David Lay

Concertina Summary 2024.pdf I made this spreadsheet from what I could find on-line, excluding some makes that seem limited in availability. Let me know what I have wrong. I recently noticed that the Rochelle 2 is posted as "out of production".

Another member has posted that Jugen Suttner has stopped production (although his website does not say the same). If so, it seems that newly made concertina-reed instruments are becoming difficult to acquire with most makers either having a closed wait-list, or having quit production.

He has not responded to me, though I said I wanted to buy it.

Physics - not just perception.

I learned to not play in front of a rotating fan due to the interference from refections off of the fan's blades..

PM sent. Please get back to me.

I find the waxed reeds inhibiting though I have found videos on-line showing how it is applied. I have been living with a slow-to-speak F for some time, made easy by not often playing in keys that need it.

I have been making a collection of concertina photos showing reed pans and action boards. They are most difficult to find for the inexpensive models leaving prospective buyers "in the dark" on the quality of the offering. I think that all prospective buyers would appreciate more internal photos of concertinas. The phrase "You get what you pay for." has greater meaning with photos showing quality differences.

Please post photos of the reed pan and action board. I will guess this is a Chinese instrument with waxed reeds and that it is similar to the Phoenix and Swan. Photos will help.

I would also be surprised to find that it has hand-made reeds. They are likely accordion style reeds that were "hand finished". Perhaps you should provide photos of the reed pan and action board rather than describe the instrument, letting the photos show what you have. Here is a photo of my Morse Anglo baritone reed pan. Isn't yours similar to this?

I don't believe the Buttonbox used rosewood to make their concertinas. Perhaps it is stained cherry like mine. Walnut was also offered.

Note that UPS cannot be trusted to pick the Tariff Schedule code on imports. You must choose and tell them the code to use or risk paying more.

I prefer to ship in a case with soft padding around the case. I have used UPS exclusively so far without loss or damage, however one box showed up soaked. (The instrument was OK.) I now wrap the case in a plastic trash bag inside the box. Also, I buy insurance mostly assuming that the tracking and care might be a bit better. These days, it is possible that the greatest danger is baking in a truck in the sun on a hot day. Resulting damage might be difficult to claim successfully.

Buy the book. It's small on the bookshelf. I saw that McNeela has it as well as other dealers. https://mcneelamusic.com/concertinas/concertinas/concertina-accessories/the-concertina-maintenance-manual/

This chart shows a piano keyboard on the left and data for each key. My red marks show the range of my Anglo C/G concertina. The "scientific name" column tells you the note and octave #. Correlate your missing note to a piano key and you will have it.