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Irish concertina Company is quite enigmatic, they seem to produce great concertinas (I tried the Clare and liked it) but can’t find one vid on youtube with someone playing one of their concertina ! And it never show up on sale here…So they must be keeper. Please let us know what you think about your Vintage ! Best Nicolas

Thank you for the review :-) It definitively seem like a quality concertina ! (great sound too, saw your vid on Facebook). Jay is also a gentleman, even though you cancelled the first time, he accepted a second order... Enjoy your Jay concertina ! Nicolas

Paul was faster, I was going to say Edward Jay, but also Norman's...this one is a 20b double reeds: http://www.acnorman.co.uk/images/jubilee_20a.jpg Nicolas

For sale a nice 20b Lachenal anglo concertina in C/G with steel reeds and a new 6 fold black bellows (not sturdy ! Works super well). It is nicely airtight and the 6 fold bellows is great for beginner (more air, less frustrations 😉 Layout is standard Lachenal but this one has a low A on draw very left of G row, which is great for Irish, open possibilities, more tunes and chords. It has a nice set of reeds with a nice Lachenal tone. Fully restored by Theo Gibb about 10 months ago. A crack appear on right side; It has been professionally restored and does not affect sound or quality in anyway. In fact, I owned/tried about five 20b Lachenal (always going back to them !), with some supposed super-fast rosewood one...But this one is my favorite ! Nice player, tone and volume. Please check video for demonstration of the concertina (recorded with basic smartphone). https://youtu.be/3wqvNaUI2nA Price is 550eur. Can send anywhere, from Belgium. Sad to see it go but 20b seem awkward now 😊 Nicolas

Hello, My spirit (against reason) is in the market for a 26b Jeffries anglo, metal end in C/G. (In good working order). Any proposition ? Thank you ! Nicolas

Forgot to say thank you for the vid/link, it's the first time I see this competition, very interesting ! Is there other years videos of Fleadh ?

Thank you for the review ! It does sound like a great concertina ! I also really like what Charles Monod is doing with it... I think there are 2 or 3 7mount in this competition : https://www.tg4.ie/ga/player/seinn/?pid=6333143493112&series=Fleadh 2023&genre=Ceol (the one at 1:57:42 is one, I am pretty sure ;-)) Best Nicolas

You are right about the winner, he is not playing in the video !! so strange. Not sure about the model above (smaller 7Mount as a different figure for the logo in fretboard...) The one at 01:52:50 is definitively a 7mount small model. And I am pretty sure the first one too at 15:38 (logo on strap ?), and maybe the one at 40:02 too (she is my favorite, love her tune selection and style, sad she is not in the winner). Lol I see 7mount concertina everywhere. Nicolas

Thank you, I directly ordered the book ! Love books with tunes and historical information’s 🙂 Shipping is quite expensive though but I am sure it will be worth it 😉And maybe a small extra for Mary which I am happy to support. Nicolas

Thank you Wolf, I agree that low A being an advantage in many way ! (nice little one there, surely fun to play 🙂

For sale a nice 20b Tidder anglo concertina in C/G with steel reeds and 6 fold bellows. It’s is nicely airtight and the 6 fold bellows is great for beginner (more air, less frustrations 😉 Layout is standard Lachenal but this one has a low A on draw very left of G row, which is great for Irish, open possibility. All vintages have cons and pros. On this one: Left side works pretty well all around, reeds speak quite fast for a 20b vintage. Right side has 3 buttons that are harder to speak when cold (better after playing a bit). I play those notes on the youtube demo. I just want to be as fair as possible ! I would describe the sound between Lachenal and Jones. I now have a 30b and don’t use this one anymore, it was a lot of fun ! Please check video for demonstration of the concertina (recorded with basic smartphone). Asking 550 euros + shipping. Sending from Belgium. (I think I have a box, need to check)

Hello, I asked myself the same thing... Look at this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpCBdONhtjk You can hear the clicking sound...Not idea if this is a good or bad concertina, but the result is amazing 😉

When I was a complete beginner (still am but a better one ha ha) I simultaneously had The Clare (concertina company) and the Morse Ceili...but budget pushed me to get rid of one...I couldn’t choose ! I liked the sound of The Clare better than the Morse...but the Morse has more sound projection, it filled the room which was pretty nice. I finally kept the Morse because of bigger size (big hand) and the sound projection. But then I also sold the Morse because I didn't care for the sound that much (right side was pretty good, but not the left. And with tipo a mano option). Guess I am not a fan of Hybrid after all ! They have a new video comparing their concertinas line : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7jQrXQh-gg First time I hear The Clare with brass reed, interesting sound ! Discovering Aoife Johnson, what a great player !!! Love her style. Nicolas

Thank you ! Looking for a used one 😉

Hello, All in the title 🙂 (If it is in a good working order) ==> I changed the title as I am looking for one locally, Belgium or France, because of import taxes and all... Thank you ! Nicolas

There are some good reviews and pictures about the Myers : https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00V5899F8/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

It is definitely a better choice than a 20b 😉 Having fun exploring C#... But there will be some fingering gymnastic (comparing to a 26/30b) or playing CBED on the left side instead of right to access the C# fluently. Don't know if it makes sense. And eventually some tune might be easier with that C# position ! But some will be harder…

Hello Caitlin, to play french stuff, a Duet is definitively the right choice ! (you will be frustrate on the anglo...) Two example : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWkiiMfzBGI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lURrnqMhJg Best

Hello Irina, Sorry for my late answer... (holiday) I don't play flute so unfortunately I cannot compare and I am not sure why Caitlin call it a Short roll ! It can be confusing... From memory, the short roll is emphasis on the middle note (on the beat), by doing a bellow jerk on the second note and lifting finger on the third note. I will subscribe again to her course to learn it properly ! My notes are not enough 😉 I think the FA(dB)A will be for a jig...and FA(dB)AA for a reel...Don't know, I am just an (advance) beginner 🙂 For a reel and long role (first note on the beat) on the left side will be FA(dB)AA (as I have seen on lessons and many player). I guess this is the tune : https://thesession.org/tunes/8453 I would do the B on the left side G row on push to apply the GB(dB)BB roll and the ddd on right with cut and bellow jerk. Best Nicolas

For Polka, I would choose a melodeon for a fuller sound... Even a toy accordion can do a nice job on polka 🙂

Also learning the roll...So hard to have a proper sound. Lots of practice needed... I prefer to use the same technique for all notes...But it is different if playing on the left side or right side (but not the short roll...). Caitlin distinguish the Long roll (on the beat) and the Short roll (not on the beat). But I see lots of player use the long roll also if the first note is not on the beat (Jack Talty, Charles Monod,...). The Short roll is practically the same but with bellow jerk (I find it very hard). Here is an example of the long roll on the off-beat note : (slow it down to see what she is doing 😉) Nicolas

It was probably a Jeffries 😉

I love the sound of a good Jones, had one and regret selling it. Jeffries concertina also have a different key layout (on accidental row) :

Answering my own question: The Jeffries layout in Bramich book is with a C# on push on first button. So both are good and I favor a push on first and pull on second. Nicolas

Hello, I wonder...in case of Jeffries layout, does it matter if the C# is push on the first or second accidental ? I prefer C# push on the first accidental because it is the same on Wheastone...so less lost if going from one to the other. Would it be a bad choice ? Thank you