Theodore Kloba Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 The front page of Concertinamusic.com (for the time being at least) has a photo & description of the "Nice" concertina. The full-size photo is here. It's basically a Chemnitzer made mostly of transparent materials.
Johann Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 The front page of Concertinamusic.com (for the time being at least) has a photo & description of the "Nice" concertina. The full-size photo is here. It's basically a Chemnitzer made mostly of transparent materials. Is really interesting! Looks like the reed bloks are made with acryle as well. And the say it sound perfekt! So this would be an intersting objekt to hear. Johann
m3838 Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 The front page of Concertinamusic.com (for the time being at least) has a photo & description of the "Nice" concertina. The full-size photo is here. It's basically a Chemnitzer made mostly of transparent materials. Is really interesting! Looks like the reed bloks are made with acryle as well. And the say it sound perfekt! So this would be an intersting objekt to hear. Johann It is been said many times: plastics have better acoustic qualities than wood. But it must be pretty heavy.
ConcertinaMusic.com Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) > > It is been said many times: plastics have better acoustic qualities than wood. But it must be pretty heavy. > Ken here (from ConcertinaMusic.com)... You are right on both accounts. The acrylic reed blocks help to produce a tone that is measurably louder than wood when subjected to the same air pressure (proven on the tuning bench). There is also no apparent tone variance due to changes in temperature or humidity. It would seem to be the favored construction material if it were not for being quite fragile (compared to the traditional organic materials) and so heavy (the finished instrument weighs more than 25 pounds compared to 15 pounds for tradtional construction). The only non-transparent material (besides the gold-plated hardware) is the bellows. Mike attempted to make them transparent too, but ran into difficulty with finding the right adhesives to adhere the flexible and rigid materials. Glad to hear that you enjoyed the information. With regards, Ken Edited October 28, 2006 by ConcertinaMusic.com
m3838 Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 Glad to hear that you enjoyed the information. With regards, Ken Would be interested to hear it.
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