Henk van Aalten Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 In the thread "looking for a tutor" in the Teaching & Learning forum, Howard Mitchell wrote: A great suggestion. More details of the "Derby Heritage Traditional Music Club" can be found at http://www.dhtmc.co.uk/ Curious as ever I clicked the link and surfed around to find this picture: I had a close look and could not believe my eyes when I saw the concertina on the lower-left side Does "this thing" make sound? According to the caption these musicians are Bill Whaley and Dave Fletcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cream-T Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 There seems to be a cable hanging down on the right hand side - MIDI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindizzy Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 (edited) There seems to be a cable hanging down on the right hand side - MIDI? Yes it's a midi concertina ..... and it really is purple! It look a lot like the photo might have been taken at the Four Fools Festival 2004 (Lancashire) where I first saw this beast (the stuff on the wall looks familiar) .... Edited to say "No - we didn't have a candelabra there, must be some place else" I reckon if you're going to go midi you might as well go purple as well Chris Jordan Edited January 7, 2006 by spindizzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Kruskal Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Yup, seems to be. If you go to: http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/fizgig-tom/bill-dave.htm you can read all about these guys, including: Dave Fletcher & Bill Whaley are Lincolnshire singers of songs rather than singers of Lincolnshire songs. They have developed a rich, full sound, laced with fine harmonies. "They draw their songs from all over and then make them their own. Their singing has a very traditional feel, though actually many of the songs are written by contemporary songwriters, including Lincolnshire's own John Conolly, Martyn Wyndham-Read who is a keen advocate of Bill & Dave's work, Bob Dylan and Iris DeMent. This traditional sound is enhanced by Bill's concertina and harmonium playing. He also plays a modern midi concertina, though he seems to have misplaced some purple bellows for this unusual instrument!" Who do you think makes that wild looking thing? Jody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Mitchell Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Have a look at the thread - http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2881 The last post introduces the S-Wave Concertina. Howard Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Wave Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) Thanks Howard, It's taken me a few days to spot this. I don't know why. As Howard mentioned the general concept was introduced to this forum a few months ago. Now I'm actually making a few instruments I've included a couple of pictures. As you will see I am making them in red or black and they have a 64 button English layout. The full website will soon be published on www.s-wave.co.uk so you'll be able to see them there along with a few more details of what the instrument does, how it works etc... In the meantime if anyone out there in forum-space is interested in finding out more please mail me at enquiries@s-wave.co.uk. Dean Onyon Edited February 18, 2006 by S-Wave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffwright Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Is an anglo version available yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony duettist Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Presumably anglo is not feasible, as the ends don't push in and pull out ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 (edited) Is an anglo version available yet? To save Dean retyping, here's what Dean said in an email to me:- On the subject of an Anglo version, it is entirely possible because thepressure sensor can differentiate between pull and push. However, it does have an inherent disadvantage when compared to the English version in that the English version can be set up to have different settings for push and pull. An instrument without bellows can be played 'forever' in either direction so, for instance, when accompanying a song, the push setting (say) can produce verse accompaniment sounds and the pull setting can produce different chorus, last verse or middle eight accompaniment sounds giving a wider range of expression options to the player. The Anglo version still has to be pushed and pulled (fairly randomly in terms of the song) and so loses the possibility of this facility without resorting to extra switches or foot pedals. Sounds like there's degree of thinking "out of the box" going on here. Chris Edited January 27, 2006 by Chris Timson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Presumably anglo is not feasible, as the ends don't push in and pull out ??? Although Chris quoted Dean as saying an anglo is possible -- though at the cost of losing another feature (that is not found on traditional concertinas), -- your comment led me to imagine that a "compromise" for those who like the anglo system might be a Jeffries duet keyboard. Imagine the old Jeffries duets becoming a "hot" item through an upsurge in popularity brought on by a new MIDI instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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