My new Keyboard — the Hohner 'Organetta'.

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Anyway, the goodies are that I got my first keyboard a few weeks after the RH Glasgow Green Gig from a Charity Shop. with a statue dedicated to the town's cat outside, called 'CeasarsPalace' in Kirkcudbright. A special moment ... poignant, a buy I wouldn't have made without seeing these 'indie' bands with the occasional novelty keyboard on display.It's a Hohner 'Organetta' — 2 Octaves of 240V Blower driven organ. No amplifier, just a motor driven reed arrangement. It sounds like a cross between a 'squeeze-box' and a very loud mouth-organ. The keys are somewhat pressure sensitive, so with some measure I can vary the volume via the finger pressure. Quite a machine. I'm really hopeful of learning to play keyboard now, which I always saw as 'a bridge to far' with the full size keyboards, that overwhelm me.I paid £4, which includes a bespoke leather suitcase. On the bus back home with three passengers aboard I met a folk musician who had a look at my new baby and clarified how many octaves it has. He invited me to play at their pub-based folk night event.Anyway, my first song attempted/performed will be a retake of 'The End' by Nico (Doors, Morrison). It sounds like the instrument, though clearly isn't quite that used for the eerie atmospherics on 'The End'. Some, perhaps me included would say that It's a truly fatalistic song but there’s a big personal story behind my rapport with this song.