wes williams

I've updated his Wikipedia entry with a fuller discography to replace the two items that were listed, a photograph, and his DOB/DOD?. I'm very tempted to add a 'Personal Life' section, based on what has been revealed in earlier researches and in this thread, as Bob Gaskins isn't publishing it (I would link this thread via the archive.org wayback machine) . Anybody have any thoughts?

Stephen - I just posted the same link on Butty Woman's other thread. But the link she was enquiring about was to a post on this site, although it's no longer available because of changes to the system bulletin board.

You'll find more info on Monro Clarke (and even a photo of him) in the article on page 15 here .

You must have done a lot work to convert that Edeophone duet to a six-sided anglo. Apart from the reeds, everything else looks new. Excellent job!

Around midday I replied to Dirge's "The Name 'Maccan'. A Story" thread. The site seemed to sieze up and I couldn't get it to add my reply. Eventually I got the reply to load, but something strange has happened. The Concertina History page shows Dirge as the last poster, and if I open the thread my post is there, but is marked as unread. No real problem, but thought I ought to let you know. Edit - Stephen Chambers has now replied on that thread. When I first opened it both my post and his were marked as unread posts. Opening the thread again appears to have set things to rights.

Thanks RAc, Bob must have posted on the ICA forum too! Most (if not all) the documents he mentions are available on the concertina.com site.

I hope Dirge won't mind a little thread creep. In all the leaflets the Prof. self published, and most other references pre-1900, he spells his name Maccann. We had a thread on c.net circa 2004 started by Bob Gaskins about how Maccann was spelt which was titled 'McCann, Macann, or Maccann?'. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find it on the Wayback Machine. But there are lots of the Prof.'s publications and other relevant things at http://www.concertina.com/maccann-duet/index.htm .

Dirge has dropped his original price by a couple of hundred, so be quick!

And guess who bought the beast 😁. It'll be a bit too big for standing up playing after my usual 46 Maccann and Jeffries and Lachenal Anglos 😆. So c'mon all you folks who want a Maccann, the 56 is a very good starter that you can do a lot on!

Look what you've missed in your absence: http://www.concertinas.org.uk/DuetAudio.htm

My guesses on what the number might read are the same as yours. But since you say its an early treble 15769 would be c.1870, while 55769 would be c.1915. Anybody else have a guess?

Takayuki - That one is circa 1911.

The ICA are posting a sticker to all members - "We thought it worth while sending all members a sticker for their concertina box as it would be a permanent advert for the Association as well as giving the website details and the relatively new notification of World Concertina Day in the expectation that it will be noticed by non members and act as a recruiting sergeant." But yesterday I got an email from one of the committee members saying "Your original design for the ICA sticker was brilliant and has stood the test of time." I replied that I couldn't remember ever doing this design and it would have been beyond my abilities back around 2000/2001 when I first joined. Luckily I found the answer within ten minutes of browsing the ICA Archive. The logo first appears in Concertina World No. 393 Sept/Oct 1993 with this text: NEW LOGO How d'ya like the new logo then (see below)? I'm very pleased with it and want to give a big thank you to Michael Munday for all his hard work. (You can see an example of his work every week in the Radio Times "My T.V. Dinner" feature.) I now have T- shirts available with the new logo on. Yours for not-a-lot. (See separate ad.) So the designer was Michael Munday who is based at Lewes, Sussex. The Concertina World Editor at this date was Charlotte Oliver, who lived in Brighton, Sussex which is a 30 minute car journey away or 12 minutes by train. So perhaps they came into contact back then. So I'd like to dispell any rumours that I might have been responsible for the logo! And many thanks to Michael for his brilliant design. But what if you have more than one instrument? Anglo players often carry a couple of boxes in different keys to events. Will extra stickers be available to purchase?

Any anglo in the 184xxx range fits into c.1910 in our estimates.

Geoff has posted an updated dating document in this thread (6 Jan 2024). Took me a while to find it again!

Geoff Crabb has posted dating info fairly recently (Jan 2024), see near the end of the thread here . Check it, but it seems to be 1966.

And on the same day on the same thread, I provided a link to a page I put up on this site 23 years ago 🧐 - https://web.archive.org/web/20110514131052/www.concertina.net/ww_pitch.html

We estimate 17037 as circa 1871

If you are trying to link to external files its worth remembering that you need them to be on a secure site (starting https:). So I can't link to anything on my website since its only http: which is understandable for the security for this site. I've used dropbox reliably for many years, and you get 2GB of storage for free. When you get the link for your file from dropbox it will end dl=0 which means dropbox will try to display it , but if you change the address ending to dl=1 it will enable it to be downloadable.

We usually refer to these as 'Aeolas', but this was used in earlier ledgers for a six sided version based on Model No.6 (48 key) or Model No.8 (56 key) first appearing in September 1889 . The later Aeolas were octagonal, so thats why they are described as 'Octo' in later ledgers.

Go ahead and claim Duty Exemption, Matt. We estimate #42129 as circa 1904.

Thanks Rod, We've only just added Kurt's recordings to the Duet Page. Although I didn't know him personally, his prescence on the forums for many years was always of the highest standard.

Thanks, but not necessary - ancients like Stephen and I (and many others) are always happy to help if we can.

English 59463 is estimated as circa 1923. English 59802 is estimated as circa 1926.

Apologies if this programme has already been mentioned, but I couldn't find it in a forum search. RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta has a lot of videos on youtube featuring many Irish musicians, each programme lasting around an hour and a half. You'll find the full list by searching youtube for 'Cuan an Cheoil ' but here are a few that feature concertina: Edel Fox & Caoimhín Ó Fearghail Louise & Michelle Mulcahy Cormac & Eoin Ó Beaglaoich Saileog & Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin Caitlín & Antóin Mac Gabhann I'm still digging through!