mandojoe
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Trying to play a couple of soloduet's arrangements but I am using a 67 button Maccann duet whose lowest note is the bottom of the bass clef. I know that an 81 button duet will dip below the bass clef. Are there other concertinas (other than bass concertinas) that go as low as the C below the bass clef? Thanks for your help.
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If you'd be kind enough to post the score, I'd very much like to give this something more than a try. I have to say, soloduet, that in addition to your masterful musicianship, I've admired the sound of your particular instrument from the moment I first heard you play Roslin Castle ... and this sound played no small part in getting me to dive into the concertina realm.
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I've been learning concertina on a 67-button MacCann duet for a couple of months. The most frustrating thing for me right now is knowing where my fingers are in relation to the buttons. Everything is fine when I start out, but the minute things get complicated or I lose my place, suddenly my fingers are lost and desperately groping and stabbing to find the right button. On the piano, it only takes a glance at the keyboard and all is well. With buttons facing away on both sides of the instrument, I'm at sea. To imitate Jody Kruskal's juxtapositions for a moment:
This
turns into 
Any suggestions you might offer would be gratefully received!
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SEMPER Dowland, indeed! Thanks.
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Ah, ha! Finally, the punch line!
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5 hours ago, David Barnert said:
I would say that’s more valuable than seeing a “cheat sheet.”
I couldn't agree more! Thanks for taking the time to write this out.
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Everything about the sound of this is perfect: your playing, the rich tone of the instrument, the acoustics, and the tune itself precisely geared to take advantage of all the preceding. For me, this is the ideal sound. Not sure that I'll ever have the instrument or the ability to sound like this ... but it is something to strive for. Thanks.
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Wonderful, David! Could you be tempted to share a score of your arrangement so I can play it on my own Wheatstone Duet?
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1 hour ago, Ken_Coles said:
the original golden age was late 19th century up to the 1920s
The same timeframe is designated as the golden age for mandolins. What was it about that period? More free time? Fewer distractions? An appreciation for music making as a social (vs. commercial) activity?
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Or, in lookiing for some kind of A-Z direcrtory, am I just being a wuss who doesn't want to spend time researching every mysterious term, acronym, shortrcut reference? Please feel free to say so.
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Thanks for your responses and suggestions. It seems I did not clearly express what I am trying to learn. Let me try a different approach.
When I look, for instance, at the Buying/Selling forum, I see things like this: "Marcus 30b c/g in Jeffries". Now, to demystify this would mean to say: "Marcus" = brand ; 30b = "30 buttons" ; c/g this concertina is set up to play only in keys C & G, so that, for instance, you will not find a button for B-flat ; "Jeffries" is the layout of the buttons/notes. I think this is all correct, but it doesn't say English or Anglo (I know it is not a duet since it specifies playable keys). Is there something here that tells me it is one or the other? Does the c/g specification mean that this is an Anglo? Are English never so specified? Does the "Jeffries" indicate that this is an Anglo? Is there not a Jeffries layout for English concertinas?
So, if I then look at this: "AC Norman, 32 button, C/G Wheatstone layout", the "Wheatstone" does not tell me what type or concertina this is, but does the "C/G" tell me that this is an Anglo?
"ESB Baritone C/G" -- is this an Anglo with scales an octave lower than a "normal" (?) Anglo?
What is a Crane edeophone, aeola?
Does "Crane or James Anglo" refer to button layouts or to brand names?
Etc.
Some of the listing text provides answers for the specific instrument, yes, but not always and rarely addresses the broader questions.
Again, I appreciate your help in all of this.
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I am new to the concertina world (I’ll probably use that preface for the next couple of years). As I look through the various forums here I am often left scratching my head over what exactly the specific concertina being discussed might be. I know the major difference between Anglo and English, but beyond that I am mostly lost. I know that duets come in various configurations, but am otherwise at sea. Is there some reference source that details the flora and fauna of this forest from Kingdom thru Species? Thanks for any help you can provide.
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I am a retired guy living mid-way between Washington, DC and Baltimore. I share my quarters with a recently acquired 67 button Maccann duet. I've been giving myself lessons from the Rutterford method. While this is good as far as it goes (and I'm not far into it), there are questions I have that a couple/three/four sessions with a teacher/player might clarify. Is there a teacher/player in my area who I can contact? Thanks for your help! -- Joe Bartl
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Great to hear that the concertina has come of age -- our age, that is! Concertina music in a mature contemporary narrative idiom, this takes you on a short journey and resolves conflicts in a warm, almost nostalgic space. Bravo!
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Joined last week when I started looking for Regondi scores! The site seems to have lots to offer. I'll have to find time to explore!
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Thanks for finishing this. Beautiful, start to finish. More beautiful with multiple hearings. I hope you'll go slightly mad over new projects to come.
I enjoyed the contrasting versions you provided. They are so different (dynamically) that I suggest different titles are needed: For the first, as you have it, "The Light in the Darkness"; for the second (churchy), "The Darkness in the Light."
Thanks, again!
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If still available, I'd be happy to send $10 for shipping.
Thanks.
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I am a newbie with a Wheatstone Maccann duet. I've started this journey with Rutterford. By the time I completed the 6th exercise, I was beginning to feel comfortable with the fingers being more or less attached to specific rows of buttons. But then in exercise 7, "Preliminary exercises for the independent working of each hand" suddenly the fingers were no longer attached to a specific row, but shift: for instance, left hand finger 4 playing a bass clef "C" and then shifting to finger 3 for the "G" in the same row of buttons. I was disappointed at having to do this, but, like the good Borg I am, I will adapt!
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I'm days away from age 71. I've just taken up concertina (Maccann duet) and bandoneón and guitar. I am hoping that by age 90 I'll find the time to add arch-lute and pipe organ to my schedule. But until then, I anticipate no problems asking questions here ... or anywhere else. Musicians are kind. Good luck!
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After listening on Spotify I've ordered both CDs. This is Great Stuff! Thanks! Wish I were in Ireland to catch the show.
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Very affecting musically and visually. I appreciated the fact that it ends with bare bones instead of a starry sky. Thanks!
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Really enjoyed this. I hope you continue to add third part, and a forth, etc...... At some points it sounded like a dream about a medieval Philip Glass. Really, more!
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Thanks for the suggestion. Maybe ... in the dead of winter ... when the garden and the house are no longer beckoning for my attention ... and ice sheets the ground so that the dogs would rather stay inside ... I might find the time for such a project. Lots of great recordings here!
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Thanks, of course, for this wonderful resource. Selections seem to be playable one-at-a-time as you click each link. Is there any way to download these and place them on a disc so that multiple pieces may be listened to without the need to sit at one's computer?
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Exquisite! (as I've come to expect with RS at the buttons).