mike byrne Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I have just returned from a holiday abroad and received the sad news that David Leese passed away earlier last week. A good friend and an excellent concertina restorer. He will be sadly missed. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Thank you Mike for sharing the sad news. David was a gentleman and delivered a great service to us when we needed concertina parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Jowaisas Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Yes, sad news indeed. David was always helpful and a gentleman in our email correspondences and not afraid to go the extra mile or kilometer to make a parts order right. R.I.P. Greg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Franch Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 https://concertina-spares.com/for the announcement and Fiddler's Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDNICKILBY Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Dave was a lovely ,lovely bloke. A great craftsman and always willing to share his knowledge. I will miss him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 I never met David, though I bought parts from him, and occasionally I find myself working on one of the many concertinas that he restored for Chris Algar - in fact (it seems somehow appropriate that) I've just finished giving one of them a fine tune and putting new straps on it, after 5 years of hard use. His work has left us a great legacy of concertinas brought back from sad decrepitude to glorious playing condition, and he'll be sorely missed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayfogs Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 I had a number of dealings with David over the years when he was at Concertina Spares. It is a very beneficial source of concertina supplies which are not readily available. Good to see it being continued. I can fully concur with the kind thoughts being expressed about David. I met him at Mark Davies' Bradfield music weekend and it was obvious that he was a gent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Rhodes Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 That is sad news Mike, he was very kind to me with my first Concertina and I learnt a lot from him over a cup of tea in the Portacabin. It was fascinating watching him repairing bellows and producing springs and valves, He had jigs and dies for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjcjones Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 (edited) Very sorry to hear this. David used to live not so far from me, but I'd only discovered him just before he moved to Wales. He was always very helpful. On one occasion I was visiting Wales for the weekend, and was able to drop my instrument off with him on Friday evening and he had it ready for me to collect before I returned home on Sunday evening. A lovely man with a wealth of knowledge and information. Edited November 9, 2016 by hjcjones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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