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Lofty

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  1. If your concern is disturbing your family or neighbours, the answer is simple. Borrow some bagpipes. After a very short time, they will be begging you to go back to the concertina.
  2. I own 28614. Interesting that they ended up so far away from each other (I live in England)
  3. This one too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275238047789?hash=item401577502d:g:esoAAOSwxVRiQZ9P
  4. You could use non-adhesive sew-on Velcro and stitch it through the holes in the woodwork.
  5. My current single acting Wheatstone bass has a large number of holes with valves in the bellows. I call them gills. A previous one (by Lachenal) had a few holes with valves in the ends, I think in the action boards. It was a long time ago: I don’t think it had conventional reed pans which pulled out, as in smaller instruments. The Wheatstone with the gills is a vastly superior instrument to the Lachenal.
  6. Whereabouts do you live? I have a 69 button (plus air) ebony ended Aeola for sale. The right hand starts from the G below middle C. in my view, this is preferable as it provides a better usable range before getting into the squeaky high notes that don’t fit the McCann pattern. The left hand goes from a low F to the C above middle C. Steve
  7. ....this is why I choose to play bellows operated bagpipes??
  8. Bagpipe tunes are designed to work with drones. Steve
  9. That is a thing of astonishing beauty. Steve
  10. Rather than sticking Velcro to a concertina, what about using the sew-on type and stitching it through the fretwork? No risk of damage to the finish. Steve
  11. No, not angry. Just aiming for a balanced view??
  12. I contacted Colin a long time ago (20 years or so) about a replacement for a bass concertina reed which had broken. I had a replacement within a week. Not many people would be able to do that or provide that level of service. I won’t hear a word against him. Steve
  13. Any chance of any photos of your “special”, Jim? Steve
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