Hereward
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Thanks for posting this: nice tune and playing I think.
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Pentangle.....concertina !
Hereward replied to Robin Harrison's topic in General Concertina Discussion
I've certainly never heard a better version of Lord Franklin. -
New, Lower Priced Mid-Range Anglo From Concetina Connection?
Hereward replied to Don Taylor's topic in General Concertina Discussion
ukmanohnzI bet you won't regret your decision to plump for the Minstrel. I am definitely a long way from being a natural musician. In fact, I struggle with it much more than anyone else I know of who has learnt to play. Experience has taught me that I have to have a reasonable instrument to have any chance at all. Less expensive models prove just too difficult to play, which just adds to the frustration and so on. -
It is certainly interesting that your instrument features this because none of the others I have heard tell of do.
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That is a shame. Call me a romantic but 'Phoenix' sounds better than 'no name at all'.
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Thank you. So it sounds to me that mine is similar to yours. John Connor is now retired.
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The whole instrument was built by Connor except for the reed pans and reeds which are Wheatstone. I don't know anything else about it.
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Is the 'Shire' by Connor? I have seen his own models named down the middle as it were and I suppose that may be what you refer to. Edited because I now see it is another maker.
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My John Connor Rebuild Anglo has the usual round hole on either metal end-plate for the maker's name but they are both blank and just empty holes. Is this usual and/or a problem? I don't want to mess with this and cover them (by making a label) unless it's thought necessary. However, the maker's name doesn't appear anywhere that I can find and that may mean in years to come, when it gets passed on, no-one may remember who made it.
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Beginner Question : Vintage Or Cheap Hybrid ?
Hereward replied to Terence's topic in General Concertina Discussion
I'm a beginner and also learning this tune. Your playing sounds to me like you've made a pretty good fist of it already. -
Works fine for me in the UK.
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Social Media Circles?
Hereward replied to the closet concertinist's topic in General Concertina Discussion
The phones might be "smart" but their users are frequently anything but. -
Social Media Circles?
Hereward replied to the closet concertinist's topic in General Concertina Discussion
You have a point Jimmy. I'm no spring chicken but I'm often the youngest concertina player in the room. -
Social Media Circles?
Hereward replied to the closet concertinist's topic in General Concertina Discussion
Good point. However, I get my concertina out in the morning and place it on my desk where the computer screen sits. After I do something with the the computer I play for a few minutes. Apparently we learn best at the beginning and end of a session. So many short sessions means more beginnings and ends and is better than one long session. -
I admit I'm finding playing chords on the left hand looks to be challenging (at the least) but I haven't quite got that far yet with my new Anglo. Doing the same on the right would probably present yet more problems but I remain sanguine about my chances of getting there eventually, even though I'm somewhat old to be learning an instrument. Thanks for the thoughts everyone though.