Bob Tedrow Posted April 15, 2004 Posted April 15, 2004 (edited) Here are a couple images of the work in progress. Edited April 15, 2004 by Bob Tedrow
Ivan Viehoff Posted April 16, 2004 Posted April 16, 2004 Looks very pretty. I count 25 keys. From the layout I guess it is a fully chromatic two octaves from Bb to Bb, with Abs rather than G#s, and no duplicate keys. I presume we are looking at just the left hand end here. In contrast the draft at Jax RCFB Hayden Page (25-reed version) shows a top B with the top Bb omitted, has G#s rather than Abs, and three linked duplicate keys. It looks like simplicity and compactness won out.
JimLucas Posted April 16, 2004 Posted April 16, 2004 In contrast the draft at Jax RCFB Hayden Page (25-reed version) shows...It looks like simplicity and compactness won out. I don't think "won out" applies. Bob Tedrow and The Button Box are two quite independent concerns.
Bob Tedrow Posted April 16, 2004 Author Posted April 16, 2004 The Action installed, bellows completed handles; baffles; gold finishing; handstraps and reeds next
Tassie Devil Posted April 17, 2004 Posted April 17, 2004 Bob, I like the black finish. Is it semi-matt? Do you do some form of 'ebonizing' of the (maple?) ends, or just a paint finish?
Bob Tedrow Posted April 17, 2004 Author Posted April 17, 2004 casework is solid mahogony sanded to 220 two coats of sanding sealer 2 color coats of black lacquer six coats of clear gloss lacquer sanded to 600 one coat of satin lacquer Bob
Chris Timson Posted April 18, 2004 Posted April 18, 2004 Bob, your boxes are just getting prettier and prettier! Chris
JimLucas Posted April 18, 2004 Posted April 18, 2004 Bob, your boxes are just getting prettier and prettier! You should see his wife and daughter!
gwhlevy Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 Bob, what's the actual button layout on this Hayden? Would it work for my hebraic/jewish music? Grant Levy Costa Mesa, CA
inventor Posted May 26, 2004 Posted May 26, 2004 Klesmer music seems to hover around the scale D, Eb, F#, G, A, Bb, C, D. With accompanying chords Gm Cm & D7. i.e. the D mode of G Harmonic minor. On a small concertina like this one, I would reccomend an instrument pitched one whole tone lower for this particular scale. Or a somewhat larger instrument with 59 or 65 buttons which has many of the sharps repeated as flats. Inventor.
JimLucas Posted May 26, 2004 Posted May 26, 2004 ...I would reccomend ...Inventor. Leaves me curious as to who this "Inventor" actually is. ... Not the inventor of the Hayden duet?
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