DR SQUEESE
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On 11/4/2022 at 5:43 PM, pentaprism said:
I have a chance to play a Vintage. It is a beautiful instrument. The sound is bright (for sure brighter than your Kensington), not necessarily a bad thing.
The buttons are light and even. I myself prefer delrin to metal, however.
The bellows are very soft, in fact, too soft to my taste. Even when new, you close the concertina, and put it down, the bellows don't expand much, may be 1/4 - 1/2 inch. IMHO, the softness of the bellows makes the concertina less stable when being played fast. Note that I'm not commenting on the quality of the bellows, which I think is quite good.
I haven't played many concertinas, but among the ones I could get my hands on, I best like the feeling of the Morse Céilí bellows. They feel just right, not too hard nor too soft, when new and when well-played.
By the way, I had a chance to deal with Sean Garvey, the owner of The Irish Concertina Company, on some issues regarding shipping. It was not his fault, but he was very nice and very accommodating.
Pentaprism, throwing a negative comment saying there was some issues with shipping but he was nice and accommodating leaves the readers with dout and questions like - is this a person I can work with. All very negative. Is this what you meant to convey. By the way both the Morse Ceili which is not made anymore and the Clare and old versions of the Vintage have the same Bellows as they were all made using Accordion Card.
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If you read the Website there are single card options made by Peter o Connor from Tralee who also makes for 7mount. So please state what top end you played that does not compare with Suttner etc. Because on the Wdbsite everything is explained as to the quality of thd Reeds in each instrument. If you are looking for an honest Maker who is upfront about the type Reeds in each Model the Irish Concertin Company is it.
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On 6/26/2022 at 11:15 AM, d.elliott said:
I recently had to attend to a minor fault on an 'Irish Concertinas Co.' model 'Vintage'. I was seriously impressed by the build standard. The only issue was that one of the reeds was too tight in it's dovetailed slot and the wood had pinched a bit causing the clearance along the flank of the reed tongue. The reeds tongues were accordion style mounted into individual brass frames, riveted. I did not have the opportunity to check tuning, but it sounded OK to me, and bold of tone.
The bellows were nice and neat, the action riveted. the reed pan is Jeffries style in layout. I cannot comment on cost, but as a concertina choice I would not hesitate to put the model forward for consideration.
David, Thank you for looking after my customer. In reply to those enquiring about my prices of different models, you can find all the details on the front page of our website:
https://www.irishconcertinacompany.com/
Thank you for your kind comments,
Sean Garvey
Maker
Seán Garvey interview in Irish Times
in General Concertina Discussion
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Peter. Thank you for putting the article of Sean Garvey for the readers of this site. Abigail is one to look out for in the Future,she is a great player for her age.