Robin Harrison

I found this some time ago and have much enjoyed it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2NEdw2YMSQ I assume it's an anglo ?....................... if so , very smooth playing. Robin

You must be very proud, Frank. ..................and quite rightly ! Robin

Hi Wayman!...just realized who you are ! Slow or what ! A warm welcome to the forum. Do feel free to introduce yourself if you'd like to. Robin

Yes, I'll be at Marlboro..............and not by coincidence, my "new" tune is also Mylecharaine's March. I heard it from Will's playing at another recent Morris weekend He does a lovely job on it with a really accomplished left hand accompaniment. My great grand parents lived on ther Isle of Man for a time around 1900 so I was drawn to this tune............it's a cracker, isn't it! I transcibed it and was going to show it to Will this w/e for errors etc but I'll attach it now. Best Robin Didn't see your link Jim but I'll leave the PDF...............my source for the note by note transcription was this Mylecharaine's March.pdf

...............well done Jim. Very nice; anglo and English ? Robin

.............I certainly smiled. Playing a concertina does everything you say in the song . Good luck........Robin

I too scolled down and was surprised to find myself referenced on this web site as a concertina player in Canada (Paul Reed too). I lead an English session in Toronto and was (secretly) gratified to notice last week at one stage we had 6 concertinas and one guitar playing. ............the breakdown was five anglos and one intellectual ! Robin

Here's the cable you use to attach your Zoom to your camera..........this one is for my Canon7d. There are various ones available. http://search.sescom.com/search#w=zoom&asug= Robin

I think it is a confusing word and concur with Jim that it essentially means a variation ............ i.e. I would use variation, version or setting interchangeably with setting seeming to have an Irish flavour. Would "division" have had a similar meaning in an earlier time? Robin

................I also remember from my time with Greensleeves M/M that not only were Garstang a wonderful dancing side but they were also a great "tune" and singing side in the pub after. Robin

Yes...........they do..............but so do a number of them on the treble side too where it only going through the reed pan. I can't yet see a rational for it..................anyone ?

Very interesting, Adrian. I have a 38 key C/G Jeffries whose thumb button sounds SO bad I try to avoid using it, which sometimes obviates the point of a 38 keyer. The reeds sounded like poor quality accordion reeds. Really unpleasant and made the chords dreadful. So naturally I've tried your fix and it has improved it tremedously ! It's not perfect and given its position in the red pan it is always going to sound different. However it is so much better. Because this was so successful, I thought I'd try it on my 38 keyed Jeffries F/C old pitch (actually F#/C# at the moment). The thumb button sounds OK but I thought it could only improve it. Have a look at the pic. A double walled chamber ! May be an old after market improvement as no chamois. What's old is new again ? Thanks a lot for the sharing information...........I've never really liked the C/G partly because of the aweful thumb button, this improves it substantially.

..................and all our concertinas taken as evidence ? (Canadian author btw)

You know, I never felt responsible for the actions of people bidding on my concertina. If they couldn't even do a little cursory background checking, like making a phone call, then I've not much sympathy for them. My point, agreeing I think with Dirge, is just to ignore the eBay/corporate side of it ( think Hydra) but simply to post it here on C.net and let bidders check in here first. Robin

I sort of agree with you Dirge.................I have bought lots of times from ebay, and if it's a high dollar value item ie concertina, I get a phone number and usually call the seller.It's always worked for me.......makes the story add up. However, I do feel sorry for the person who recently seemed to buy my double-reeded Crabb English. It appeared to go to completion. I think C.net is such a useful resource for many things, not least of which is this issue. So the question is, are there many concertina players and buyers out there who don't know we exist ? You'd think when spending this much money on a concertina, sight unseen etc, you'd go to the obvious place to do some straightforward due-diligence and this to me is the useful service of reporting scams. Best Robin

Good spotting, Andy. I've ordered the replacement blades and for 7 bucks bought the skiver too. Many Thanks Robin

I'm looking for some replacement blades for this skiving knife. I can buy them online from taxidermy stores but the dispender reminds me awefully of the dispenser for shaving razor blades my old Dad used to use. Does anyone know if they are in fact tha same thing and are they still available ? Many Thanks Robin http://www.joecoombs.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=23_610

That is indeed the serial number.Robin

Nice post, Steve. I enjoyed these quirky but vaguely relevant subjects. Thanks, Robin

Paul has just alerted me to this eBay sale. It is a fraud; I own the concertina. I/we will report it as a scam. Thanks Robin

I'd be interested to learn the time period over which Johnn Crabb was building concertinas ? Thanks Robin

Hope I'm not too local for you Bill..but this Swaledale Squeeze-in....is not to be missed if you are in the area. This is of course 2012 but I'm sure 2013 will be a similar time. It's loads of fun; fabulous area, interesting accomodation in Grinton, great beer on site, plenty of concertinas to play with, really nice people.......................shall I go on ? I've been to Grinton Youth Hostel three times.......concertina, Morris, wife..........and could keep going back there . It's lovely. Robin..............BTW Kate will love it too !

I don't about baffling the sound with material, as I said, I've just seen material to keep dust out and let sound through. The baffles you see are usually leather or wood.

For what it's worth, I owned and played a baritone treble but found it a most unsatisfactory instrument. It was an Aeola from the 20's and was in good playing condition; there was nothing wrong with the concertina I felt it fell betwixt and between other English systems. Such a heavy instument is not particularly responsive; in the treble area it's so hard to get it moving quickly. I ended up understanding why it was not a popular instrument, for good reason, they were made only in small numbers I believe, . It is ideally suited to someone who can play (and were built for the playing of) fistfuls of chords. If you can't do that, you're overwhelmed by its physical size with no particular upside . May be a good band instrument. I sold mine to someone, a rare player I think, who could play 6-8 note chords. It sounded wonderful and he loved it. Robin

Also, the red cloth showing in the picture seems much denser than original cloth is. Original cloth is more a gauze that keeps dust out but is no impediment to sound..........this stuff looks more like a fibre baffle to me. Robin