Eddy LR17

Congratulations ! I am not very fond of digital musical instruments but I love this one. Keep on.

There is a small overlap on the anglo concertina with B - c - d and e , in opposite push pull directions, which is useful in many tunes. But the anglo is a bisonoric instrument and my next custom concertina will be unisonoric. So I think I don't need overlap for playing only melodies. Will I be wrong ? I will know with the time (As far I know, there is no overlap on the english concertina.)

Sorry not yet, the only project in progress currently is the "melodic" Hayden layout. I have posted the other layouts to give ideas and eventually to discuss pros and cons.

No, I don't own an "Elise Plus" it was only a personal research to improve the Elise. I've had the idea to buy a Elise and then to modify it, but that was too tricky with only 4 and 5 keys per row. Building a new custom concertina with the layout I wish, was a better solution and knowing Stephane I was sure to get a good quality instrument. In theory, this concertina will be finished at the beginning of next year. You will see photos, and perhaps a video, at this time.

Just for info, my first project was the "Elise Plus", a copy from the Elise 34 keys with a few added keys. A 40 key Hayden Duet concertina. It was more comfortable for most tunes I play. But not enough.

That's the reason, to have a extended range. And then on a C/G anglo concertina, middle C is also on the left.

Fully chromatic from A3 to d6. At first sight, 34 keys seems few comparing the standard hayden duet concertina. But don't forget we are talking about a "only melody playing" instrument. We don't need to play melody AND chords in this case. Here is the layout : https://copy.com/MHpdBjwFQjBd However, I guess this new hayden would be able to play in the "harmonic style". And also playing chords for accompaniment. What do you think ?

Hi Matthew, I have already read the thread about my friend Stephane in the General section, I was glad for him. Colombia is far far away from Europe, the nearest person I know in south america is a former workmate 's son in French Guiana, but he is not musician at all. I knew a french luthier in Brasil, a mandolin maker but he is dead now. Good luck in Colombia. About my future hayden concertina, it will have these specifications : - rectangular sides because of easier availability of rectangular bellows here (and less expensive than hexagonal ones) - accordion reed blocks - melodeon style buttons in straight line (no slant).

Hi everyone My name is Eddy and I am the happy owner of the "Melodina", the square hybrid anglo-concertina made by Stephane Le Lan at Fontenay-le-Comte in western France. I live at 50 km south from Stephane's workshop. I am a guitar/mandolin player for a long time and I have discovered the anglo concertina six years ago. What a cool instrument ! Easy to carry, easy to handle, always in tune, easy to play ... in the row. (far less easy when I began to play in the key of D with my first C/G, in the irish style). I was reading the topic "Converting Duets: Maccann To Hayden?" and ceemonster was talking about a "melody playing" Hayden concertina. That's funny because I was thinking about a "melodic" Hayden concertina for a long time and since this week it's a project in progress with Stephane. So I have signed up to this forum to give my point of view. I call it "melodic Hayden" because I want to play melodies with both hands like an anglo. I don't mind about playing chords while I play melody because I see the concertina more like a solo instrument as the violon, the flute and not like an accordion. And also because I play in a band. This thing will have 34 keys from G3 to D6, almost the range of the fiddle, three rows each side. A kind of anglo-german concertina with the logical and easy wicki-hayden layout. I could tell you more next time after seeing Stephane. Cheers. Eddy