Doug Creighton Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) The Button Box is very happy to announce that our new Hayden duet model concertina - the "Beaumont" - is now available. Here are the specs: - 7" hexagonal format, with natural finish cherry ends and a 6-fold leather bellows - 52 keys: 23 left (B-flat to b1) 29 right (b-flat to d3). See note chart. - 1/4" Delrin™ buttons in rows parallel to the handrests - responsive, high-quality Italian accordion reeds - fast, light, riveted action with stainless-steel springs Selling price is $3,850.00, including a a fitted, hardshell case. Photos and more info at: http://www.buttonbox.com/morse-beaumont.html Edited March 26, 2013 by Doug Creighton
Ken_Coles Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 Congratulations Doug et al. I'm sure Rich would have been pleased with this latest Morse. Ken
Ransom Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 Hooray! I saw the prototype at NECW, and I'm glad you've made it out to production! Have there been any further refinements on the mechanism of the lever-linkage?
Geoff Wooff Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Congratulations ! Any chance of a Test Drive in Europe (or a promotional free sample) ??
Wolf Molkentin Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Any chance of a Test Drive in Europe (or a promotional free sample) ?? Go Cat Dave might ask for the same regarding the US... (and it's in a Tenor's range!)
KCMetroGnome Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 I love the C#' and Eb' on the right hand side! Very cool! I guess I'll start saving up
Doug Creighton Posted March 27, 2013 Author Posted March 27, 2013 How did you come up with the name? We were trying to come up with something that a) wasn't going to run afoul of existing trademarks had a certain positive feel to it and c) would have an association (for us) with Rich Morse. He was a big fan of rags, and "Beaumont" seemed like a good choice.
Doug Creighton Posted March 27, 2013 Author Posted March 27, 2013 Hooray! I saw the prototype at NECW, and I'm glad you've made it out to production! Have there been any further refinements on the mechanism of the lever-linkage? After countless hours of tinkering, we dropped the linkages. We couldn't get them to the point were the linkage button wasn't noticably more difficult to depress, and that only after many costly hours of adjustment. We're disappointed - it seemed like such a great idea. But in the end we're very pleased with the final product.
Doug Creighton Posted March 27, 2013 Author Posted March 27, 2013 Congratulations ! Any chance of a Test Drive in Europe (or a promotional free sample) ?? Ha! No plans for either, but you'd be welcome to pay us a visit and try one here in Sunderland.
Chris Timson Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Very good news. I know it was the desire to build a Hayden that started Rich on the whole making trip. If I'm wrong about there not being an afterlife then Rich will be very chuffed right now, I'm sure. Chris
Don Taylor Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Video, and lots of audio, or it doesn't exist ...
inventor Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Congratulations to Button Box for finally bringing out a Hayden Duet. It must be over 20 years since Rich Morse, Doug & Dana visited me to discuss the project. I know that Rich was especially keen to include the key of Bb into the set of "easy-peasy" keys, especially for the American market. The instrument nicely fills the gap between the 42/46 button and 65/68 button instruments. Inventor.
MatthewVanitas Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 Doug, so glad to see this box arrive on the market! Odd to think that just a few years ago there was just the $1000 Stagi and a few really high-end customs, and now we have Haydens at $400, $1000, $2400, $3800, and $6000 price-points. Interesting that the Elise, Peacock, and Beaumont are all about the same size (~7" across flats) despite being 34, 42, and 52 buttons respectively. Can you let us know what the weight is on the Beaumont? I'm just curious how much heavier that the Peacock it is for being the same size. Eagerly awaiting YouTube clips of the Beaumont demo!
David Barnert Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 Congratulations. After countless hours of tinkering, we dropped the linkages. So then the Eb" button and the D#" button on the right side play different pairs of reeds? Also, out of curiosity, if one were to desire such an instrument but with the Hayden slanted rows, could it be made without too much extra work?
Go Cat Dave Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 Any chance of a Test Drive in Europe (or a promotional free sample) ?? Go Cat Dave might ask for the same regarding the US... (and it's in a Tenor's range!) If there is one in stock, I'll see it today. Today is the day my wife and I make our trek down to Sunderland!
Eric Barker Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 Great news about the new instrument. It looks like the fingering is the same in 8 keys? Are there any plans to create an instructional book/dvd to go with this new Hayden concertina?
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