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I've been listening to Steve Turner's latest CD and he plays a bass baritone EC which he prefers to sing to than treble . How common are such lower tunings say in C/G but as Anglos? Or is it a matter of going down to the dusty end on the Left hand side?

 

I find singing to my G/D Anglo more pleasing than a treble C/G

 

How low can you go before you lose a clean tone? I assume salvation Army anglos were used to accompany hymns - what are their common keys?

 

On melodeon I prefer to sing to a B flat/E flat Hohner, maybe that's the amswer?

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I have a baritone C/G anglo. It dates from the time when Harry Geuns and Wim Wakker were building them in collaboration, with accordion reeds. It is a nice instrument. It really demands a different playing style (to my ear) than just doing your C/G arrangements an octave down. I haven't worked up a lot of those so far.

 

IIRC you can get baritone anglos from Tedrow and Morse by special order, and maybe other makers too.

 

Ken

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I have a Lachenal baritone in F/C. Actually, I've been told off on here for calling it that, because it's not strictly a baritone as there is no corresponding treble version an octave higher. But it's of baritone size and construction, with some huge reeds, and sounds quite different from my G/D treble although it's only a tone lower in pitch.

 

As Chris says, they're great for song accompaniment. It does demand a slightly different playing style, I find I have to play a bit more "oom-pah" than I normally do, to get those big low reeds kick-started.

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As Chris says, they're great for song accompaniment. It does demand a slightly different playing style, I find I have to play a bit more "oom-pah" than I normally do, to get those big low reeds kick-started.

 

Hmmmm does an EC Baritone require a similar approach, I wonder?

 

Cheers

Dick

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Hmmmm does an EC Baritone require a similar approach, I wonder?

 

Cheers

Dick

 

My German silver reeded baritone EC (a very early one) is only a tiny bit slower to respond than its treble brass reeded cousin from the same era. I haven't felt any need to change my technique when playing it. I don't do much oompah playing. My baritone is in Youngs #2 temperament. It is a lovely mellow instrument.

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Hmmmm does an EC Baritone require a similar approach, I wonder?

 

Cheers

Dick

 

My German silver reeded baritone EC (a very early one) is only a tiny bit slower to respond than its treble brass reeded cousin from the same era. I haven't felt any need to change my technique when playing it. I don't do much oompah playing. My baritone is in Youngs #2 temperament. It is a lovely mellow instrument.

 

Och Larry it sounds great, any chance we might hear it on MP3 or YouTube?

 

A photo would be nice, too. ;)

 

Cheers

Dick

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I have been playing tunes quite a bit on the LHSide getting down to the dusty buttons of low CGAB. I'm wondering whether to replace some duplicates with a D,E, F and Fsharp. What do people think? Is it worth it?

 

It feels like using the Anglo like a duet

 

I've got a Lachenal Maccann duet but someone said the Jeffries duet system is more suited for Anglo players, any comments?

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IIRC you can get baritone anglos from Tedrow and Morse by special order, and maybe other makers too.

Also Frank Edgley would make. http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=5955

My friend in Japan placed an order last year and will have one soon.

 

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Taka

 

Yes, thank you, I had forgotten about that thread. Add Frank to the list!

 

Ken

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Ian Munro (Kilmarnock) had a lovely Lachenal baritone for sale not so long ago (I'd have nabbed it myself if cashflow had allowed). Peter Trimming might know more.

Brian

Hi Brian,

 

Yes; I know a bit more (like you have first refusal!).

 

I don't know whether Ian is offering this instrument for sale, but it's certainly not being played very much (Ian has been in poor health for a while, but manages to send me some jokes, most weeks).

 

I got to play this instrument in March 2007; the first time I had seen it since moving from 30 to 32 keys (work carried out by Colin Dipper). It's a Baritone, tuned C/G, so an octave below the normal C/G tuning.

 

Years ago, when Ian first had this instrument, I took great delight in playing it, while Ian played his normal C/G Anglo. We never practised anything, since we only got together at WCCP events, plus a couple of other occasions.

 

Is it for sale? Well I don't really know. Ian is on this Forum (squeezeesy), so can be messaged by anyone with a serious interest. Alternatively, contact myself and I can mail him.

 

Remember, it's a Baritone not a Ferrari, but it plays well and has a lovely, mellow, tone. If I could have justified the purchase by sufficient use, it would not have left my house!

 

Regards,

Peter.

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I have a Lachenal baritone in F/C. Actually, I've been told off on here for calling it that, because it's not strictly a baritone as there is no corresponding treble version an octave higher. But it's of baritone size and construction, with some huge reeds, and sounds quite different from my G/D treble although it's only a tone lower in pitch.

 

As Chris says, they're great for song accompaniment. It does demand a slightly different playing style, I find I have to play a bit more "oom-pah" than I normally do, to get those big low reeds kick-started.

 

I too have an F/C "baritone", but made by Wheatstone. It was previously owned by Steve Harrison. This also has some large reeds which sound very different from a Wheatstone G/D - much more mellow and rounded which give the impression of more than just the one tone difference in pitch.

 

Chas

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