Origin Of Chemnitzer

[jburke]

Did the Chemnitzer concertina originate in Chemnitz, Germany? Chemnitz is Akron OH's sister city and I had opportunity to meet musicians, woodworkers, and other craftspeople from Chemnitz, but none of them knew the answer to this obscure concertina question. Possibly the inventor was run out of town shortly thereafter because of the noise?

 

Jewels

[Dan Worrall]

Did the Chemnitzer concertina originate in Chemnitz, Germany? Chemnitz is Akron OH's sister city and I had opportunity to meet musicians, woodworkers, and other craftspeople from Chemnitz, but none of them knew the answer to this obscure concertina question. Possibly the inventor was run out of town shortly thereafter because of the noise?

 

Jewels

 

Yes, it did; the anglo and the chemnitzer share the same German ancestry. For more information try

http://www.chemnitz-concertina.de/de/start.htm?menu=x01

(hit the 'English' button for some history in English),

 

or better yet, try the home page for Chemnitzer enthusiasts,

http://www.concertinamusic.com/sbox/timeline.html

where there is a good timeline showing the development of the Chemnitzer and the proto-anglo 'German concertina'.

Lots of folks out your way play these, of course.