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1847
4595 posts
Dec 25, 2017
6:57 PM
so.. i have been sampling tequilas ..... strictly for scientific purposes ....

and as i was researching, i came across his name... is this the same ian chadwick we know and love?
SuperBee
5139 posts
Dec 25, 2017
8:39 PM
Do you speak of the Ian Chadwick who has a blog in which he once reviewed a bunch of different harmonicas?
That’s the only Ian Chadwick who comes to mind.
I like that he reviewed those harps but I didn’t find the reviews helpful.
Maybe I’ll try to find it and read again. Perhaps with hindsight I’ll get more from it
SuperBee
5140 posts
Dec 25, 2017
8:49 PM
I get it now, tequila. Yes, same person.


9qwquh
Glass Harp Full
179 posts
Dec 26, 2017
4:13 AM
Here it is: http://www.ianchadwick.com/essays/harmonicas.htm

I spent quite a bit of time reading this when I was getting back into harp a few years ago and found it useful for learning about what was available. At that time I only really knew about the Blues Band and Marine Band harps so this certainly broadened my horizons.

I'm not aware of any other Ian Chadwicks either.
Goldbrick
1887 posts
Dec 26, 2017
4:19 AM
yes

did you try google?
http://www.ianchadwick.com/bio.html
1847
4598 posts
Dec 26, 2017
7:32 AM
harp surgery

Perhaps I am confusing him with this site. I know I have heard the name.
Andrew
1761 posts
Dec 27, 2017
6:40 AM
The only Ian Chadwick I know is a Canadian, I think, who has a large collection of early 20th century sheet music, especially for guitar and/or ukulele, and he has made pdfs of all of them and sells a disc containing them for a reasonable price. He prolly has a website too, I don't know.
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Last Edited by Andrew on Dec 27, 2017 6:41 AM
SuperBee
5148 posts
Dec 27, 2017
5:43 PM
That is the same guy who has the harp blog and tequila blog. I think he is also into triumph motorcycles and a few other pursuits.
Not sure how accomplished he is at all these things. His harp blog is not very well-informed.
Andrew
1762 posts
Dec 28, 2017
3:08 AM
Maybe he is accomplished at tequila drinking!
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Rontana
438 posts
Dec 28, 2017
6:03 AM
It's not like he's difficult to locate . . .

Ian Chadwick web site

I enjoyed his harmonica reviews and found them helpful early on, though I would imagine they're getting a little dated by now. Seems to be an interesting guy with a healthy dose of generalist curiosity. His philosophy, as stated on his site, states:

"I believe, as Casanova is reported to have written, 'No man can learn everything, but every man should attempt to do so.'"

That's a much more fun way to approach life than single-minded devotion to a sole pursuit/passion

Last Edited by Rontana on Dec 28, 2017 6:05 AM
Andrew
1763 posts
Dec 28, 2017
7:07 AM
'No man can learn everything, but every man should attempt to do so.'

Hmmm, sounds inspiring, but, really, spreading oneself too thinly is not recommended, as I know from bitter experience.

Although this isn't a thread about clever quotes, I do think this one is important: - "Some questions have no answers, but that doesn't mean they are not worth asking."
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Goldbrick
1888 posts
Dec 28, 2017
1:05 PM
I was into Triumphs for quite a while-whitworth threads, positive earth and amal carbs will drive you to tequila
1847
4602 posts
Dec 28, 2017
1:58 PM
It's not like he's difficult to locate.


well, if you are on an antiquated old slow obsolete. home computer, then that's a different story.

i have a new computer here at work, with any luck i'll get the old one for home use.
shakeylee
722 posts
Dec 28, 2017
11:33 PM
I was into Triumphs for quite a while-whitworth threads, positive earth and amal carbs will drive you to tequila
-Goldbrick

Whitworth and Amal are heaven,compared to Lucas ,the prince of darkness!
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Andrew
1764 posts
Dec 29, 2017
3:26 AM
Yep, old, British car (and apparently motor-bike) wiring was a nightmare. In the 70s I was interested in electronics as a teenager and I once tried drawing the circuit diagram of my neighbour's car - I forget what make it was. Gave up - 100% counter-intuitive. Even the fuse boxes weren't where you'd expect them. Since then I've had friends with three different models of Rover and all three had a different electrical fault, so I don't think it was my youth and inexperience!
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Last Edited by Andrew on Dec 29, 2017 3:28 AM
Goldbrick
1889 posts
Dec 29, 2017
4:45 AM
I guess it coulda been worse if i had gotten into Italian bikes

I had a friend in west Philly- an old racer named Ed Labelle--he was magic with English bikes.
I used to do some work for him and was fortunate to ride his Vincent Black Shadow--probably the coolest bike ever made

My Bonneville when it was running right was amazing-just too much work to keep it that way


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