Clive Thorne
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Do cigarettes sell concertinas?
Clive Thorne replied to Bob Tedrow's topic in General Concertina Discussion
I tried it but it woke my wife up. -
Good job he's not trying to set up business in Australia!
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MIDI concertina feature wishlist
Clive Thorne replied to Łukasz Martynowicz's topic in Instrument Construction & Repair
Seems an awful lot of effort to make something that sounds Awful! -
Double-extended EC what would you call it?
Clive Thorne replied to Matthew Heumann's topic in General Concertina Discussion
My head just exploded. -
Do you play other instruments?
Clive Thorne replied to Greg Mirken's topic in General Concertina Discussion
Melodeon (probably my first instument, though I pick the anglo up more these days), and a bit of bass guitar. - And I played a bit of trumpet in my 40s. -
Even if it were a Crabb it would likely still be a mighty fine instrument.
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How did you find your way to concertina?
Clive Thorne replied to Capitanya's topic in General Concertina Discussion
Pedant alert/ I suspect that JK's a three row 'Jimmy Shand' box would have been B/C/C# / Pedant alert -
Concertina for child?. Seems like a fair swap.😁
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Hearing Yourself In A Group
Clive Thorne replied to jmyersgoucheredu's topic in General Concertina Discussion
Following on from this - If you can't hear yourself then take heart that you are probably playing the correct (well, not wrong) notes. If you play inappropriate notes then you will probably hear them. -
How did you find your way to concertina?
Clive Thorne replied to Capitanya's topic in General Concertina Discussion
Took up morris dancing when I was around 17 (1975 ish), which was, as far as I recall, the first time that I encountered concertinas/melodeons. Bought myself a trusty Hohner pokerwork about 4 years later, and a 20 key Lachenal about 4 years after that. Then, being single and without cares and woes, bought my current 36 key anglo. Then got married and kids came along so the concertina was sidelined while I concentrated on the melodeon, which I was better at, and played for morris dancing (when not dancing). Kids have now lefty home & I am retired, so now taking the concertina more seriously, having lessons etc. Hoping to get back into a Morris team this year (As a musician - my knees are shot) to get into playing out again. -
Anglo melodeon difference.
Clive Thorne replied to Clive Thorne's topic in General Concertina Discussion
Ah, you must have one of those posh ones! 😄 -
Anglo melodeon difference.
Clive Thorne replied to Clive Thorne's topic in General Concertina Discussion
Depends on your style I guess. As a general rule I try to keep the tune on the right hand unless I have to go to the left for the range, so that the left hand is free for chords. There not many times where I chnage cross sides simply to get a smooth run. -
I see that you have wrist straps, does this help with the bellows expression?
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Concertinas At Sea: A History Of A Nautical Icon
Clive Thorne replied to Dan Worrall's topic in General Concertina Discussion
Any excuse, eh??😉 -
Big list of Anglo layouts
Clive Thorne replied to Luke Hillman's topic in Instrument Construction & Repair
And that one button is the air button ?😄 PS: I know that th air button is not normally included in the count. -
Let us know if it helps. It could be something else altogether!
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Microphones "Suffer" from something called the proximity effect, in that if the source is too close to the microphone then it does affect the tone, emphasising the lower frequencies. This can be used constructively to make a singerers voice sound a bit "richer", but can also be a pain in the bottom. Possibly part of the problem? How far was the mike from the concertina? Of course if you move the mike too far away they start picking up everything else as well! Ideally you'd probably want a separate mic for each end, but unlikely you'll get this in an open-mike environment, or the time to fiddle with the set up.
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Big list of Anglo layouts
Clive Thorne replied to Luke Hillman's topic in Instrument Construction & Repair
Thanks, Yes, you are correct - D6 -
Big list of Anglo layouts
Clive Thorne replied to Luke Hillman's topic in Instrument Construction & Repair
Here's my 36 key Jeffries (probably built by Crabb). Note: when I bought it the "drone" button had nothing on it but had been novelty sounds, so I got Colin Dipper to convert it to notes. The pull C and push Bb being my choice. Also the top (ie nearest the thumb) righthand C row button has a top Eb on the Pull, which my teacher (JK) suggested I changed to a D5 on the pull, as it would be far more use (He was right). Also note that it is only 51/2" across, and is pretty full, which may explain why it is a 36 key. https://anglopiano.com/?_30_eFHhJKNMmn_170_QPPQsSVtTX._15_cGGIijkLMNlJ_90_rvoOqpSRuTwURq.IHjlMNOopqLm_140_poSrUTvuYwtx._375_ni&title=Clive's 36 Key Jeffries (/Crabb) -
I suspect that there is no right or wrong here, but how do you/most people do it. There seem to be 4 basic ways that I have come accross: 1: Lowest octave identified by capital letter (C), Higher octaves indicated by a number of "Primes" (C', C'', C''' etc) 2: All octaves identified by capital letter (C) and a number, Lowest octave being number 1, i.e. C1 C2 C3 etc.2: 3: All octaves identified by capital letter (C) and a number, with ocatve number taken from piano scale, i.e. lowest note (G/C anglo) being C3. 4: Lowest octave being in upper case, next octave in lower case, above that "Primes" as option 1 above. And I am sure that there are other variants out there. Which do you use, which do you find easiest to use? I currently use option 1 (eg as below). But to be honest I very rarely need to look at the chart these days, perhaps if I'm looking for some obscure chord, but if you're discussing layouts with others, or letting your teacher know what you've got, then it can be useful.