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Concertina. guitar, banjo, fiddle (terribly), whistle/recorder, singing, painting, photography, martial arts. Used to play a little Anglo, English, and even less Crane Duet - wish I'd kept them all. Now I have an old BM Anglo and am awaiting a Sutherland resembling the Stagi PL 4-2….
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Hi, I had a Lachenal C/G many years ago, but after a lapse I have just acquired an old (DDR) BM 20-button Anglo. I think most reeds are ok, but there are a few sticky notes and one reed sounding all the time in both directions. Plus one missing button (which I may be able to bodge with a piece of dowel). Any tips on the action of cheap DDR concertinas and people who may have spares would be very welcome. Thanks in advance.
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Spares for brass reeds
rayhomewood replied to malcolmbebb's topic in Instrument Construction & Repair
I would like to know this too! I have an old German anglo which is either A/E or Bb/F (somewhere between the 2 at the moment). and I would like to retune it to lower-pitched keys, so I am considering using harmonica reeds as a cheap source....Good luck : ) -
I am offering my Elise Hayden Duet concertina, with original gig bag and tutor book, either for sale or possibly straight swap for either a 30-button Anglo or a D/G melodeon or similar. Condition is as-new. I love the chromatic ability of the Elise, but miss the bounce of a diatonic instrument. I would be looking at around £300 + postage, and would prefer to send to UK.
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All these answers are good advice. I too also play other instruments (mainly guitar these days), and I love the sound of free reed instruments in various styles of music. Perhaps a browse on youtube with accordion, melodeon, or concertina in the search box would give you some idea of the range of styles and sounds. Lots of Tex-Mex and also country music bands use accordions and other squeezeboxes, but there are also more traditional Morris players using melodeons and concertinas. As a guitarist, you will also be able to figure out chords for song accompaniments fairly quickly. The main thing is to choose a type of instrument you can afford and like the sound of, and then you will start to use it just like an extra stringed instrument! Enjoy : )
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Swings along very nicely as real live music should - i love it and the balance is fine for me : )
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This is really useful stuff for me, as I will need to be doing this to the old A/E (or possibly Bb/F !!!) Anglo I have just acquired. Thanks : )