bellowbelle Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I like the fact that my Morse Albion treble English concertina can be quite loud. So, I'm wondering what concertina is potentially the loudest? Not that the mellow, soft ones aren't great. I like them, too. But, I have to mic my voice anyway because I don't sing very loud, so it's nice to not even have to mic the concertina -- just the voice. Who's loud...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Stout Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 The loudest concertina I've ever played is my Wheatstone model 21. It's a metal ended treble I use when I play for Morris or in noisy sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Jowaisas Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 1919 model 6 raised ends 81 fret designation. A cannon! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeeclipper Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Another vote for the metal-ended Wheatstone 21! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Dunk Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Yep, my Wheatstone model 21 makes a fair old racket too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Not an individual instrument, but as a type metal ended Lachenal New Model is consistently loud, especially the H Boyd models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Harrison Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 ..............Aeola Piccolo.............grown men weep and beg me to stop playing. (that often happen to me, though !) I also sold to someone on this forum a Model 22 from the 1905 period which was extraordinarily loud; much louder than anything I've heard from the 1920's onwards.It's hard to describe, but often it's a mix of shear volume but also the quality of the sound that makes it seem louder. I believe the earlier Wheatstones had an "attack" (if that means anything) whereas the later one are "rounder""mellower""fuller".....just MHO ,you've really got to hear them Robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SqeezerGeezer Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 So what makes a concertina louder? Metal ends, more open fretwork, steel reeds, etc? If you were asking someone to build a loud English, what would you ask the builder to do differently? I have recorded both a Morse and an old brass reed Wheatstone, and while the tone and initial attack differs, the volume is about the same. I do find that a brighter concertina cuts through a bunch of instruments better than a more mellow instrument, but that has more to do with tone than volume level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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