Padraig Rynne's Concertina

[Ed Ebel]

Does anyone know what concertina Padraig Rynne is playing?  Especially in his "Bye a While" album...I'm guessing a Wally Carroll or maybe a Wheatstone...I love that throaty/dark tone.

 

Thanks

[John, Wexford]

He has a website.

[Daniel Hersh]

7 hours ago, John, Wexford said:

He has a website.

 ...which is padraigrynne.com , but I don't see any info there on what kind of concertina he plays.  I have the Bye a While CD which also doesn't say but gives an email address of padraigrynne@hotmail.com - I don't know if it's still a good address for him.  His somewhat later Notify CD says "Suttner and Carroll concertinas are used in this recording".

[Ed Ebel]

Thanks Daniel.  I also didn't see any info on the CD or website, but a Carroll passed through my hands for a few days four years ago and that could be what I'm hearing.  I haven't had a chance to play a Suttner, but I understand they are top notch.  Thanks again.  Cheers

[Chris Ghent]

Padraig would have a few concertinas but the last time I was with him (2018) his c/g was a metal ended Suttner, a superb example.  

[Ed Ebel]

Thanks!  I appreciate the response! :-)

[Bruce McCaskey]

I believe he used to own a 38-button Carroll in C/G but that was more than a decade ago.  Carroll only made four or five of them and I owned one for a time.

 

Somewhere I have a photo of Padraig with it but it wouldn’t be easy to find it.

 

i’ve no idea if he still has it.