Spectacled Warbler Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I'm thinking of ordering a new 7 3/4 inch diameter concertina, and was wondering if there was any advantage / disadvantage in ordering all leather bellows over the usual card / leather trimmed ones? Thanks, Joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I'm thinking of ordering a new 7 3/4 inch diameter concertina, and was wondering if there was any advantage / disadvantage in ordering all leather bellows over the usual card / leather trimmed ones? Joy, "All leather bellows" are little different from the usual card/leather-trimmed ones, it's just that they cover the card with leather, rather than decorative printed "papers". It's more of an aesthetic issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodle Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I'm thinking of ordering a new 7 3/4 inch diameter concertina, and was wondering if there was any advantage / disadvantage in ordering all leather bellows over the usual card / leather trimmed ones? Joy, "All leather bellows" are little different from the usual card/leather-trimmed ones, it's just that they cover the card with leather, rather than decorative printed "papers". It's more of an aesthetic issue. Just by the way of an anecdote, I purchased a new G/D Dipper in the early '80's from Colin with "experimental" (his words) solid leather goatskin bellows. Perhaps it was my style of playing at that time, but I quickly "elongated" the bellows effectively destroying them!! I may be less muscular in my playing these days, but have never committed such a crime against any innocent instrument before or since that event, so there may have been a construction/materials problem associated with this all-leather design. The "experimental" bellows were, of course, immediately replaced with standard ones, which I am still happily using to this day, so no reason to worry about cardboard/leather bellows from my viewpoint. Regards Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectacled Warbler Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 Thanks Stephen and Tony for your useful advice and warning! I'll stick to the traditional style of bellows and save my money. Cheers, Joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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