Thursday, September 17, 2009

Wind instruments

The mighty 1957 Braunschweig: two manuals, pedals, 15 ranks. All two reed stops are in the pedals. Thanks to the Lutherische Kirche for permission to practice on it.

In other wind instrument news, Elias is practicing for a future career as Alphornist by blowing up balloons through four-foot-long cardboard tubes.

Last night, the stream of visiting relatives began. Stefan's brother and sister-in-law came for an overnight stay before heading off this afternoon into the rainy Schwarzwald for a multiple-day bike tour. Statistically, Freiburg is the sunniest city in Germany, but the forecast this week is for almost constant rain. We'll have a warm bowl of Flaedlesuppe waiting for them when they return.

1 comment:

Lisa B. said...

Or, in the event his parents have a sabbatical in Australia, Elias will be poised to become proficient at the digeridoo...