Daniel Hersh
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Is that this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Concertina-English-Style-48-Buttons-w-Case/264984073299 ? If so, I'd guess that it's a Stagi/Bastari. See their model A-48 on https://www.fabbricaconcertine.com/eng/catalogs-concertinas.html .
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Nicely played and arranged, and a great story! For those unfamiliar with Cornish Hobos, see
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And now there are even more new recordings, as Alan and Wes mentioned in the pinned post at the top of this forum. New players represented include Ralph Jordan, Reuben Shaw, The Derwent Trio, Michael Hebbert, and Paul McCann! Check them out at http://www.concertinas.org.uk/DuetAudio.htm .
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Sounds great! Very impressive.
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Edit: happy to report this is now gone from eBay.
Lots of red flags on this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Concertina-CG-Jeffries-Anglo-34-Key-Button-Colin-Dipper/264957632251 . Stay away! I have reported it to eBay and I hope it will be gone soon.
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I think this may be it: https://concertina.org/2011/04/08/the-concertina-book-of-music/ . There's an extensive discussion of the book and the process of putting it online at https://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?/topic/10231-juliettedaumcom/ . The URLs in that thread don't seem to work anymore, but I think the one I listed here will work.
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Some possibilities: https://bagpipeei.com/mad-trad-cdrom-concertina-tutorial
http://www.crowvalleymusic.com/specialoffers.html
I know nothing about these vendors.
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Yes, lovely. I hadn't realized that she fairly recently had cancer - more info at https://waterford-news.ie/2020/08/08/on-the-spot-edel-fox/ if anyone wants to know.
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12 hours ago, Squeezebox Of Delights said:
The Wren is pretty poor in construction; it is basically everything you’d expect from a cheap Chinese-made instrument. I’ve never had a look inside a Phoenix, but I’d expect that it is much better.
The Wren has accordion-type reed blocks, which makes it quite long, while the Phoenix seems more traditional in dimensions, making me think it has flat-mounted reeds.The Wren also has nasty fabric/paper/plastic bellows with shallow folds and sharp corners, and they have a habit of collapsing in on themselves when you pull them out too hard. The Phoenix however looks to have more traditionally constructed bellows with rounded corners and leather binding.
The other main difference I can see is in the actions. The Wren has a Stagi-style aluminium action where all the levers are positioned parallel to each other, but, as hjcjones has already mentioned, the Phoenix has a traditional riveted action radiating out from the buttons.
All in all, the Phoenix is evidently the better instrument, but it all depends on budget!
If you want to buy from McNeela, there's also the Swan model which is between the two in price and presumably in quality too. I have played a Swan and thought it was a decent instrument for the price.
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They have a very nice new recording, where she is double tracked on mandolin and concertina:
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This may have been their Phoenix model. See https://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?/topic/10140-wakker-phoenix/ and the archived page https://web.archive.org/web/20160320185731/http://www.concertinaconnection.com/wakker phoenix.htm . I haven't played one myself.
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2 hours ago, Joe Overmyer said:
Daniel, Yes this is my concertina. Really I do not know the left from the right. I hope if you are interested you will bid. I believe this is a good price. Joe
Joe - I agree that it's a good price if it's in reasonable playing condition. But I already have an almost identical concertina, so I don't need another one.
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It looks like the same concertina (including a left-hand-side photo) is on eBay at https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Lachenal-Concertina-with-good-case/392968512774 .
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FYI, "Nyquist" might be Dick Nyquist who used to live in Menlo Park, California and repaired and restored concertinas. My impression at the time (several decades ago) was that he did good work.
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It's at https://www.ebay.com/itm/C-Jeffries-Anglo-Concertina-50-Key-RARE/184469055248 and includes a note diagram. I have no connection to this sale - I'm posting because these don't come up for sale very often and someone here might be interested.
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The bellows and the buttons (and the fact that some buttons are falling over) look like Bastari/Stagi, though the fretwork pattern isn't familiar to me and I haven't seen 36-key Bastari/Stagi concertinas in this size. If you'd be willing to take off an end and post some photos of the action and/or reeds, that would help with ID.
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9 hours ago, emilyconcertina said:
What do folks think of the Trinity College AP-1130 Anglo-Style Concertina 30b?
I think it's most likely what's sometimes called a "generic Chinese" or "cheap Chinese" concertina. Some of them are ok, but they are often poorly made and don't work properly. If you're looking for a new student/beginner Anglo, I would say you'd be better off with a Wren or a Rochelle.
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If you're definitely looking for a student/beginner Anglo, you might consider a Wren: https://mcneelamusic.com/the-wren-anglo-concertina-2/ . I haven't played one myself, but I've heard from people I trust that they play as well as a Rochelle but are a bit smaller.
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22 hours ago, CMA said:
Hello all,
(I apologize in advance if this topic has been discussed before)
My husband is looking to get a concertina...he bought one in March but the buttons kept sticking after only 1 day (it was a Bonetti) and he had to return it and the company never replaced it.
He is looking to take it on deployment coming up, so it needs to be a very reliable model with a case but something not super expensive since it will be in less than ideal conditions. He has been told that a Trinity College or Roschelle Anglo model would be good, but also heard of the Wren 2. It would also be an added bonus if the company had better customer service in case of issues.
If any of you could please point me in the right direction I would be very grateful! Thank you!
The Wren and the Rochelle are generally considered to be the best of the student/beginner Anglos.
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May he rest in peace. Here's a more detailed obituary from the Clare Echo: https://www.clareecho.ie/legendary-musician-chris-droney-dies-aged-95
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9 minutes ago, soloduet said:
Maybe even more lost in translation because I don't know well this music and I didn't want to just make a copy, but after listening to both versions I tried to adapt it on my Wicky duet in the same key of G. For me it's the same tune with 2 big changes in the Tricolor version: the rhythm and a F natural instead of a F sharp in some parts:
Very nice (both versions)! The Japanese video seems to gone from the Internet now (at any rate, I was unable to find it) so your version of their version may be the only one we've got now.
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I haven't seen one of these come up for sale in a while. Listing is https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANTIQUE-Vintage-Wooden-Concertina-Squeeze-Box-Button-Accordion/353190897032 .
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There's one for sale on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nickys-Instructor-for-the-130-Key-Concertina-1979-Music-Accordion/402390132209 . This is an obscure system even within the Chemnitzer world. FYI, "130-key" means 65 buttons.
Paul Sath
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Does anyone know anything about Paul Sath? He may be in France. He just posted some nice concertina videos at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLrxZU5i8dN6rsmZl22qFGA/videos . He gives credit to "G. Carrère" for some of the compositions and arrangements - I'm not familiar with G. Carrère either. Here's a video that he posted on Facebook: