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bazza

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  1. Hello Micheal, I remember Paddy from my trips to the Fighting cocks in Kingston on Thames in the 60s early 70s The last time I met up with him was a Folk Day at Polesden Lacey here in Surrey about 5 Years ago,he was playing English Concertina with A Small Band .I have not seen him since.All the best Bazza.
  2. Chris do you have the chords for the right hand side, thanks
  3. Its a scam ,I have informed ebay,I own this beast.
  4. I will be selling this instrument starting this Saturday the 22nd September @ 8.30pm. Any questions contact me here or on ebay, Low start price no reserve. Good luck, Bazza.
  5. An early photo of the premier Band , I wonder who Albert was? Any idea of a date?
  6. Alan if no one has it I have his phone number , I contacted him through you tube but he did take a time to answer,we use to meet up at Witney every year , If you send me an email I will forward his number.Bazza
  7. Hello squeezora,I am interested in your Baritone English,How much are you asking ? many thanks barry
  8. Sounds good to me .I would be in for anglo and hand straps for English
  9. Is it possible to get hand straps made with the makers name ,Lachenal and wheatstone for example stamped on them to match the original hand straps that you see on some of the older instuments.thanks
  10. I will be getting my Dipper Shantyman some time in the future and would like to know what extra buttons would be of use .thanks
  11. I have had four or more of this type of email I inform ebay every time ,I dont think they can stop it,so best bet is leave well alone and dont reply .
  12. Hello MARTYN ,I have A38 button G/D( C.Jeffries Maker) stamp its in excellent condition its been worked on byColin Dipper and Andy Norman .I would do a swap if we could come to some arrangement,I live in Surrey just off junction 10 of the M25,let me no what you think.Barry Irwin
  13. I have the same model as the e-bay Lachenal but mine had the glass buttons well 3 or 4 it had been altered to a/e Colin Dipper said that when restored it could only be used to sing with as the reeds were so thin,I think this is a point worth remembering when buying odd tuned concertinas I only paid £20 at a car boot for it but it did come in kit form. bazza
  14. No, that won't be necessary this time ... As I posted recently "assuming that they started numbering (in their own right) at 6000 in the Autumn of 1858, and had reached (almost) 69000 by the time they closed down, around the Summer of 1933, then Lachenal's made an average of 840 Englishes per annum." So simply on statistics, 56309 should date from about the Summer of 1918, but that's only in theory ... RD 129662 is the Registered Design number for the Edeophone, entered on 27th July 1889, and it was originally to be found on the bellows of all Edeophones. J. J. Vickers sold both new and second hand Edeophones. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> thanks Stephen ,as regards to the reeds would they be made by Lachenal or Vickers
  15. I have an Edeophone No.56309,it has a J.J.Vickers label stuck on the back of the padboard and J.J.Vickers stamped on the other end,it also has anumber in gold impressed in the bellows frame which is rd129662 would this instrument ba fitted with Vickers reeds.Is there anyway of dating the instrument from the Vickers number.Thanks
  16. Thanks Stephen that is most interesting,I thought it would of been later than that.
  17. I have an edeophone number45263 there is a torn label in the lid of the leather case all that is left is the initials J.A.A running diagonallyand part of an address186&18 Manchester Oldh,I pressume it is Manchester road Oldham,any idea who this dealer could be and also the date of the instrument,many thanks
  18. thanks Pete,I will get one they sound like a good tool to have .
  19. Hello cream t ,when I say scrape ,I used a small bit of wood to remove the excess which was considerable,it belonged to a coalminer and by the smell of it he took it to work with him,thanks I will try the brasso,bazza
  20. Is this the metalwork or the leather? Dave <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello Dave ,its not been played for 25 years or more and the verdigris is on the metal ,I have scraped a lot of it off but was worried I could remove the paint on the hinge where the name Lachenal and co is if I use something to strong,thanks
  21. I have an Edeophone I bought recently but the thumb straps have turned green in places what is the best way to clean this off I was thinking of soaking them white spirit,any ideas?
  22. thanks for all your advice ,I think the alarm going off in the middle of the night would give me a heart attack but a great idea when travelling ,I think I will sleep with them tied to my leg with fishing line ,I have nightmares about loosing my concertinas,I must try and get out a bit more.
  23. I am going to Sidmouth this coming friday and will be camping,I am worried about leaving concertinas in the car overnight,any ideas how I can make them more secure?
  24. Has had a complete refurb by Colin Dipper ,new pads valves ,retuned in concert pitch ,in very good condition, email me at baz @irwin45.wanadoo.co.uk for picture and info
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