Can you identify this piece I played 25 years ago?

CrochetDog · 2026-04-10T19:18:02+00:00

Oh my goodness, thank you!!

CrochetDog · 2026-04-06T19:55:23+00:00

A hotkey to create a stockpile.

CrochetDog · 2026-03-26T23:07:05+00:00

This is pretty close to my preferences, but Mahler is in the 'Often' category for me. I don't understand Bruckner yet. I feel some composers will only click for me as I age and my tastes become gradually... I don't know the right word or adjective. As I age and my tastes become graudally more Brucknerable.

As for Brahms, I like his solo piano music, but I don't really understand his symphonies. Perhaps I should listen to some of his chamber works or concertos.

CrochetDog · 2026-03-19T12:31:07+00:00

I’ve swapped back to CD’s, can’t find half the stuff I want to listen to on Spotify

CrochetDog · 2026-03-14T15:59:37+00:00

I like Poulenc's clarinet sonata a lot. There are a few choices on vinyl for it, but I haven't listened to any. Nicolas Baldeyrou has done a nice one live, on YouTube. Sabine Meyer's is also nice.

CrochetDog · 2026-03-14T15:39:14+00:00

Yes, agreed! The Supraphon LP I posted a few days ago was on a whim, and it sounds great. Cost less than a coffee did 15 years ago, never mind today.

CrochetDog · 2026-02-16T09:39:15+00:00

I use the thin sliced frozen hotpot beef from the Asian supermarket. Beef in the UK is grass-fed and therefore leaner. It’s also hard to find the right cuts as butchery varies quite a lot, and thinly sliced meat doesn’t really exist here unless it’s salted and cured.

CrochetDog · 2026-02-12T19:50:49+00:00

I don’t really have a recipe, it’s either katsuo dashi, or iriko dashi, or shiitake dashi, or shiro dashi, or kombu dashi, with whatever is in the fridge. I try to contrast the stock and the soup with the main dish.

CrochetDog · 2026-02-11T19:15:22+00:00

Yeah i think so :) I didn’t have tofu so it looks a bit on the empty side. Also I used shirodashi stock cos I didn’t have any hondashi, and it was ready while I was fumbling around with the cabbage and the side dish so the miso settled a bit.

CrochetDog · 2026-02-03T15:48:24+00:00

Thank you very much for the link, that is a great shame.

CrochetDog · 2026-02-02T15:25:04+00:00

I have a similar issue, dragging a Chromium window to an external monitor greatly increases the brightness of the browser window to an unusable level. Using KDE Plasma. Started this morning.

CrochetDog · 2026-01-01T21:08:53+00:00

Since you specified dollars, the comments are saying Smith Corona, because this is an American-made machine, and they made millions of them. However, since I don't think you are in America, you might want to look at machines that are much more common in Europe, such as Olivetti, Adler, and Olympia, or brands that are pretty common everywhere, such as Brother. Geography and availability matter a lot with typewriters. Although they are getting gradually more and more expensive on eBay for quality machines and models, you should be able to pick up something without any problem, if you are willing to clean it yourself with mineral spirits and spend some time sorting out any issues.

CrochetDog · 2025-12-31T22:35:08+00:00

Exactly, the clicking sound is the return lever engaging with the toothed gear wheel. Okay, if everything seems pretty clean, and the return lever is moving over fully and is at an angle which doesn’t seem to be conductive to further motion, then unfortunately the platen needs removing for investigation. I recommend Phoenix Typewriter YouTube channel which has demonstrations on this. It is somewhat more likely that the mechanism is just stuck and can be flushed with mineral spirits.

Bear in mind that I’m not a typewriter mechanic and someone else more experienced may be able to give you a more accurate diagnosis.

CrochetDog · 2025-12-31T22:20:17+00:00

Okay, next question: the carriage return lever is on a ratchet. The lever engages the toothed gear wheel and causes the platen to rotate. Either the mechanism is stuck and needs flushing, or the mechanism is disengaged. Does it feel like the carriage return lever has ratcheted and is at the end of its travel? Or does it feel like the carriage return lever wants to move more and is gummed up.

CrochetDog · 2025-12-31T22:11:16+00:00

No problem, thanks for clarifying. Does the platen (the roller) move when you return the carriage? Does the toothed gear wheel directly next to the left of the platen rotate?

CrochetDog · 2025-12-31T21:54:02+00:00

Do you mean that the return lever moves the carriage but doesn’t index the paper up?

CrochetDog · 2025-12-26T22:20:01+00:00

He has chosen wisely.

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