to bagpipes:-

#1 What’s the difference between a hurdy gurdy and an onion?

A.     No-one cries when you chop up a hurdy gurdy.

 

#2 A hurdy gurdy player was asked to play at a Royal concert and speeds weeks practicing his repertoire untill it is perfect. He then gives the performance of his life on the night and is feeling pretty pleased with himself untill the sound engineer comes up to him and apologises profusely.

“Why? What went wrong?” he asks.

The engineer replies “Well I tried everything I could but I still couldn’t completely get rid of that constant drone or the annoying intermittent buzzing sound that kept coming out of the speakers”...  

 

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#7968 From: "Scott Marshall" <sklmarshall@...>
Date: Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:56 am
Subject: Re: old chestnuts 		sklmarshall
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A few I heard in Lancaster when I was starting to play:

What's the best sound you can get out of a hurdy-gurdy? The splash as it hits
the sea.
How long does it take to tune a hurdy-gurdy?
No one knows yet.
What is the definition of perfect pitch on a hurdy-gurdy?
Throwing it into a skip without hitting the sides.


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> A.     No-one cries when you chop up a hurdy gurdy.
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practicing his repertoire untill it is perfect. He then gives the performance of
his life on the night and is feeling pretty pleased with himself untill the
sound engineer comes up to him and apologises profusely.
> "Why? What went wrong?" he asks.
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#7969 From: Richard York <richard@...>
Date: Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:45 am
Subject: Re: Re: old chestnuts 		goddescale
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Q. What's the difference between a trampoline and a
/hurdy-gurdy/bodhran/accordion/bagpipe/banjo/insert favourite instrument
here   ?
A. You take your shoes off before you jump on a trampoline

Richard.

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#7970 From: "markpowell09" <contactmarkpowell@...>
Date: Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:13 am
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Definition of perfect pitch- when you throw an accordion and it lands on a
hurdy-gurdy.

I thankyew, I thankyew.

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#7971 From: Martyn Robinson <martyn.robinson@...>
Date: Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:27 pm
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Wow – these are good – I’ll add them to my growing h.g. humour collection...Also two other old ones which can be applied to most stringed instruments of your choice...

Hurdy Gurdy players spend 50% of their time tuning their instruments and the other 50% playing out of tune..

And...

What’s the difference between a seamstress and a hurdy Gurdy player?

A. Well a seamstress tucks up the frills...

 

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#7972 From: CWH <c.hl@...>
Date: Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:41 am
Subject: Re: Re: old chestnuts 		hillneerg
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My corns are hurting......................

Colin Hill


On 10/10/2011 23:27, Martyn Robinson wrote:
> Wow – these are good – I’ll add them to my growing h.g. humour
> collection...Also two other old ones which can be applied to most
> stringed instruments of your choice...
>
> Hurdy Gurdy players spend 50% of their time tuning their instruments and
> the other 50% playing out of tune..
>
> And...
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> What’s the difference between a seamstress and a hurdy Gurdy player?
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#7973 From: "Mike Dennison" <miketden@...>
Date: Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:01 pm
Subject: Re: Re: old chestnuts 		miketdennison
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That reminds me of the one I heard about the Northumbrian pipes (but could apply to any hard to tune instrument.)
 
How long does it take to get that in tune?
Don't know, no-one has managed it yet. 
 
Mike 
 
 
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My corns are hurting......................
 
Colin Hill
 
 
On 10/10/2011 23:27, Martyn Robinson wrote:
> Wow – these are good – I’ll add them to my growing h.g. humour
> collection...Also two other old ones which can be applied to most
> stringed instruments of your choice...
>
> Hurdy Gurdy players spend 50% of their time tuning their instruments and
> the other 50% playing out of tune..
>
> And...
>
> What’s the difference between a seamstress and a hurdy Gurdy player?
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> A. Well a seamstress tucks up the frills...
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#7974 From: "Peter" <rma-rhms@...>
Date: Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:17 pm
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Hello Mike & all,

                                The Northumbrian Pipe are also referred to as “ An ill wind that no one plays well”

Peter

 

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That reminds me of the one I heard about the Northumbrian pipes (but could apply to any hard to tune instrument.)

 

How long does it take to get that in tune?

Don't know, no-one has managed it yet. 

 

Mike 

 

 

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My corns are hurting......................

 

Colin Hill

 

 

On 10/10/2011 23:27, Martyn Robinson wrote:

> Wow – these are good – I’ll add them to my growing h.g. humour

> collection...Also two other old ones which can be applied to most

> stringed instruments of your choice...

> 

> Hurdy Gurdy players spend 50% of their time tuning their instruments and

> the other 50% playing out of tune..

> 

> And...

> 

> What’s the difference between a seamstress and a hurdy Gurdy player?

> 

> A. Well a seamstress tucks up the frills...

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#7975 From: "markpowell09" <contactmarkpowell@...>
Date: Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:04 pm
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I could go on... but I won't. Just one more:

Two statements that you'll never hear:

1. "The latest Motorhead album touches new depths of sensitivity and musical
subtlety."

2. "That's the hurdy-gurdy player's Porsche."

...and it's goodnight from me.

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#7976 From: "helganog" <kate.hadfield@...>
Date: Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:13 pm
Subject: Stolen Chris Allen lute back gurdy. 		helganog
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My Gurdy was stolen from our house in Derbyshire today. Please keep an eye out
for it. It is a Chris Allen lute back. I'll try and attach a picture. Thanks
Kate

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#7977 From: "Scott Marshall" <sklmarshall@...>
Date: Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:05 pm
Subject: Re: Stolen Chris Allen lute back gurdy. 		sklmarshall
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Kate that is terrible, I hope you get it back really soon :(

Here is a link to photos of Kate's stolen Hurdy Gurdy:
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#7978 From: Martyn Robinson <martyn.robinson@...>
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That is terrible – is it likely to have been stolen by someone who wanted a Gurdy or by someone just looking for something to sell? If the latter I would imagine that it should be traceable if it shows up on e’bay or in a shop. I hope Kate gets it back soon.

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#7979 From: Geoff Turner <gyldageoff@...>
Date: Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:44 am
Subject: RE: Stolen Chris Allen Luteback Hurdy-gurdy 		gyldageoff
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Kate,
 
Please give the group details of any distinguishing features, knocks/scratches/features etc, and some pictures too.
 
The usual sources can then be monitored.
 
Can I suggest contacting all the places that second-hand instruments are normally sold, e.g Early music shop, Hobgoblin etc, and start monitoring Ebay.

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#7980 From: "helganog" <kate.hadfield@...>
Date: Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:16 am
Subject: Re: Stolen Chris Allen Luteback Hurdy-gurdy 		helganog
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Thanks Geoff. Scott has put a link up to my pictures in an earlier post.
The Gurdy is quite distinctive in that there is a second inlay about an inch
away from the current chien position. Also one of the peg holes has a repair
where the hole was slightly out of place and was moved.
I've already emailed all the music shops, pawn shops and cash converters and am
starting on antique dealers!
Kate

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#7981 From: JULIE BARKER <drohne@...>
Date: Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:06 am
Subject: Re: RE: Stolen Chris Allen Luteback Hurdy-gurdy 		julie909295
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A bit more advice on the stolen gurdy.
Unusual and individual instruments should be near impossible to fence due to their uniqueness, unless of course the thieves and their associates are plain bloody stupid. It could be the thief / thieves have got something that is too hot to handle and panic by selling it for stupid money just to get rid of it.
It could be worth visiting local music and second-hand / antique shops and asking if they ever get hurdy-gurdies. A few years ago I helped recover a friend's stolen banjo by merely walking into a second-hand shop, about 7 miles from the theft, and inocently asking if they ever got interesting musical instruments. Don't mention the word "stolen" unless you know the business is above board. If you get a lead act quick and return with a policman who will take the instrument into custody. I know this might seem underhand but if it does appear on ebay it could be worth posing as a prospective buyer in order to locate it, then arrange to get it taken into custody.
Back in the summer I was talking to Maxou who was playing the Boudet that he had just had returned after 14 years on the run. The full story appeared on the list some months ago. He also informed me that the very first double keyboard Chris Eaton that was stolen from Nigel twenty years ago has also been recovered. So there is hope.
I know this might seem perverse but I have heard stories of rewards for recovery being giving to people who could have possibly been conected with the theft. Not a lot different to paying ransom money to Somali pirates.
I am sure with everyone on this list being on the case a recovery could be considerably more likely than if this list did not exist.
Maybe the wider gurdy community should adopt a variation on the old Canadian Mounted Police model. We always get our gurdy!
Bon Chance
Phil

Philip G Martin aka Drohne
www.drohne.co.uk

--- On Thu, 13/10/11, Geoff Turner <gyldageoff@...> wrote:

From: Geoff Turner <gyldageoff@...>
Subject: [HurdyGurdyForum] RE: Stolen Chris Allen Luteback Hurdy-gurdy
To: "hurdygurdyforum@..." <hurdygurdyforum@...>
Date: Thursday, 13 October, 2011, 6:44

 
Kate,
 
Please give the group details of any distinguishing features, knocks/scratches/features etc, and some pictures too.
 
The usual sources can then be monitored.
 
Can I suggest contacting all the places that second-hand instruments are normally sold, e.g Early music shop, Hobgoblin etc, and start monitoring Ebay.

Regards
Geoff Turner

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#7982 From: "hurdygurdyguy" <msrmohr@...>
Date: Thu Oct 13, 2011 4:41 pm
Subject: Re: Stolen Chris Allen Luteback Hurdy-gurdy 		hurdygurdyguy
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Very unnerving to have something stolen out of your house let alone a hurdy
gurdy!!  I had mine (Hubbert Volksgurdy) stolen out of my house during a
break-in in the middle of the night while I was asleep! Woke up to the noise of
"Shhh! Shhh!" and stereo equipment being moved. The thieves ran off when I
yelled "Who's there!" and didn't realize for a bit that my hg was gone! Phoned
the police and went through the routine of explaining what a hurdy gurdy was.
The short of it is they found the hg a few houses down in the bushes, but had to
take it in and dust it for prints ("Please keep the dust AWAY FROM THE
WHEEL!!!") ... I was able to pick it up, safe and sound a few days later.

I can't imagine any thief in this day and age of near instantaneous
communication expect to fence something like this!!

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#7983 From: Richard York <richard@...>
Date: Thu Oct 13, 2011 4:53 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Stolen Chris Allen Luteback Hurdy-gurdy 		goddescale
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Hi Kate,
   As well as adding my sympathies and hopes for a quick reunion with
your gurdy: in Scott's pictures I can't see the head clearly, as the
table's much the same colour on my screen.
I think it's a neat short scroll type of head, but what's really up
there, please?

All best wishes,
Richard.


On 13/10/2011 10:16, helganog wrote: Thanks Geoff. Scott has put a link
up to my pictures in an earlier post.
The Gurdy is quite distinctive in that there is a second inlay about an
inch away from the current chien position. Also one of the peg holes has
a repair where the hole was slightly out of place and was moved.
I've already emailed all the music shops, pawn shops and cash converters
and am starting on antique dealers!
Kate

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#7984 From: "hurdygurdyguy" <msrmohr@...>
Date: Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:19 pm
Subject: Hurdy Gurdy Game! 		hurdygurdyguy
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While trolling through eBay I came across this. My Playstation needs a crank!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Rainbow-Island-Hurdy-Gurdy-Daibouken-/110682691588?p\
t=Video_Games_Games&hash=item19c533d804

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#7985 From: Jim Venworth <jimvenworth@...>
Date: Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:35 pm
Subject: (No subject) 		jimvenworth
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Hello all. As a newcomer here, I'll start with a brief intro. I picked up the 'gurdy bug about two years ago and, six months or so after that, bought a 2nd-hand Chris Allen symphonie, which served me well, and which I sold lately, for more than I paid for it. So, if Chris is a member of this group... thanks!

My question is- and I'm sure that everyone will have a different answer, but I'd be interested in all opinions- what's a good starter instrument, now that I'm ready to move up to a fully-fledged 'gurdy? My budget is around 3000 pounds, but I could possibly go a bit higher for the right instrument.

Also, while I'm here- my main love is French dance tunes, but I'm also interested in any unusual uses of the 'gurdy- in rock or jazz, for example. Can anyone link me to any instances of this?

I'll look forward to your replies...

Jim.

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#7986 From: Richard York <richard@...>
Date: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:02 pm
Subject: Instrument you really need. 		goddescale
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I'm really passing on a contact from Martin on the other list, but since
he's not a member here yet, and it hasn't got long to run now....

Here's what we all need to be bidding on.
Forget all that tangent rubbish.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DRONEBOX-LIKE-DULCIGURDY-HURDY-GURDY-/120792268633?pt=\
UK_Musical_Instruments_Sting_Instruments&hash=item1c1fc7bf59
<http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DRONEBOX-LIKE-DULCIGURDY-HURDY-GURDY-/120792268633?pt\
=UK_Musical_Instruments_Sting_Instruments&hash=item1c1fc7bf59>

There was of course the tangentless gurdy back in history, and I'd love
to see one... not sure if this is the one I'm going for, though.
:)
Richard.

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