The New Wakker A4 (eir) Anglo Model

[Anglo-Irishman]

The attachment (BMP format and almost 2 Megabyte) might be a problem for some of us. So I converted it to JPG, 82 Kilobyte.

 

Thanks for the loadable pic. Another striking looking instrment!

A closer look prompts the question whether there's a law that says that concertinas with mixed wood/metal ends HAVE to have Keltic knotwork patterns

Wakker, Herrington, Dipper ... any others?

 

Cheers,

John

[wim wakker]

The dipper looks interesting. I don’t think that the (brass?) insert has any effect on the sound because of its position.

 

Rod:

The main purpose of fabric was to keep dirt/insects out. Fabric has a dampening effect on the sound (it doesn’t reflect much) which most people don’t appreciate.

 

Wim Wakker

Concertina Connection Inc.

[richard]

I have seen a Dipper concertina that had metal and wood on the ends. I believe it was called the "Merlin" model. I don't know if the metal part of the end was exposed on the interior side, or if the metal was just inlaid onto the wood part of the end.

 

 

R