Advice from an old method book.

[honkbox]

Hi!
I'm teaching myself to play, and I got some method books from my library. Some of it is solid information, and then I came across this. (I've played with in hour of eating and nothing happened but show tunes.)

 

[Caps]

Don't want to get a cramp and drown in the music.....

 

[noelekal]

I've played right after eating and ... nothing.

I've even swam right after eating, vigorously too, and ... nothing.

Playing accordion right after swimming? You could become afflicted with soggy bellows!

 

[Rosie C]

Hi!
I'm teaching myself to play, and I got some method books from my library. Some of it is solid information, and then I came across this. (I've played with in hour of eating and nothing happened but show tunes.)

You took a chance and got away with it this time!

 

[Kheller]

I didn't realize accordion was going to help me with weight loss. It's a miracle!

 

[Zevy]

Hi!
I'm teaching myself to play, and I got some method books from my library. Some of it is solid information, and then I came across this. (I've played with in hour of eating and nothing happened but show tunes.)

Would you care to share the name of this book?

 

[honkbox]

Would you care to share the name of this book?

Here it is, copyright 1931.

 

[Zevy]

Here it is, copyright 1931.

Thanks. I’ll have to look for that in my collection. There might be some other valuable advice in there!

 

[murathan]

Thats actually 20 minutes before all physical activities. Especially eating full and doing a physical activity can cause many gastro-intestinal problems. A heavy accordion can make a pressure to your belly which the inflated stomach is right there. It may cause even a heart attack to older individuals.

 

[dak]

I've played right after eating and ... nothing.

Which is the problem.

 

[noelekal]

Thats actually 20 minutes before all physical activities. Especially eating full and doing a physical activity can cause many gastro-intestinal problems. A heavy accordion can make a pressure to your belly which the inflated stomach is right there. It may cause even a heart attack to older individuals.

Being 67 years old can cause many gastrointestinal problems.

Accordion playing is the least of them!

 

[dak]

Being 67 years old can cause many gastrointestinal problems.

Accordion playing is the least of them!

A (German) uncle of mine gained a certain reputation when the word for "journey" escaped him and he just supplanted the German one, wishing departing relatives of my mother "Well, have a good Fahrt!". Personally I'd think that if your accordion excessively presses on your stomach when playing after dinner, maybe you should try sitting up.