FREE 1905 CONCERTINA BOOK!

[Perry Werner]

Howdy:

As a full time used and rare bookseller AND a player of our lovely instrument (English that is!) I have decided to offer to one lucky member of this excellent group a FREE, yes FREE copy of Paul DeVille's 1905 book "The Concertina and How to Play It. Including 205 Patriotic and Sacred Songs and Well Known Melodies".

 

The condition of this book is not the greatest. It is stained on the foredges (the sides) of the covers and has some wear to it.

The book is still in print and available.

I just checked Amazon.com to be fair as far as "price" and I did notice a similar copy be offered for $5.00 or so.

The book is pretty much aimed at those who have the desire to learn how to play a 20 button anglo so be warned.

The book is more of a "collector's item" but can be perfectly used by those who wish to learn 20 button. Take notice all of you Hohner fans out there.

 

So, yes there is a catch. The person who has Paul send me a verification that a donation has been made to the group will indeed receive this book postpaid by myself out of my kind generosity. No amount is required as far as the donation is concerned. First verified donation gets the relic. Make sure I get some sort of verification if that's possible and a name and address and this baby will be on the way to your address. Please limit this to members in the USA and Canada. For those over the oceans there will be a $10.00 request for the shipment.

 

Have fun and best of luck.

You don't want to miss this once in a week opportunity.

 

Have fun,

Perry Werner

Edited May 14, 2012 by Perry Werner

[Kautilya]

Howdy:

As a full time used and rare bookseller AND a player of our lovely instrument (English that is!) I have decided to offer to one lucky member of this excellent group a FREE, yes FREE copy of Paul DeVille's 1905 book "The Concertina and How to Play It. Including 205 Patriotic and Sacred Songs and Well Known Melodies".

 

The condition of this book is not the greatest. It is stained on the foredges (the sides) of the covers and has some wear to it.

The book is still in print and available.

I just checked Amazon.com to be fair as far as "price" and I did notice a similar copy be offered for $5.00 or so.

The book is pretty much aimed at those who have the desire to learn how to play a 20 button anglo so be warned.

The book is more of a "collector's item" but can be perfectly used by those who wish to learn 20 button. Take notice all of you Hohner fans out there.

 

So, yes there is a catch. The person who has Paul send me a verification that a donation has been made to the group will indeed receive this book postpaid by myself out of my kind generosity. No amount is required as far as the donation is concerned. First verified donation gets the relic. Make sure I get some sort of verification if that's possible and a name and address and this baby will be on the way to your address. Please limit this to members in the USA and Canada. For those over the oceans there will be a $10.00 request for the shipment.

 

Have fun and best of luck.

You don't want to miss this once in a week opportunity.

 

Have fun,

Perry Werner

Good idea Perry!

Wonder, if you photographed the pages (it should be out of copyright! When did the nice chappy die?)and made a file then the Anglo players could donate a pound or 1.50 dollars to cnet and that would save u posting your only copy, help cnet more and be more useful to more people?

[JimLucas]

...I have decided to offer to one lucky member of this excellent group a FREE, yes FREE copy of Paul DeVille's 1905 book "The Concertina and How to Play It. Including 205 Patriotic and Sacred Songs and Well Known Melodies".

Rats!

I already own a copy (though definitely not from the 1905 printing), and since it's not for duet, I don't need two.

[asdormire]

...I have decided to offer to one lucky member of this excellent group a FREE, yes FREE copy of Paul DeVille's 1905 book "The Concertina and How to Play It. Including 205 Patriotic and Sacred Songs and Well Known Melodies".

Rats!

I already own a copy (though definitely not from the 1905 printing), and since it's not for duet, I don't need two.

As do I, and I did find it useful when I started with my cheap twenty button.

 

Alan

[Perry Werner]

...I have decided to offer to one lucky member of this excellent group a FREE, yes FREE copy of Paul DeVille's 1905 book "The Concertina and How to Play It. Including 205 Patriotic and Sacred Songs and Well Known Melodies".

Rats!

I already own a copy (though definitely not from the 1905 printing), and since it's not for duet, I don't need two.

As do I, and I did find it useful when I started with my cheap twenty button.

 

Alan

 

I think they are all dated 1905. Carl Fisher seems to have held the copyright for this title since then. I've seen many copies of this book and all are dated 1905. The only thing that seems to change is the color of the cover. In this case it is green. Also, I don't have the time to make scans, put on disc, etc. Between trying to sell and acquire books, practicing and family my plate is pretty full. Anyone out there who has the time and/or the desire is welcome to make a go of it. Again, as I earlier said, the book is available through Amazon starting at 5 bucks!!!!!!

 

Perry

[Don Taylor]

There is a .pdf file copy here:

http://sheetmusicpoint.com/composer/v/ville/

[Dowright]

For the history and a description of this tutor, see Randall Merris, "Back to the Future: De Ville's The Concertina and How to Play It and Other Tutors" at www.concertina.com/back-to-future/index.htm.

You will find that:

(1) The original 1905 publication was Paul De Ville, The Eclipse Self Instructor For Concertina, 1905.

(2) De Ville ripped off the contents of two earlier tutors by Elias Howe, Jr. (Not the sewing machine inventor)

(3) Contents in De Ville's book were later ripped off by Bob Kail in "The Best Concertina Method--Yet! (1975) (He did not even bother to reset the type.)

(4) The Annex in the Merris article contains a full index for De Ville's book.

 

Date of printing: Retail prices for the De Ville book are shown on the covers of the various printings. For example, the price on the cover shown in the Merris article indicates a 1970s printing.

[Perry Werner]

So it looks like no one is interested.

I'll donate it to my local library.

Maybe a neighbor will be inspired to start playing!

[Kautilya]

So it looks like no one is interested.

I'll donate it to my local library.

Maybe a neighbor will be inspired to start playing!

 

It would be nice for some of us learners on the other side of the pond if you would kindly play for us some of the less familiar American tunes in this so we can get the feel of them - before you give it to the library!

 

I was looking for an index in the pdf mentioned above but could not find.

Then I discovered one in a remote part of the emusi-galaxy at the little visited url below.

I hope Leo would be proud of my growing research skills

 

That said, I found an excellent recording of John McCormack on an old tape in my car's listen-to-junkbox last week(need to change the car to get a CD/DVD!). It is a recording of a recording I must have got from my mother or aunt 40 yrs ago... On it he sings the Land of Sweet E(i)rin and, like his Danny Boy, it sounds good for a Dirgitina and voice down an octave(hellooooooo NZ - Huit points)!.

 

I thought Mccormack was singing "Eirin" (for Eire) but seems not, nor can I find any youtube or lyrics or abc anywhere.... anyone seen such please?

It is on page 45 of De Ville as Erin.

 

Index

http://tinyurl.com/bn3etfn

Edited May 30, 2012 by Kautilya

[asdormire]

So it looks like no one is interested.

I'll donate it to my local library.

Maybe a neighbor will be inspired to start playing!

 

 

Give it a day or two more, Perry. I was at a steam punk conference this weekend, and saw some interest in the concertina from some young folks and sent them this way. Maybe one of them might like it.

 

Ala