mandojoe Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveRo Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Hillman Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) 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 by Luke Hillman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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