Colin Houghton Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I am selling some instruments for the Widow of my former ceilidh band colleague. One old anglo concertina has an interesting inscription inside stating that 1914-1918 it was on HMS Avon - a destroyer in the Royal Navy deployed off the Humber and Off Ireland. It also has a pencil drawing of the Union flag and some patriotic comments. There is a difficult to read signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Photos please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Hillman Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I'm probably not in the market at present, but I, too, would love to see photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Worrall Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 photos would be great. another "Concertina at Sea" from the end of the golden era, nautically speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 On 12/8/2021 at 9:18 AM, Colin Houghton said: One old anglo concertina has an interesting inscription inside stating that 1914-1918 it was on HMS Avon - a destroyer in the Royal Navy deployed off the Humber and Off Ireland. I have an 1850's Wheatstone English concertina that was played on the light cruiser H.M.S. Isis, also deployed off Ireland, as well as in the Atlantic, in 1914-16. Whilst Jacqueline McCarthy has the semi-miniature 22-key Wheatstone Anglo that was made for Ken Loveless in his Navy days. In a British seafaring context, English-made concertinas seem to have been played mostly in the Royal Navy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mellish Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Stephen Chambers said: In a British seafaring context, English-made concertinas seem to have been played mostly in the Royal Navy. And perhaps German-made ones in their navy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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