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  1. Chris Drinkwater
    Yes, lovely harmonies and rhythm. When I closed my eyes, and listened, I could imagine people dancing to your version. Well done for a "first" take. Chris Edited to correct a spelling mistake!
  2. Chris Drinkwater
    My Lachenal 48 key Edeophone, has the serial no 58865, and was made in approx. 1922, according to Randy Merris's dating method, so your concertina, 58874, would have been made around the same time. Here is a link to the Lachenal pricelist for 1920. http://www.concertina.com/pricelists/lachenal/Lachenal-Pricelist-All-c1920.pdf Chris
  3. Chris Drinkwater
    Here is my take on The Boda Waltz, played on a Wheatstone Aeola treble EC. You may notice a slight speeding up of the tune towards the end. C'est la vie! Chris
  4. Chris Drinkwater
    Sounds like there'll be extended treble ahead, then! Congratulations. Just remember, if you put it down on a table, etc., to be careful it doesn't roll off They are very prone to rolling due to their shape. Chris
  5. Chris Drinkwater
    Dirge ~ If you are interested, Ralph Jordan has a 56 key Maccann duet with NP ends, that he wants to sell Chris.
  6. Chris Drinkwater
    This discussion gives rise to the inevitable question: what happens to all the tunes, mostly amateur musicians like us, have written over the years? Do any ever get played at sessions to introduce them to a wider audience, and the possibility that other session musicians might like them enough to learn them and pass them on, to the point, in a few years time, when they are such a regular part of the session repertoire that newer musicians perceive them to be "traditional" tunes, rather than tunes that may perhaps have been written more recently in the traditional style. One tune I wrote a couple of years ago, which I called Doreen's Schottische, after my partner, in the style of a Swedish Schottis, upon its introduction at a monthly Scandi session I go to, was immediately liked by all the musicians there, and has now become a standard part of the the reperoire there, which is nice. Chris
  7. Chris Drinkwater
    As someone who has composed a few tunes, as Geoff says, above, the hardest part is writing the tune. For some reason, the titles I have given them, have always come easily to me. Whether or not they suit the tune is another matter but as long as they are original, as far as one can tell, thats all that counts. Examples of tunes I have written and their titles, are a jig I have called Gardener's Delight after my profession, and Angela's Waltz, named after a very good concertina playing friend of mine and written for her birthday, a few years ago. Recently, I wrote a march, which I have named Captain Spauldings, after a character Groucho Marx plays in the film Animal Crackers. It just seemed to suit it.
  8. Chris Drinkwater
    A nice variation of it. The B part is definately different. The nyckelharpa player, Olov Johansson, is of course famous for being a member of the Swedish folk supergroup, Vasen. Maybe this is the original version by Byss-Calle and then there is the later, more common version by Soling Anders. C.net member Paul Hardy, also has a version of the Boda waltz in his online PDF tune book. Chris
  9. Chris Drinkwater
    A bit plinky plonky, if you ask me. A version of it gets played regularly at the London Scandi session I go to, on fiddles, mostly. with me on concertina, and occasionally a flute or clarinet joining in, depending on who else comes to the session. The one guitarist there, just strums along rather nicely, keeping the beat and the result is a great sounding tune. Chris
  10. Chris Drinkwater
    Ah, so that's who he is. The video doesn't appear to give his name. Chris
  11. Chris Drinkwater
    I don't know if this video has been posted on here before but I don't remember seeing it. I love this tune and his playing of it and wanted to share it. He is playing a converted tenor-treble Aeola English convertina that goes down 5 notes lower than normal but the fingering is the same as a standard treble. Chris
  12. Chris Drinkwater
    Video of a session at The Ship Inn, Blaxhall, Suffolk, featuring Martyn White on Jefferies anglo concertina and renowned East Anglian hammered dulcimer player Reg Reader, playing a set of tunes made popular by the Old Hat Dance Party, some years ago. Chris
  13. Chris Drinkwater
    Following on from the Aeola 64 key baritone-treble concertina, serial number 28617, that was recently sold on Ebay, I came across a link to a Canadian website with an article about concertinas. By coincindence, it happens to feature the next concertina down in the ledgers from 28617, 28618, also a 64 key baritone-treble, which has survived and is owned by someone in Canada. Both are wrongly marked in the ledgers as a model 20, which is a baritone only. It should be a model 16. There is also quite a bit on the history of concertinas, albeit with the odd mistake here and there. Quite possibly, these big Aeolas were made specially as band instruments, either for playing in concertina bands or for the Salvation Army. Here is the website address. http://www.thecanadasite.com/antiques/concertina.html Chris
  14. Chris Drinkwater
    Just looked on Ebay and found out it has been sold for the very reasonable price of £3,250.10, which is what Wheatstone tenor-trebles can fetch. Mind you, it might benefit from a "service" if it has not been played regularly for a long time and the price of that will add to the cost. Chris
  15. Chris Drinkwater
    Very nice, Chris. Almost identical to the way I play it. Now, if only I could find a way to upload my version. Chris
  16. Chris Drinkwater
    Nah, Steve. I personally know the seller, Gerry Mogg. He offered it to me last year but sadly, I couldn't afford it. Chris
  17. Chris Drinkwater
    Hi Gav I don't know of a specific specialist concertina repairer/tuner in the London area but Allodi Accordions, based in South London, may be able to help. Their address is 143-145 Lee High Road, London SE13 5PF, tel: 020 8244 3771. Failing that, you could try the London branch of Hobgoblin. Chris
  18. Chris Drinkwater
    Thanks for posting the links Bruce. I recognised the tune featured in the clip below. It is a lovely Swedish tune called "The Boda Waltz", a tune that has been in my repertoire for quite sometime. Celtic Southern Cross 2013 Final Concert 5 Concertinas Chris
  19. Chris Drinkwater
    Have a look at this, David. It's already been discussed way back. Chris #76275 81 Fret Concertinas; Fretwork Between The Buttons? Posted by Stephen Chambers on 09 August 2008 - 05:51 AM in General Concertina Discussion Leonard, on Jun 13 2008, 10:53 PM, said: Fretwork between the buttons. In the ledgers: Model 17, octo black, 48 keys, KV (Ring Labels). But no "81 fret" designation .......Which certainly matches its photo: And here's another ebony Æola with no "81 fret" designation, number 25707, one of a batch of six from 2nd October 1912 (so probably all with the same frets?), which has just been --URL::d46adbcd7e0c88c817c275b7be095d66-- listed on eBay:
  20. Chris Drinkwater
    Guide price? Two years ago at the Whitby Folk Festival, Chris Algar had a 67 key metal-ended Aeola Macccann duet, dated about 1916, for sale. It had a set of new bellows and was overall in v.g.c. The asking price was around £2,500, which I thought was a quite reasonable price for such an instrument at the time. I can't imagine they have gone up much in value since. Chris
  21. Chris Drinkwater
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    The West Country Concertina Players present their 30th Anniversay Concertina Weekend with Alistair Anderson, Iris Bishop and John Kirkpatrick at St Audries Bay - March 22nd - 24th 2013. More information at www.wccp.co.uk or contact John and Mal Derricott on 01-258-450927 or derricott1969@sky.com This 30th anniversary concertina weekend of excellent tuition for all concertina systems is being held at St. Audries Bay holiday park on the Severn Estuary - where the Quantock Hills unfold towards the sea and yes, we can go down the steps and walk on the beach! We are so fortunate in having a 'dream team' of tutors - Alistair, John and Iris will be leading us on this celebratory weekend. With the best tuition, there will be plenty of opportunities to spur you on and help you improve your playing technique, get new tunes and ideas, together with enjoying bar sessions with old and new friends. One of the WCCP's aims is to motivate and facilitate learning to play the concertina - with enjoyment as key - so you are most cordially invited to come and join us in March.
  22. Chris Drinkwater
    Thanks for the reminder, Jim. The new version of C.net takes a bit of getting used to!
  23. Chris Drinkwater
    The West Country Concertina Players present their 30th Anniversay Concertina Weekend with Alistair Anderson, Iris Bishop and John Kirkpatrick at St Audries Bay - March 22nd - 24th 2013. More information at www.wccp.co.uk or contact John and Mal Derricott on 01-258-450927 or derricott1969@sky.com This 30th anniversary concertina weekend of excellent tuition for all concertina systems is being held at St. Audries Bay holiday park on the Severn Estuary - where the Quantock Hills unfold towards the sea and yes, we can go down the steps and walk on the beach! We are so fortunate in having a 'dream team' of tutors - Alistair, John and Iris will be leading us on this celebratory weekend. With the best tuition, there will be plenty of opportunities to spur you on and help you improve your playing technique, get new tunes and ideas, together with enjoying bar sessions with old and new friends. One of the WCCP's aims is to motivate and facilitate learning to play the concertina - with enjoyment as key - so you are most cordially invited to come and join us in March.
  24. Chris Drinkwater
    The West Country Concertina Players present their 30th Anniversay Concertina Weekend with Alistair Anderson, Iris Bishop and John Kirkpatrick at St Audries Bay - March 22nd - 24th 2013. More information at www.wccp.co.uk or contact John and Mal Derricott on 01-258-450927 or derricott1969@sky.com This 30th anniversary concertina weekend of excellent tuition for all concertina systems is being held at St. Audries Bay holiday park on the Severn Estuary - where the Quantock Hills unfold towards the sea and yes, we can go down the steps and walk on the beach! We are so fortunate in having a 'dream team' of tutors - Alistair, John and Iris will be leading us on this celebratory weekend. With the best tuition, there will be plenty of opportunities to spur you on and help you improve your playing technique, get new tunes and ideas, together with enjoying bar sessions with old and new friends. One of the WCCP's aims is to motivate and facilitate learning to play the concertina - with enjoyment as key - so you are most cordially invited to come and join us in March.
  25. Chris Drinkwater
    I had a similar problem on my EC some months ago with a B note on the left-hand side. I opened up the offending end to look at the pads and found that the pad for this note that was continuously sounding, was jammed open by a small square piece of leather, used as a 'nut' on the inside to secure a thumbstrap screw, in metal-ended concertinas. I first thought it must have worked loose from one of the two screws that use them but when I looked at the two screws, none was missing. Then I remembered that I had had new thumbstraps fitted several weeks earlier. When the repair was done, new leather nuts were fitted and an old one must have gotten left inside, rattled around, and eventually got caught when this pad was lifted, stuck to the underside of the pad and thus prevented it from closing fully. Once removed, the problem was solved! Chris
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