(Lightly) USED CC Elise Hayden for sale/trade

[nickwitha_k]

$300 or trade or negotiated cost and trade

+ shipping (from Western US)

 

Almost 10 years ago now, I got a Concertina Connection Elise (Hayden 34-key duet) concertina from The Button Box (RIP). I really like it and it sounds nice to my ears but the button layout just breaks my brain, so, I've finally thrown in the towel and have a beginners anglo on the way.

 

The instrument has only seen light use and has been consistently stored in its soft case/gig bag (goes with it, along with some pipe insulation that I used because the straps didn't quite fit my hands). It's in very good to excellent condition.

 

Musical instruments are meant to be played and I hate that this one has been sitting around gathering dust. I'm flexible on price/barter, especially if there's someone who really wants to give the duet a go but is having trouble with affordability.

 

Note: Will post photos this evening but, it's a fairly unremarkable specimen.

Edited May 6 by nickwitha_k
Correcting number of buttons

[David Colpitts]

39 minutes ago, nickwitha_k said:

$300 or trade or negotiated cost and trade

+ shipping (from Western US)

 

Almost 10 years ago now, I got a Concertina Connection Elise (Hayden 37-key duet) concertina from The Button Box (RIP). I really like it and it sounds nice to my ears but the button layout just breaks my brain, so, I've finally thrown in the towel and have a beginners anglo on the way.

 

The instrument has only seen light use and has been consistently stored in its soft case/gig bag (goes with it, along with some pipe insulation that I used because the straps didn't quite fit my hands). It's in very good to excellent condition.

 

Musical instruments are meant to be played and I hate that this one has been sitting around gathering dust. I'm flexible on price/barter, especially if there's someone who really wants to give the duet a go but is having trouble with affordability.

 

Note: Will post photos this evening but, it's a fairly unremarkable specimen.

I got great use from my Elise, and recommend it for "giving the duet a go."  It may suit some for a longer haul, too.  But, isn't it a 34 button, and not 37?  Or, if you  had it modified/expanded, that's cool!  And, aren't brains fun?  Mine doesn't care whether I am playing my Anglos or Hayden, for tunes, but for song-accompaniment I have little choice but the Hayden.  The Anglo is two hands full of harmonicas, to me, and, ergo, when the note goes up, I try to inhale....tough when singing!  Hope you have a grand time with the Anglo.

[nickwitha_k]

1 hour ago, David Colpitts said:

I got great use from my Elise, and recommend it for "giving the duet a go."  It may suit some for a longer haul, too.  But, isn't it a 34 button, and not 37?  Or, if you  had it modified/expanded, that's cool!  And, aren't brains fun?  Mine doesn't care whether I am playing my Anglos or Hayden, for tunes, but for song-accompaniment I have little choice but the Hayden.  The Anglo is two hands full of harmonicas, to me, and, ergo, when the note goes up, I try to inhale....tough when singing!  Hope you have a grand time with the Anglo.

 

You're absolutely correct! It is a 34-button. I'm not sure how I mixed that up. Have edited the post to correct it. 

 

Indeed! On paper, the Hayden/Wicki (Wicki/Hayden?) system makes great sense to me. Much more so than the anglo or a standard diatonic harmonica. In practice, I just couldn't seem to make it make sense when playing. That could have been partly due to learning a new-to-me category of musical instrument, though I did find that I was able to at least play consistently in key when I tried an anglo and G/C melodeon last week in a shop, purely intuitively.

 

So, fingers-crossed that the anglo will be easier for me to learn on. Might result in trying a duet again down the line when I'm more used to the motions. Thank you!

[David Colpitts]

I didn't ask...have you any harmonica experience?  If so, it may be a mixed benefit to you.  On the one hand, any tunes in G and C will be probably very accessible, since the same "breathing" pattern exists in the Anglo.  OTOH, most serious Anglo players advise quickly practicing "cross row" playing, which gives you much more flexibility for selection of notes, and especially for playing in keys not G or C.  My years with harmonica before trying Anglo made home heys almost instant, but non-home keys almost impossible (or at least too much work to learn) and drove me towards the Hayden.  Now, I pack both when I play out.  And, my big "cheat" was to get an Anglo in G and D, so the home keys include most tunes at my Irish, Quebecois, Americana and Old-Timey sessions.  I have since added one in D and A, so A is easy, now, too.  Not exactly "best practice," but, hey, I'm old!