Bastien Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Hi there, I Found a second hand concertina for sale. The seller sent me photos, and I sée Dubliner' label on the wood side. Apparently this is a concertina made by Sean Garwey. When I Ask the model the seller told me this is a Clare . So when a Google it I found this: Sean created Irish concertina company. there is no dubliner model on there website. There is Also a website allaboutaccordion.com no dubliner model toi sale. could someone told me if those concertinas (Clare and dubliner)are quite same level of construction and sound? thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Laban Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I donknow how it compares to the Clare but here's one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takayuki YAGI Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I too cannot compare but the "Dubliner" was advertised here 12 years ago: https://web.archive.org/web/20101119173449/http://allaboutaccordions.com/allabout-product.php?parent_id=239 Before that they sold "Dublin" (not Dubliner) concertina, but that was made by Harry Geuns and completely different model I Suppose: https://web.archive.org/web/20100203062345/http://www.allaboutaccordions.com/allabout-product.php?parent_id=239 The "Clare" came to their website from 2014: https://web.archive.org/web/20140403005000/http://www.allaboutaccordions.com/allabout-product.php?parent_id=239 The "Dubliner" has been renamed the "Garwood" for a while, but it seems to be a different model from the "Clare". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narko Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Thanks guys for both informations ! Yeah I watched website and videos, but still can't know tha quality of that Dubliner ^^ I wrote email to Irish concertina company and to allaboutaccordions to figure it out. The seller ask 1500 Euros on it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastien Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Here the reply from Irish concertina company: Yes, We made the Garwood and the Dublin back in 2008/9 when we started. It preceded the Clare and the same reeds are in this Dubliner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprunghub Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 This tends to suggest you are potentially buying a 12 year old instrument of uncertain - but almost certainly not "better" - construction/condition, rather than a brand new 'made for you' Marcus or A.C. Norman instrument at roughly +/- the same outlay with none of the potential risks ? and ongoing maker support?? I know which I would opt for ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastien Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Yes that's the point... Just had a look on marcus website, it looks great and apparently it done the job? Talking about standard model. And it's cheaper than a the Clare from Irish concertina company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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