Didie's wicki hayden concertina

[mandojoe]

This may be a case of "imprinting":  The first concertina videos I listened to on Youtube were of Soloduet on his Wicki Hayden concertina.  That particular sound has embedded in my brain as the ideal.  I realize that what I hear is partially a product of soloduet's wonderful performance strengths and of the microphones he uses, sound processing, etc.  Still, I have to ask, what is that concertina make and specs?  Thanks for any help you can provide.

[DaveRo]

It's a Beaumont 52-button from The Button Box, with a bigger bellows. He mentions it here:

https://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?/topic/21827-scores-for-wicky-or-hayden-duet-concertinas/&do=findComment&comment=203404

 

Unfortunately The Button Box stopped production a year or so back, scuppering my upgrade plan.

[Luke Hillman]

The Beaumont is an accordion-reeded hybrid. All the Morse-branded instruments sound something like that, and the lower the tuning, the more accordion-like they sound. Depending what sort of concertina you want to start with, you can probably find a used Morse Ceili (their Anglo) pretty easily, and I know there are some Beaumonts floating around out there too.

 

The intermediate-level Concertina Connection instruments are also hybrids and sound similar. They make a 42-key Hayden in addition to their Anglo and English models.

 

Here's a sample:

 

Edited May 22, 2023 by Luke Hillman