Derek

Rich, Thanks for the update on your Hayden project. It's heartening that progress is being made however slowly. I'm a little dismayed that you're leaning towards a 7" box with 60 plus keys. I was hoping that the Morse Hayden would try to challenge the Wakker 46 key instrument by either delivering more keys for a similar price, or 46 keys at a price discount. I know that a Hayden duet with proper concertina reeds is always going to be an expensive proposition but I feel that a cheaper 46/46+ key instrument is essential to growing the Hayden marketplace. Jeff Leffenstein (sp) has proven beyond doubt that there's a lot of superlative music to be had from 46 keys. Well that's just my opinion, and I don't doubt that you've thought about these matters more than I have. Come what may, you can be sure that I'll be an early customer for the Morse Hayden.

I'm looking for a good Scottish/Burns songbook. I play a Hayden duet, and lack musical training, but I can read music well enough. I'm hoping that I can easily create duet arrangements from notation with melody and (piano) accompaniment. I need to be able to buy online and, of course, the more tunes per pound, the better. If anyone can offer good advice on converting a piano accompaniment to concertina, that too would be appreciated.