Dubliner

[Bastien]

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

[Peter Laban]

I donknow how it compares to the Clare but here's one

 

 

[Takayuki YAGI]

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".

[Narko]

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 !

[Bastien]

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.

 

 

 

 

[Sprunghub]

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 ?   

[Bastien]

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.