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On 12/19/2020 at 5:30 PM, Pgidley said:
special 2 degree taper reeds by Colin Dipper, that sounds interesting. Those Dippers are ever so good with their innovations.
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9 hours ago, Chris Ghent said:
I know Geoff, he visited here about 15 years ago. He loves to talk about making concertinas and it is all interesting.
wider gap. Leaving those reeds aside and talking about every day reeds, it sounds like you do similar things to me on the underside, on the top side I hit it a little harder, but yes, I’m talking microscopic.
I think I might have misunderstood what you were originally saying about the experimental reeds, sorry.
Ah Geoff is great, I sometimes have a new idea or want to try something different but encounter a problem or obstacle and he would say something like "well actually we tried that in the 60s and xyz was the best way.."
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6 hours ago, Chris Ghent said:
Jake, I am not wedded to the idea that reeds need to have a precise bottom edge. I certainly round the top edge but that is a defence against burrs which don’t have to be very large at all to hit the frame. The bottom edge I take the sharpness off. What are your thoughts?
Its a practice I picked up from an older concertina maker over here, Geoff Crabb. I believe the thinking is that when the edges are rounded underneath you are creating clearance which will not help the response of the reed, but all I was told is "square edges on underside of reed tongue is good for response". It stands to reason that rounded edges on the underside of the reed tongue would just make a wider gap for air to get through before the reed starts and make the response slower. I do de-burr the underside edges and top edges very lightly with probably 800 grit paper after they are filed to fit the frame and with square edges, but not to any degree which would cause a little 45 degree angle that wasn't microscopic. I hope this explains the reasoning well enough.
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hmm, if you have not seen this already you might be interested in the ergonomic developments of Henrik Muller. You can learn about it here: http://www.concertinamatters.se/page38/page38.html
Maker Alex Holden has done some work based on this new ergonomic idea, producing some instruments (or converting older ones? I can't remember). Having heard Henrik play, I was quite impressed by the different articulation and expression he was able to achieve.
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I would advise against tumbling, you want very precise non rounded edges on reed tongues, especially on the underneath. I would not recommend stainless either, its best to just use blue tempered spring steel, it works really well
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3 hours ago, Rod Pearce said:
Jake
Thank you for the tip. I have just taken delivery of 30 'new' brass levers courtesy of Steve, so I can replace all levers and know they are all of the best standard. Steve was able to supply them from unused Lachenal stock.
Regards
Rod
ah great. I knew he had the tools, I didn't realise he had a lot of them stored as well. He used to make a cheaper version of his instruments which used those parts.
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coh they really go for it! Guinea pigs are a bit more compliant.
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hey nice to hear! Are you on a boat by the way?
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you could always get in touch with steve dickinson at c.wheatstone and co. He has the tools to make those parts left over from when wheatstone bought lachenal.
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plenty of playing music with my wife and I discovered a great way to practice is take my son for a ride in the pram until he falls asleep then stop in the park, get out the concertina and play solidly for about an hour. That led to an interesting interaction with a retired royal artillery man - needless to say I played him the "train of artillery" tune which pleased him greatly.
Do very much miss the sessions though. Very much, there was a very good one nearby.
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34 minutes ago, Simon Rosser said:
Frankly, you get used to what you have at your disposal. Good luck with whichever option you take!
can't disagree with that!
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I believe Gary Coover plays a C/G 30 key with Wheatstone layout. Personally I would recommend it if you want to play in the harmonic or English style, the A/G reversal on the top row is quite useful for combining chords with the melody sometimes both in terms of cross row playing to smooth out a sequence of notes or also giving depth to certain chords.
I believe the Jeffries layout is generally preferred for Irish music as you get a C# in both directions on the right hand side.
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or try adding some bass notes in between the block chords for a sort of oom-pah oom-pah effect, it helps the flow with some tunes.
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Nice to hear a baritone, very rich sound and nicely played. I would love to have a go at making these at some point.
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well he certainly has something to teach people about being a performer! Lively chap!
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I never saw that one lying about at your place! Would probably make a good starter instrument for someone. Best of luck I hope to see you soon!
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Now found, all is well.
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20 hours ago, wes williams said:
Jake - If you have his phone number you could get the area where he lives from the prefix code, and might find someone here who lives near.
Good idea. I have also sent a letter to his neighbours either side, I hope he is ok.
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I am trying to locate Mr Robert Hogben, a customer of mine and I am having trouble. Does anyone on here know him? He isn't answering calls or emails. Nice fellow. Keeps bees.
If anyone has any news please could they let me know.
Jake Middleton-Metcalfe
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Wolverton Concertinas have some merchandise to give away totally free. Your chance to acquire a beautiful hand pulled linocut by Karen Carter and a limited edition mug. We have two of each to give away so two people will be selected randomly to win both a mug and a linocut print. All entrants will receive a complimentary Wolverton Concertinas sticker. To enter simply send your name and postal address to chloe.e.metcalfe@gmail.com subject:prize draw. Contact info will only be used to facilitate the draw. The two winners will be chosen at random. Date of draw 10th of January 2021.
Best wishes to you all
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Thank you for posting the video, I really enjoyed hearing that. I was not really able to get much of a tune out of it - being an anglo player.
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I used to do this when learning the melodeon years ago. At some point the need to breathe at the same time went away. Its a hilarious idea really.
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aha a crabb!
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56 minutes ago, wakasaobama said:
And it can play game . "What's this concertina ?"?
Ok I am actually quite curious now, what is this concertina?
Paul Sath
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beautiful playing. How nice to hear such a well studied arrangement