JimLucas Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 So while Chris has phrased it in terms of "demand", it seems to be more that the buyer got the key that a particular maker had used.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> So there was demand -- perhaps a better term is "a willing market" -- for that type of instrument, but it took a while to refine itself into a demand for instruments in particular keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 So while Chris has phrased it in terms of "demand", it seems to be more that the buyer got the key that a particular maker had used.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> So there was demand -- perhaps a better term is "a willing market" -- for that type of instrument, but it took a while to refine itself into a demand for instruments in particular keys.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Like 150 years on, and we're still waiting ? As I have mentioned, some important issues relating to the key systems of 2-row button accordions (in both the English and Irish traditions) were only resolved in the 1950's, but it is still difficult to get tremolo and octave harmonicas in D (unless I order large quantities from manufacturers), many 4-stop melodeons are only available in C (and not D), and where are all the 20-key German concertinas in D/A ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 ...where are all the 20-key German concertinas in D/A ?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think most of the D/A Wheatstones turned up in Cincinnati, Ohio about 25 years ago. Maybe there were some German ones among them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Groff Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Stephen and Jim, I have seen a few used german concertinas in D/A over the years, mostly of fairly recent (post- 1970s?) date, on the smaller side, and with a single set of steel reeds. I have never been in a position to order quantities of new ones, so I don't know the availability of them, but if you have not been able to order them maybe they were discontinued a while back or possibly some distributor in this country made a special order, with the results still circulating here. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 I have seen a few used german concertinas in D/A over the years, mostly of fairly recent (post- 1970s?) date, on the smaller side, and with a single set of steel reeds. I have never been in a position to order quantities of new ones, so I don't know the availability of them ...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Paul, I was thinking more in terms of double-reeded ones, and really fancy getting one for myself, and maybe for some more of the older players around here , like 90 year-old Paddy Frawley (who doesn't like the "new" English-style concertinas) or maybe Kitty Hayes might like one ? (I see she's selling her G/D.) I'm in touch with a maker in Klingenthal, so if you are interested (and I know that you like the old German instruments), let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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