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General Discussion => One Life, Live it, Celebrate it! => Topic started by: dulciana on March 05, 2014, 02:30:14 PM

Title: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: dulciana on March 05, 2014, 02:30:14 PM
Oh flip!  Just been doing some organ practice.  Most of it went okay until I reached a bit in the music where I have to cross hands and play fast for quite a long time, with my left hand high up on one keyboard and my right hand lower down on the other one.   No allowances to make room for my (not that big) bust!!!!!   :boobs:
This is why there are more male organists (including the composer of what I was playing) than female, I'm absolutely sure of it!!  I can get round it (literally!), but oh dear - men don't have this to contend with, do they!  It's a man's world and no mistake. 
 :sigh:
Hmph......I'll show 'em!
 :valkyrie:
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: Joyce on March 05, 2014, 02:47:16 PM
So sorry but I had to LOL at that. Never thought about it, but then don't play an organ or any other instrument for that matter. You go girl & don't go adding "extra" accompaniments to the music now.  ;D
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: dulciana on March 05, 2014, 02:51:37 PM
I'll try extremely hard not to, Cubagirl.  It has happened once or twice, though - usually when I leaned forward to turn a page during a quiet bit in the service!! :-[   Look - no hands!

Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: Joyce on March 05, 2014, 02:54:28 PM
Could be embarrassing.
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: dulciana on March 06, 2014, 08:04:07 AM
Was.
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Post by: Galadriel on March 06, 2014, 08:45:32 AM
Aha! A booboob!

 :rofl:
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: dulciana on March 06, 2014, 10:12:14 AM
Yup!
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: Greyhoundgal on March 06, 2014, 01:29:26 PM
Would one of those "minimiser" bra's help, just while you're playing?  Had to chuckle though  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: dulciana on March 06, 2014, 07:26:54 PM
We-e-e-ell, I did think about one of those, Greyhoundgal..!........It made me chuckle too, when I read my post.  I didn't really know whether to put it into this section, or into Menopause Humour.   On one hand, it's a nuisance that doesn't affect my male colleagues - on the other hand, it does sound funny  :rofl: 

D.
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: Joyce on March 06, 2014, 08:27:52 PM
You gotta laugh at these sorts of things. All part of our wonderful life as women. Heck my  :boobs: would be playing their own tunes. Air on a G String is one thing, but not sure what a 34GG would play.
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: honeybun on March 06, 2014, 09:12:57 PM
Not sure what the tune would be CG but I reckon it would be very LOUD

 ;D ;D


Honeyb
x
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: Joyce on March 06, 2014, 10:33:08 PM
Deafeningly!  :rofl:
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: dulciana on March 07, 2014, 09:19:16 PM
Something by BRAhms.
 ;D
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Post by: Wombat on March 07, 2014, 09:21:43 PM
Laughing so much my DD's are bouncing along.....
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: dulciana on March 07, 2014, 09:56:49 PM
No, no, wait a minute............I've got it.............The Dam Busters!!!

 :rofl:
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: Joyce on March 07, 2014, 10:09:52 PM
 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: CLKD on May 15, 2014, 03:44:17 PM
Seen this today, don't know how I missed it  ;D
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: dulciana on May 17, 2014, 02:23:03 PM
Yes, it really is a man's world, sometimes, CLKD!   And there's also the long, high organ bench which the men can just swing their legs round to get off after they've finished playing.  Not me, in my skirts!   The music I was thinking of when I first posted this was the Widor Toccata.  It really has to have been written by a man - in the middle of the piece, your right foot is playing pedal notes away over on the right, while your left is stretching away over to the left.  Add a skirt into the equation and you've got a really ungainly sight!!  (As anyone behind the organist can see!)
 ;D


Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: Joyce on May 17, 2014, 02:51:12 PM
Oh dear!  ;D Long floaty skirts I hope. I'd need to wear trousers.  Hope it's going well though dulciana.
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Post by: CLKD on May 17, 2014, 03:45:37 PM
 ::) ………… sliding seat required then?  Nice piece of polished oak or chestnut on which to sit ……...
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: dulciana on May 17, 2014, 04:01:30 PM
Thanks, Cubagirl!

Hmmmmm, CLKD.................!    Not too polished, or I'll fall off into the pedals while I'm playing!   (That's another thing - if your clothes don't have enough grip, you can slither around in the middle of all the fancy footwork!) But a piece of felt, on top of the nice piece of polished oak or chestnut, and me on top of that?  Maybe! 

 :sigh: Oh, the pitfalls!  You have to do it for love.........!
D.
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: Wombat on May 25, 2014, 09:12:25 PM
Padded cycling shorts perhaps !
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Post by: dulciana on May 26, 2014, 06:00:53 PM
Now, there's an idea!
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Post by: Limpy on May 26, 2014, 07:33:37 PM
Dulciana - Not sure whether it would help but "sticky bum jodhpurs" may help you stop sliding around on polished wood seats. They are sometimes used when riding to reduce slipping when sat on shiny leather saddles. They are available in black..........
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: dulciana on May 26, 2014, 08:48:45 PM
Limpy - never having ridden a horse, I wouldn't  have thought (or even known) about these, but thank you very much for the suggestion.  These could be really useful.  Do they allow for any leg movement, do you know?  It's just because I do have to move my legs to the left or right sometimes, if the pedal notes go high or low.   Also, do you know where I could get them?
Many thanks for a great idea!
 :)
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: Limpy on May 27, 2014, 09:41:22 AM
They do allow for leg movement - There's quite bit of leg movement involved in horse riding. The simple act of mounting involves a lot of leg movement, those legs have to be free!

I got mine from a local tack / saddlery shop which sells jodhpurs, gloves, riding hats etc. When I rang to see if they stocked them it caused much mirth, as the woman on the other end thought it was a mate of hers just winding her up, this from a woman who knew full well what they were! Mine had a suede seat which was very comfortable sadly I can't remember the make. They really do stop you slipping, how much sliding do you require when you play?.
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: dulciana on May 27, 2014, 07:36:00 PM
Thanks Limpy.  I need to be able to swivel on the seat up to about 45 degrees either way.   If these would allow for that, I could be interested. 
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: Limpy on May 27, 2014, 08:14:26 PM
Dulciana - Sadly, I fear they may not allow the amount of swivel you need, ah well  ::)

How about a small piece of chamois leather under where you sit?


Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: dulciana on May 27, 2014, 08:34:38 PM
That's a pity.  Thanks anyway, Limpy.  Looks a though chamois leather or felt will probably have to do. 
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: Ju Ju on June 04, 2014, 01:08:35 PM
Hi Dulciana,

Thought of you today during yoga class today! Yes I know you should be concentrating on your breathing, but my boobs kept getting in the way! Ju Ju xx
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: dulciana on June 04, 2014, 01:19:26 PM
  :)   We just can't win, can we, Ju Ju?
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: Joyce on June 04, 2014, 03:33:35 PM
Oh dear what are we big boobed ladies like.  :)  They get in the way of so many normal activities.  ::)
Title: Re: Bust gets in the way of the notes!
Post by: Padine on January 18, 2021, 04:30:47 PM
I don’t have the boobies problem but do have short wee legies !!  So the slippery seat is a worry and the wobbly seat, I could just slip discreetly off the seat and play a dischord with my bottom ! And a big chord too!

(What a bright and cheery thread this is!)