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Teaching and Learning. Anything related to teachers, lessons, classes, student experiences, and how we learn to play/use the concertina. 17.1k.
Concertina Classifieds, Concertinas for Sale
Mar 25, 2004 · Crook Concertinas - And my recent experience looking for a good instrument 1 2. By tangbo, March 5. crook concertinas. makers. (and 3 more) 26 replies. 4.2k views. Holdyourponies. October 22.
General Concertina Discussion - Concertina.net Discussion Forums
Posted March 9, 2006. Double action Basses usually play very poorly, because of the size of the valves and their response time on top of the already slow response of the big reeds. It will probably be very heavy as well. Stick to a single action …
New Morse Ceili vs circa 1924 Lachnal - General Concertina …
Jun 10, 2024 · Hello. I am new to this forum. I play Celtic harp but new to concertina. As the title implies, I am trying to decide between a new Morse Ceili (yes, I found one) vs. a Lachenal which was restored by Greg J eight years ago and owned by a woman near me.
General Concertina Discussion - Concertina.net Discussion Forums
Jul 27, 2005 · (The "Irish Concertina" is designed for a 30b concertina but some of the book's tunes can be played on 20b. He also has a 20b book out which I have not seen.) Bertram Levy's book and cds cover a variety of musics with some insight into the English approach to anglo concertina. Again, some tunes will fit a 20b; others will not.
Carroll Concertina G/D - I love it
Feb 9, 2023 · Ten months ago I got on the list for a Carroll. It arrived on Monday, World Concertina Day. It's lovely! Even the case is a work of art. It's so easy to play, and sounds exquisite. Even with the larger low reeds of a G/D the notes respond quickly. The quality is top notch, as one would expect.
Mic-ing the concertina - General Concertina Discussion
Jun 24, 2011 · Voice and concertina mix well in this configuration. In short: with voice, fiddle and concertina, you should be able to make do with one mic, as long as it's on a stand with a nice, long boom that can be adjusted to move up and down …
Bellows Stiffness - Concertina.net Discussion Forums
Jan 30, 2024 · In that sweet spot are a lot of good concertinas. Bellows can be stiff for a bunch of reasons. Anything with folded cards will be stiffer. However, a lot of people who say “the bellows on this concertina are too stiff” are actually having to push harder to compensate for the inefficient nature of poor reeds. 1.
History Of Girgi & Vitak? - Concertina.net Discussion Forums
Aug 7, 2004 · 1. “Georgi & Vitak Music Co.” was a previous topic on CNet. under Concertina History. In that previous thread, Wes Williams posted the following: “Quote from the site below: Around 1900, Otto Schlicht came to America from Germany, bringing with him a vast knowledge of concertina repair and servicing.
Two English Concertina questions
Nov 20, 2023 · Expand. The simple answer is that the English concertina is the oldest type to be made and the earliest models (like the first concertina, my avatar) borrowed numerous elements from Cyrill Demian, the inventor's, 1829 accordions - and they were held by a thumb strap.