tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post7954068743570291582..comments2024-03-28T22:20:36.906-04:00Comments on TempoSenzaTempo: Austrian PlumbingMike Brubakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-19577623010618359212016-05-10T19:45:10.150-04:002016-05-10T19:45:10.150-04:00As always, an interesting read. I was fascinated ...As always, an interesting read. I was fascinated by the gentleman's ringed fingers. In the top version, he is proud and looks a bit military in stance, but in the close up his ringed fingers held the insturment with a sense of familiarity --- or perhaps it's just me. Thanks,Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-83715129043716728112016-05-09T13:24:19.726-04:002016-05-09T13:24:19.726-04:00Superb photos here and Franz Joseph had an impress...Superb photos here and Franz Joseph had an impressive beard. I have never heard of a helicon but it is an impressive instrument.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-55674905729702158592016-05-08T18:10:25.616-04:002016-05-08T18:10:25.616-04:00Every picture tells a story, the faces are mainly ...Every picture tells a story, the faces are mainly unsmiling, it seems posing for a photo was a very serious business. Probably also a bit daunting for some. That's quite a big instrument, I wonder how its tone was, probably well suited to the military marches they were fond of at the time. Manners and behaviour were strict and regulated.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-41656610512020740702016-05-08T16:10:19.386-04:002016-05-08T16:10:19.386-04:00Since the whole photo of the boy is a rather warm ...Since the whole photo of the boy is a rather warm sepia tone, why would you think his helicon is copper rather than brass? Just a thought...not that I would know a helicon from a tuba, but I think I know copper from brass.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-79193101367442911462016-05-08T14:28:13.565-04:002016-05-08T14:28:13.565-04:00It was all so interesting and informative...and th...It was all so interesting and informative...and then you had to mention that the young boy's helicon was shaped like a smashed donut and I remembered my last uneaten donut and got distracted. I did go back and finish your post, though.<br />It's been quite awhile since I've been to Sepia Saturday and I've missed it, especially your always interesting posts.<br />BarbaraNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-81193463324078139052016-05-07T11:05:13.313-04:002016-05-07T11:05:13.313-04:00You won't believe it, Mike, but Kaiser Franz J...You won't believe it, Mike, but Kaiser Franz Joseph served me my dinner the last time I was in Vienna, or maybe it was his doppelganger :-) Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-73043583794625152242016-05-06T19:06:39.169-04:002016-05-06T19:06:39.169-04:00That’s a grand instrument indeed; one can see why ...That’s a grand instrument indeed; one can see why the players look so proud and self-assured. I’ve been to Vienna a couple of times in my youth, and seen portaits of Franz Josef, who kept those distinctinctive whiskers all his life.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-10740852925872049232016-05-06T17:55:18.003-04:002016-05-06T17:55:18.003-04:00Okay, I'm just a bit confused. You said: >...Okay, I'm just a bit confused. You said: >> Unlike the tuba, the helicon's plumbing is designed to be worn around the player giving him a comfortable position for marching << But I've seen many modern tuba players in marching bands 'wearing' their tubas around them as they play. There are tubas, and there are tubas, however - those you generally see in parades, and those played in concert bands. Are the latter the ones you were referring to in regard to the difference between the helicon and the tuba?La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-43682464163995307102016-05-06T06:33:07.198-04:002016-05-06T06:33:07.198-04:00Henry Fox Talbot rang a few bells with me, and the...Henry Fox Talbot rang a few bells with me, and then I remembered a visit to Lacock Abbey, which houses (or did when we visited) a museum commemorating his life and work. Visiting Lacock village is like stepping back in time.<br />I agree the man in the first photograph looks very proud and very smart. <br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-78095856806720381592016-05-05T19:50:21.105-04:002016-05-05T19:50:21.105-04:00Is the helicon played anywhere any longer? I can i...Is the helicon played anywhere any longer? I can imagine it would have a<br />great sound. The hat similarity is a great match....I guess people have always<br />tried to emulate royal fashions. Interesting as always. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.com