McCann Miniture for sale

[nils]

If you need a christmas present for yourself or your favourite McCann player:

 

I sell my miniture No. 34517 19 keyes. Good condition, 440 hz. 1200 pounds.

 

PM me if you are interested. I'm posting just one photo, more via e-mail.

[maccannic]

As a Maccann player, I'm puzzled. Both those concertinas look like English to me, not Maccanns.

[nils]

The concertina has the four middle rows of a McCann, left hand one octave starting with C above middle C and only Bb as an accidental. Right hand starting with that Bb up one octave to A with three notes overlap. There is an extra Fsharp in that octave where the high B should be and an Eb in the place of the low A.

 

Allthough a very small instrument for a duet (I have never heard of another)you can play duet music in C and pieces with a very limited range in F, G, Bb and the related minors.

 

Nils

Edited October 24, 2010 by nils

[JimLucas]

Allthough a very small instrument for a duet (I have never heard of another)...

There are a few listed in the Wheatstone ledgers, but they're quite rare.

 

...you can play duet music in C and pieces with a very limited range in F, G, Bb and the related minors.

And I know that you know the difference between an English and a duet, so the treble English was simply for size comparison, yes?

[nils]

Yes, of course. If you compare the keyes of the two concertinas you can see that the keyes of the outside rows of the miniture are not in line with the inside rows like they are on english concertinas.

 

Nils

[maccannic]

Thanks for the explanation, and apologies for doubting you.