A “bellows” documentary

[Lappy]

some history about accordions, concertinas, bandoneons, Chemnitzer (spelling?)

https://youtu.be/sowHKXPDAYk?si=RKuWoau5k_pTipRo

 

[Stephen Chambers]

Hmmm, they've used one of my photographs, of the 5-note (not 3-note like they state!) chord reeds in a Demian accordion that I own, without seeking my permission or crediting me!

 

NOT impressed! 🙄

[Peter Laban]

Once it's on the web, nothing is safe Steve.  It seems the thought is that if Google images turns it up, it's a free for all.

 

I have been dealing with that sort of thing a lot and now only post photos for a short while and always with obnoxious watermarks stating the copyright.  But stuff gets lifted off the ITMA website and put on festival posters etc. regardless. 

 

 

 

 

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

Very interesting documentary, ( except for the annoying adverts inbetween)🌝 

[Stephen Chambers]

4 hours ago, Peter Laban said:

Once it's on the web, nothing is safe Steve.  It seems the thought is that if Google images turns it up, it's a free for all.

 

Well, I guess it has been on the internet for more than 20 years now Peter... 🙄

 

http://www.concertina.com/chambers/michaelstein/

 

("Private Collection" in the title is a German convention that recognises only two forms of collection - either "State" or "Private".)

Edited November 18, 2025 by Stephen Chambers

[Jody Kruskal]

I was watching the video and I saw this at 3:43 and again at 4:34

 

Helmi Herrington holding a round concertina. It's a museum piece! Looks like an Anglo with extra buttons over 30.

 

Edited November 19, 2025 by Jody Kruskal

[malcolm clapp]

7 hours ago, Jody Kruskal said:

Looks like an Anglo with extra buttons over 30.

Or possibly a Chemnitzer???

[Jody Kruskal]

At 16:05 you can hear me playing an original tune called Old Glory from my Naked Concertina recording.

 

 

[David Barnert]

On 11/18/2025 at 7:18 AM, Stephen Chambers said:

Hmmm, they've used one of my photographs, of the 5-note (not 3-note like they state!) chord reeds in a Demian accordion that I own, without seeking my permission or crediting me!

 

NOT impressed! 🙄

 

2 hours ago, Jody Kruskal said:

At 16:05 you can hear me playing an original tune called Old Glory from my Naked Concertina recording.

 

Jody, were they any more considerate to you than they were to Stephen?

[Ken_Coles]

10 hours ago, David Barnert said:

 

 

Jody, were they any more considerate to you than they were to Stephen?

I just watched the end credits, and no, they didn't credit it. The copyright date on the video is 2009, so this one has been out of the barn for a while.

 

Ken

[RAc]

Around 17:00, Riggy Rackin elaborates on the "English concertina" to add that "the other kind of concertina is the anglo..." followed by Robben Meador mixing up diatonic and bisonoric instruments. I (as a duet player) consider that sloppy and slightly offensive. I believe I understand what they were getting at, but concertina professionals should not make public statements like those. It is unprofessional.

 

Other than that, except for their missing credits and US centrism I thought that the film is rather well crafted and entertaining.
 

[Jody Kruskal]

Yes, someone from the production contacted me to ask permission which I agreed to. Too bad about no credit though. Shame on them.

[David Barnert]

6 hours ago, RAc said:

Around 17:00, Riggy Rackin elaborates on the "English concertina" to add that "the other kind of concertina is the anglo..." followed by Robben Meador mixing up diatonic and bisonoric instruments. I (as a duet player) consider that sloppy and slightly offensive.

 

Yes, I noticed both of those, too, and had the same reaction. I do recognize, however, that it wasn’t too long ago that many anglo concertina players and melodeon players thought the definition of “diatonic” was what we now call bisonoric.