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Chris Drinkwater

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  1. It looks very pretty. I hope it sounds as good as it looks! Chris
  2. You might be able to bid by phone, Rikki or via the internet, rather than go to the auction in person. It might be worth your while to find out. Chris
  3. That is a really good tune! And not at all 'cheesy'! Chris
  4. Very nice, Jim. I can imagine it must sound wonderful played on the oboe, especially the B part. Chris
  5. The picture of the 'Crabb' action board John posted, might well be of your Crane duet, then, Chas. And there was me thinking, misguidely, that 'Wonky Springs' was an outpost somewhere in the Australian Bush, and prepared to attach the blame to one of our members downunder. Chris
  6. Well, they have amended the catalogue description and now list it as a "Good Lachenal English concertina" but still with sixteen buttons! Can't they count - or spell? Chris
  7. Great for a first attempt, Jim. I could almost imagine the dancing girls, swaying to and fro. Reminds me of an old joke: "My wife's just gone to the Carribean for a holiday." "Jamaica?" "No, she went of her own accord!" Chris
  8. Well, Wolf, you are probably right, looking at the photo of it. I had noticed it myself and thought the auction house had got it wrong and had meant to say so in my initial posting. With raised ends and English-style thumb straps, it looks like a Lachenal New model, with 60 buttons. It might be an extended treble, upwards but, looking at the Lachenal price list for1920, around the date this was made, according to the s/n, the largest new model treble on offer was a 56 key tenor-treble. They also say it has 16 buttons and seven-fold bellows. I count 60 buttons and six-fold bellows! Perhaps someone should alert the auction house to check and amend their description, as necessary!! Chris
  9. Gardiner Houlgate, the well-known west country auctioneers, are holding a musical instrument sale on 12th & 13th March. Among the lots, are three concertinas, two Maccann duets and a very early Wheatstone treble English concertina, with 32 buttons. Its s/n is 880 and it dates from 1845. It is unusual in having no obvious fretwork on the ends. The ends have circular cut-outs with what appear to be pine baffles located behind, suggesting that is the rarer, circular-fretted variant available at the time. The concertinas are on page 2 of the catalogue, numbered lots76, 77 & 78. The link to the webpage is below. http://gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/Catalogues/mi120315/page002.html Chris
  10. Hi Mike - only rather belatedly seen your reply and questions. Thanks for the kind comments. My baritone does have baffles. They are replacements, made from pine, as original. The originals had been removed at some stage, presumably to make it sound louder, unfortunately. Because it has brass reeds, it was originally made, I believe, as a 'palour' instrument, designed to accompany someone singing, rather than for playing tunes on , as such. Apart from the baffles and being tuned to modern concert pitch, it is in totally original condition; not bad for a 160 year-old instrument! I think the tone is due to a combination of the brass reeeds, which produce a softer sound and the its baritone range. Chris Chris
  11. And here is a link to a Youtube video of Anahata and Mary Humphreys playing Tom Fowler's Hornpipe on melodeon and concertina. It's the second tune. The first tune, is the rather nice Harlequin Air, one of my all-time favourite tunes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhOJuAkQNfM Chris
  12. Here's the ABC for the tune for anyone who's interested in learning it. It is, unusually, 40 bars long. This due to an extra 4 bars in the middle of the B part. There is another version of this tune, missing those middle 4 bars in the B part, called Tom Fowler's Hornpipe, making it a standard 32 bar tune. X: 1T:Tom Tolley's HornpipeM:2/4L:1/8R:HornpipeK:GB/c/|d/c/B/A/ G/g/f/g/|e2 d2|c/d/c/B/ A/B/A/G/|F2E2|D/E/F/G/ AB|c>d/2e/4 dc|B/A/G/A/ DF|G3:|gb/g/ ea/g/|f2d2|ga/g/ ea/g/|f2 de/f/|g/d/d/d/ g/d/d/d/|g/d/g/d/ g/d/d/d/|g>f e/d/c/B/|A/B/A/G/ F>E|D/E/F/G/ AB|c>d/2e/4 dc|B/A/G/A/ DF|G3:| Chris
  13. What system is your lovely angel playing, Alex? Can't tell from the front view. Chris
  14. Below, is what Chris Algar of Barleycorn Concertinas has to say on his website, as a general guide to the prices he charges for English concertinas. Note the bottom sentence regarding TT's, BT's and baritones. As Peter Dunk says. prices may have dropped a little but Chris's prices for concertinas are always quite a bit cheaper than shops like Hobgoblin or The Music Room. A couple of years ago, The Music room were asking £4000 for a wooden-ended hexagonal Lachenal baritone with steel reeds, in fair condition overall! So, I don't think a valuation of around £2,500 for this 1933 Wheatstone baritone in its case, is unreasonable, under the circumstances, even if it does have brass reeds. English Concertinas Recently a revival of interest has taken place with English Concertinas and prices are rising considerably as we can't find enought to supply the demand. Prices for English concertinas start from as little as £500, (all instruments restored and in concert pitch), For this you would expect a very basic, brass reeded concertina with bone buttons, wooden ends and probably only 4 fold bellows. Better quality brass reeded concertinas would begin at £650. When you hit the £1000+ mark you would expect to get a decent Lachenal concertina with steel reeds, metal buttons and 5 fold bellows. A similar Wheatstone concertina with flat ends, metal buttons, steel reeds and five fold bellows would be £1250+ (metal ends probably slightly dearer). Lachenal New Models (raised ends - usually ebony but often metal and occasionally rosewood) would begin at £1500. A similar Wheatstone model would cost £2000+. Lachenal Edeophone concertinas, (top model - 12 sides) would be between £2000 and £2500+. Virtually any decent Wheatstone Aeola (8 sided) would be £3000+, the only exception being a very late one which could be sold for less. Tenor-trebles, baritone-trebles and baritones would be more. as they are at a premium. Chris
  15. Value? It looks to be a very nice instrument and in very good condition. I would guess it might be worth £2,500 plus, at current prices. Chris
  16. That's nice, Lofty! I wonder if they will ever get to me each other? Chris
  17. Interestingly, one of the photos shows a metal-ended 64 key Wheatstone Aeola baritone treble, serial number 28618, dating from October 1920, one of a batch of three made at the same time. I happen to own the middle B/T of the three, 28617! And, what a beautiful concertina it is. Chris
  18. Very nice, Geoff! It must take a lot of pluck to play the ukulele!! Chris
  19. Here it is and a bit pricey! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jeffries-46-button-C-G-Anglo-Concertina/251812412990?_trksid=p2045573.c100034.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3 Chris
  20. I am surprised you have only just stumbled upon him, Jim. He's a superb multi-instumentalist, given his young looking appearance, and has posted several videos of himself playing various tunes on different instruments on Youtube. Chris
  21. Not sure if this has been posted here before but I have come across a sweet version of this tune played by Sqwzbx on his 20 button Jones anglo, still in its original philharmonic pitch, A450, tuned meantone. It is one of my favourite versions! Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qcUzQUuy9E Chris
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