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  2. How delightful and such a lovely sound too. I remember the museum of Automata in York, and it eventually had to close. I hope some one buys the 'Clown".. and looks after himšŸŒ
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  4. Thanks for adding the links Alex...... I'm a bit of a dunce when it comes to this IT stuff.
  5. I learnt the octave style recently using this book https://www.concertinajournal.org/House_Dance_Text/ Hard copies purchased have downloadable links to music files Practice the scales for key of g and c in the book.
  6. Hi Luke, my Lachenal is a 30 button C/G. Good idea but due the lack of available repair people in Australia I would need to send it overseas, and I'd rather be without a concertina for an extended period (shipping, waiting lists etc). I took the plunge and I'm now on the Crook concertina waiting list (18 months plus), so now I just need to be patient (argh! lol)
  7. Thanks Geoff, that's very interesting. Here is the direct link to the auction lot: https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/auction-team-breker/catalogue-id-breker10039/lot-ec63695b-e762-42e3-a857-b12601235875 Their description: Claude the Clown Musical Automaton by Gustave Vichy, c. 1890 Depicting a clown jauntily playing the concertina atop a banded wood barrel, with plaster-composition character head decorated with painted colored discs, articulated eyes, nose and right foot, the going-barrel motor with six cams and single-air cylinder movement causing Claude to turn and nod his head, move both hands and tap his foot as his eyes dart from left to right and his nose moves in and out in time to the music, dressed in checked silk breeches and magenta satin tailcoat trimmed with lace, ht. 26 in. (66 cm), good working condition, cylinder movement an old replacement, baseboard of barrel replaced, with bone-handled crank and Vichy acorn-form stop / start. - Literature: For similar pieces, see: Christian and Sharon Bailly, "Automates Anciens", exhibition at the Hospice Saint-Charles, 25. Nov.-30. Dec. 1995; Andrea Robertson, "Museum of Automata", p. 38. - With his lopsided grin, raised eyebrows and unique articulated nose, which mimics the folds and the movements of the concertina, "Claude" has one of the most remarkable faces in the Vichy oeuvre. The automaton was not illustrated in the Vichy catalog and surviving examples are exceedingly rare. We know of only four others: one in the former Museum of Automata in York, England, one exhibited at the Hospice Saint-Charles in Paris in 1995 and two in private European collections. And here is the accompanying video: I have saved a copy of the photos in case they get taken down after the auction.
  8. Claude the Clown is an automaton playing the concertina by Gustave Vichy, circa 1890. This very interesting item is coming up for auction in Cologne on the 23rd March... with an estimate of ā‚¬18,000 - ā‚¬25,000 ! Well worth a look at the information and photos provided at www.the-saleroom.com ( a search for 'concertina' will bring up the details) .
  9. A few years ago I tried a Morse Baritone and found it wanting in its air supply in comparison to my 8 inch octagonal Wheastsone with seven fold bellows. Perhaps it is mostly a case of 'what one is used to' and for a single note melody player the Morse would have been fine. Even when playing the Baritone-Treble with chordal accompaniment, for the most part, I still have more air than I need . On second thoughts, after a test with a couple of larger arrangements, there is sufficient wind but a big chord can use a significant amount of the seven fold length.
  10. My Edgley Heritage Anglo weighs 1.48 Kg, which seems to be pretty heavy for an Anglo. It has a seven-fold bellows, ebony ends, and metal fretwork. My first traditional concertina after moving up from a Clover. Plays beautifully. Parker
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  12. A new Waltz composed for Gary Coover to go in the book.
  13. Looking to purchase a 2nd hand c/g anglo... Kensington, Edgley, Morse etc., Jeffries layout. On a list for another, that will likely take me into 2025, but sure would like to get started. Thanks!
  14. @digver I am also on Dana's list....so excited! So excited, in fact, that my wishful thinking mind misread his estimated time as 2024, when it actually is 2025 šŸ˜„ So am now in the market for a nice 2nd hand c/g until that time. -Kerry
  15. David Cornell Duet Concertina Arrangement #5: "Nocturne No. 2" composed by me in 1985. He actually sped it up into a waltz, but I've slowed it here back to its original "nocturne" tempo. Saved in .pdf, .Musicxlm, .xlm, midi, & .mp3 formats. If you are a Finale user, you may request an original .musx. I am also including the original melody only English treble arrangement in the same formats for those who don't play Duet. Nocturne No.2 -Duet arr.mp3 Nocturne No. 2 -melody.mp3 Nocturne No.2 -Duet arr.pdf Nocturne No.2 -Duet arr.midi Nocturne No.2 -Duet arr.musicxml Nocturne No.2 -Duet arr.xml Nocturne No. 2 -melody.pdf Nocturne No. 2 -melody.musicxml
  16. David Cornell Duet Concertina Arrangement #4: "The Green Man's Lair" composed by me in 2006. Saved in .pdf, .Musicxlm, .xlm, midi, & .mp3 formats. If you are a Finale user, you may request an original .musx. I am also including the original melody only English treble arrangement in the same formats for those who don't play Duet. Green Man's Lair -Duet arr.mp3 green man's lair-melody.mp3 Green Man's Lair -Duet arr.midi Green Man's Lair -Duet arr.pdf Green Man's Lair -Duet arr.musicxml Green Man's Lair -Duet arr.xml green man's lair-melody.pdf green man's lair-melody.musicxml green man's lair-melody.xml
  17. @Morgana you didn't mention how many buttons you were looking for or how many your current Lachenal has. If you've got a 30-button Lachenal and just prefer the Jeffries accidental layout, you might be able to take your current instrument to a repair person and have its layout altered.
  18. Having played one, you Morse Baritone players have one big advantage over the more traditional vintage baritones, that is that your concertina is much smaller and the accordion reeds need a little less air to sound. But that's all Kosher! Thanks for the response!
  19. I upgraded my beginner concertina to a Custom Clover and I love it. It is almost effortless to play and Wm Walker was great to work with. I was lucky enough to get on Wally Carrollā€™s wait list before he stopped taking orders, so Iā€™m eagerly anticipating my first non-hybrid concertina. That said, the Clover will become my travelerā€” I donā€™t see any point in ever getting rid of it.
  20. I regularly play harmony/backing multi-note chords on my Morse baritone and, whilst it sometimes needs a bit of thinking about and planning, I can get a lot done before I start running out of air (and the occasional bellows reversal can be used to emphasise a beat or a word in the song. So yes more folds would always be useful, but the 6 folds of the Morse give a lot of air to play with.
  21. I had a Morse with 6 fold bellows. I only played itm on it, but my friend played melody with harmony without any problems. He didnā€™t play sustained chords though. It was fine with the standard bellows but a more supple set would have been even nicer. My answer to your question is 6 or 7 folds, but the quality is as important.
  22. OOOOOH! Try anything else but a wooden chair to begin with - its like when you ride a bicycle for a long way and have to get off to relive pressure [ I know I am cyclist myself].. Use a stool with padded top [ even a bar stool which is taller]. Stand up to play and take breaks!!šŸ˜€
  23. My George Case baritone (https://pghardy.net/concertina/case_baritone/case_baritone.html) only has 5-fold bellows, and I've never found it a problem. Mind you, my playing style tends to reverse bellows direction every couple of bars.
  24. This properly should be called Monck's March - General George Monck marched his Parliamentary army from Scotland to London in January 1660, and was then crucial to the bloodless restoration of England as a Kingdom, inviting the future Charles II from France, and escorting him from Dover to London to become King. Charles later made him Duke of Albemarle. This was despite Monck previously having been general to Oliver Cromwell, defeating the royalists in Scotland! Monck had a reputation for avoiding battles, and for turning up late for them, and it is often said that the somewhat stop/start nature of this well-known tune is in honour of this habit. Regards
  25. I've seen many pictures and videos of English-system Baritone & Baritone -treble concertinas and have noticed that the bellows folds vary greatly from 5-fold to as many as 8+. My question to those who play: Have any of you baritone players (or those with a baritone range concertina) found fewer folds to be a handicap to your playing? I seem to remember 20 years ago or so, when I had an excellent 6-fold baritone that it always had plenty of playing time in each direction. What's your experience?
  26. The thrill of the chaseā€¦a side ā€œbenefitā€ of this non-mainstream instrument. Plus, an opportunity for me to chill out, & appreciate the concertina I have :^ ) Edgley quotes around 10 months & is within a reasonable distance such that I could go try one. Still waiting to hear from Kensington. In the meantime, any thoughts about Concertina Connectionā€™s Clover? Maybe this is getting off topic & I should start a new threadā€¦
  27. You could place another cushion underneath.
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