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Thanks to everybody for these kind replies to my question ! I'll try some of your ideas, and... let my ears listen and my mind do the music !

Hi everybody ! does anyone know if a tutorbook exists about oom-pah accompanying on piano (as frequently used in english folk music) ? I am a concertina and piano player yet. thanks !

Now that's a factoid I have not heard before. What about Japanese? I guess that writing from top to bottom wouldn't smear the ink either. No, no, because they never let the hand touch the paper, so no risk of smearing the ink.

Hello friends concertinists! About "Bèla vièrgi coronada", it is really a 6/8 song. The first bar is an incomplete bar, that you call "pick up notes" in english ("anacrouse" in french). At the beginning of the 4th bar there's a crotchet rest, so it is a 6/8 bar indeed. Nothing bizarre in this piece, except the 11 bars, but it is an old song which was collected in countryside, during the 19th century, often sung by very old people, and transcribed by hand, using these pause signs and so on, you know... I would like to record these melodies but I do not have any possibility to do it at the moment. Perhaps a workshop specialized in this kind of tune could be organized, in France or in England one day. I tutored such a workshop a few years ago at Witney. Do not hesitate to ask me questions about this french repertoire.

I allready have a Wheatstone 58b Aeola, on which I changed the low C# into low B (left and right hands) on pull action. So I am very happy with it! but I think "small is beautiful" !... and love lightness and handyness (is it an english word?!) of small concertinas (even if 58b McCann isn't that heavy). Airlack could be compensate by a 7 fold bellows I think. But, you're right, it would be better to have a new made concertina!... and that was the subject of my post: who would built new McCanns?! I know Colin Dipper would, but I am not ready to wait 10 years for it! Same about Steve Dickinson, even if both of them make splendid instruments. Other makers make english models, which are not more sophisticated than duets. The thing is you can find good vintage duets at a reasonable price, but not always THE duet you want.

Hello everybody! I am Gilbert, from France. I wonder what's going on with West Country Concertina Players website? Any information about it? Thanks! (I'd like to add WCCP concertina dates on my pages; do not hesitate to send me your dates of events, everywhere, and I will insert them on my event page.)

Peter, I perfectly remember you. I hope we meet again. I miss so much concertina weekends in England (Kilve, Witney, Swaledale)! I will certainly come back very soon. I agree with both of you, and I already have a very nice 1922 58b Wheatstone Aeola. BUT what a shame McCanns don't have this middle C on right side on standard small instruments, as Cranes have. The idea of a Maccann rebuilt on right side is quite good! Thanks! I have now to find a top range 46 button MacCann (the only standard size one), and ask a good concertina repairer to add low notes, and take out upper ones on right hand side.

Hi! I am wondering which concertina maker would built a new McCann duet ? It seems that nobody even think to do... but why ? For example I 'd be pleased to order a 48b english sized McCann with middle C as lowest note on right hand side. http://pagesperso-orange.fr/gilbertcarr/

I think you're right, as soon as my instrument is the DUET. I used to play english but it's a long time ago, and I perhaps forgot the right way to arrange tunes for it!

Hi! are you still selling this concertina? I you are I would be interested in it. How much would you ask for it? I will be able to purchase it before the end of july, or beginning of august. Thanks! Gilbert.

Here is a nice one I have available http://hmi.homewood.net/customduet Thanks! but I already own an Aeola McCann Duet, and that's why I would like to have a 12 sided Edeophone instrument.

Thanks for your message! I agree with you as concerns pages where we could find arrangements fot duet concertina. I could add a page on my site, or create a new site espacially for duet scores. I keep in touch. I have David's arrangements too. Scores could all be in different versions: 46-58-67 buttons aud more... so keep your 46b version of "Domino"!

Hi! Gilbert, from France ( http://pagesperso-orange.fr/gilbertcarr/topic/index.html ) searching a 67 button Lachenal Edeophone McCann Duet, concert pitch, metal or wooden ended...