Playing Around With The New Morse Baritone Anglo

[Jim Besser]

Don't plan to use it for solo playing, but just had to give it a whirl on a bass-heavy tune.

 

https://soundcloud.com/concertinist/rufus-baritone-bettermp3

[Bruce McCaskey]

Great sound, I've been thinking of a baritone myself. Well played, loved the bit at 2:52 with the air.

[Jim Besser]

Great sound, I've been thinking of a baritone myself. Well played, loved the bit at 2:52 with the air.

 

The cool thing is that the Button Box folks solved the problem of very low reeds sounding slowly. This instrument plays as fast as my other boxes, although air management takes a little getting used to.

[Bruce McCaskey]

I may be forced to get one of those. I recently sold one of my Carrolls and so now have an empty spot in my concertina collection. At least that's how I'm explaining it to my wife. She used to give me a hard time about having more than one concertina, but after she started playing harp six years ago she found reasons to buy additional ones in variations and is up to four now. I figure I'm OK as long as I don't have more concertinas than she has harps, and in that light I'm one down.

 

Edited to add:

 

One of the reasons I'm looking at baritones is that I've been playing Anglo with my wife on harp as well as with a group that includes harp, flute and whistle. While the standard Anglo concertina seems to blend well with the harp as a duet, I feel that the sound of it gets lost in the larger group setting with an enthusiastic flute and whistle playing the same notes. I've been thinking a baritone might add a richer depth to the sound of a group.

Edited April 24, 2016 by Bruce McCaskey

[Mike Franch]

I heard it today in the flesh, as it were, and can attest to its marvelous growl. Like a Rottweiler at the bottom end!

 

Mike

 

Edited to add, but like a nice Rottweiler.

Edited April 25, 2016 by Mike Franch

[Robin Harrison]

Well done Jim...............more than "just giving it a whirl " I think.

You've done some serious work on this tune!!

I love the bass accompaniment; it's interesting.

Thanks for posting

Robin

[Jim Besser]

Well done Jim...............more than "just giving it a whirl " I think.

You've done some serious work on this tune!!

I love the bass accompaniment; it's interesting.

Thanks for posting

Robin

 

Thanks. The baritone is great fun to play.

 

Mostly I'm using it in band situations - basically replicating what a string bass would do. Eventually I'll record and post and example.

[Jody Kruskal]

Yup... "The baritone is great fun to play." You could not have put it better Jim.

 

The Button Box set up shop at NEFFA last month. I couldn't keep my hands off it. I just had to have one more go at that low C button... for almost an hour!