John Wild

As your T-shirt is showing as a mirror image, is it a correct assumption that what we see as your left and right hands are the opposite?

I have come across another reference by HG Wells. In his story "Boon", in chapter 10, The character enters a dingy shop, finds this: "And above it hung concertinas and melodeons and cornets and tin whistles and mouth organs and all that rubbish of musical instruments which delight the hearts of the poor."

Thanks. I thought I was posting a link to the specific photo but you got the set.

I think you need to check if the extra notes are extended up at the higher end of the range, or down at the lower end. The later would be a tenor-treble - more useful ( I think) but also heavier.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=553527188026328&set=pb.100064815783725.-2207520000 Hopefully this is the one you mean, and hopefully the link works.

As you are in that part of the country, you should contact the West Country Concertina Players. Full contact details here: https://thewccp.org/ You have just missed their Autumn residential weekend at Quantock Lodge., but they have regular meetings during the year. Those you would meet there can give "hands on " advice on choosing and buying a concertina. Reputable dealer Barleycorn concertinas would have been represented at that weekend. You can check their website at barleycorn@concertina.co.uk, or phone 01270 879958

In terms of definitions, is a contrabass another octave below a standard bass?

And if you play a tune in C, then move all your fingers one step along each row, you will be playing the same tune in G, EXCEPT for one note - the F natural needs to be replaced by the F#, by moving the finger for that note to the adjacent button in the outer row. You can repeat the process to transpose from G to D.

As you are in Devon, you should contact the West Country Concertina players. The details are copied from www.concertina.info (the concertina FAQ) West Country Concertinas A flourishing group with 6 workshops per year at Ruishton near Taunton, a series of workshops at Sidmouth Festival and other events for beginners, intermediate and competent players. WWW page at:- https://thewccp.org/

there are various approaches to to that question. I am not an Anglo player. I would suggest, as you seem to have found for yourself with the Mary MacNamara image , that you find examples from the best players of YOUR instrument in YOUR preferred style. Find, and go to, workshops where such players are tutors, probably as part of the program in various festivals.

The Northumbrian Pipers' yellow Pocket book has a tune called Napoleon crossing the Cheviots. hoewever, I am sure I have heard it from somewhere else with a different title, possibly a song.

Not in a Scottish accent!! 🙂

The word you name as "voiced" has a long upward stroke for the 3rd letter, which a dotted i would not. It may be a characteristic of the individual writing. However, my visual impression is that the word is "reduced", though I do not know what that would mean in this context.

You have to find and use the alternative accidental D#.

This is a link to Edward Jay's homepage, from where you can navigate to pages showing his English, anglo, and Crane duet models, as well as his own Tritone system. http://edwardjay.net/paragraphsView.aspx?siteid=61&headerid=85&siteHeader=Home

You might try contacting John Dipper on his own website, to ask if he has any knowlwdge of where you might get a copy. http://www.johndipper.co.uk/

Sounds good to me. The bang and lightning flash about 23 seconds in added to it!

And she played the unsinkable Molly Brown in James Cameron's Titanic.

I'm curious about the one with the F pattern in the fretwork. It seems to be a Lachenal edeophone. Is there anything else unusual about it?

The first line fits another song: sex and drugs and rock and roll! 😄

If you are importing to the U.S. remember to check for import duty which may be added by your tax authorities.

It may be found useful to check the poster's previous posts (total 7). most involve an instrument for sale.

Try contacting the Yorkshire concertina players group. These details are taken from the concertina FAQ found at www.concertina.info Yorkshire Concertina Players An active club that is "a get-together of Graham Hefferman concertina players from all over Yorkshire. 16 East Moor Road Every concertina player is welcomed, no matter Leeds what you play". WWW page at:- LS8 1AE http://www.yorkshire-concertina-club.org.uk/ England

They sound the same, but I believe the word here with this meaning is 'rote', from the same root as 'rota'.

You could try contacting the individual players on the Cd, John Kirkpatrick, Dick Miles, Tim Laycock and Harry Scurfield.