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BUY & SELL
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Buy
& Sell home page
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TUNE-O-TRON
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The
Tune-O-Tron home page
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Tunes Message Board
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DISCUSSION FORUMS
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General
Discussion Forum: anything not related to Buy & Sell or Tunes
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BUYER'S GUIDE
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Concertina
Buyer's Guide: reviews, links, comments, photos, and more
Buyer's Guide section on English Concertinas
Concertina Weights
Concertina Cases: New is Often Better, by Randy
Merris
Time for an English?, by Roger Digby
Choosing a Chromatic Row Layout On Anglo,
by Ken Coles
If It's Not A C/G, What Is It? [Keys],
by Ken Coles
Wheatstone Anglos, numbers 50,000+, by Bob Gaskins
Dating Your Concertina - A Summary Guide, by Wes Williams
Dating Lachenal Anglo Concertinas: A
More Accurate Method, by William Meredith
A Thumbnail Classification of Concertinas, by
Dan Richardson
Another Opinion On Accordion-Reeded
Concertinas, by Ken Coles
Of Reeds, Shoes, and Acoustics,
by Dana Johnson
Concertina vs. Accordion Reeds, by
Dana Johnson
A "German Standard Concertina",
by John Dallas
Inside a Crabb, by Mark Stayton
Concertina Guild, by Frank Edgley
Some Commentary by Wes Williams
Hayden Duet Resource List, by Ken Coles
Psst, buddy -- wanna buy a concertina? Concertinas
and internet auctions and sales.
A Photo Gallery
Mr. Coles goes to The Button Box: A shocking
pictorial
A Tale of Two Jeffries: How Paul went
from one Lachenal to two Jeffries in under a month
C&R Dipper "Cotswold" anglo concertina
review
Anatomy of an anglo concertina
Info and photos of a 49-key Jeffries
Mystery Lachenal
Mystery Wheatstone
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MUSIC
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Music
Home Page: reviews, links, sound clips, and more
"The Incredible Concertina" concert photos and report
Scan Tester's "I never played to many posh dances"; review by Roger Digby
Gearóid O hAllmhuráin Concert (1996): the page that launched this site
Gift Shop: a portion of every sale goes to help support this web site -- thanks for your support!
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LEARNING TO PLAY
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Learning to Play Home Page
Advice for Newcomers to Intensive Music School, by Ken Coles
Chord Relationships of the English Concertina,
by William Meredith
Color-Coded Button Layouts for C/G and G/D 30-Button Anglo Concertinas using the Wheatstone / Lachenal System, by Mark Stayton
The Anglo Concertina: A Handbook of Tunes and Methods for Irish Traditional Music
"The Concertina And How To Play
It", book review by David Wallace
Portsmouth, N.H. Maritime Festival report from 2003 by Ken Coles
Scandinavian Squeeze-in 2000 report,
by Samantha Boorer
A report on the "Annual Gathering of the
West Country Concertina Players" (Kilve Court, Somerset UK), by Alan Corkett
Some Observations on Witney, by Jon
McNamara
Noel Hill Irish Concertina School 1998 Report
Workshop by Bob Tedrow at Chicago, June 2000,
by Ken Coles
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AROUND THE WORLD
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Links
Sponsors
Pirates and Concertinas by Rhomylly B. Forbes
Concertina Bands
Concertina Museum
Concertina with PA layout by Jeannie Grassi
The Concertina in Children's Literature by Pam Berardino
English Country Music, by Roger
Digby
H. Crabb and Son, concertina makers, by Roger
Digby
How I Acquired my Crabb, by Roger
Digby
Anglo Concertinas in South Africa
A New Duet System from Jim Lucas
A concertina story by Lloyd McDaniel.
Photos by Peter Laban.
More photos by Peter Laban.
Death of the busker: saddest song in town by Raymond Travers.
Confessions of a concertina player in Baghdad by Len Rheaume.
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REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
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Repair Home Page
Bellows Patching, by Bob DeVellis
Correction of wrist position on Anglo concertina using foam pads, by Ken Coles
Repairing wood handles whose holes are too worn to hold a wood screw., by Ken Coles
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LAST, BUT NOT LEAST
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The Official CONCERTINA.net Newsletter
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