Howdy from Texas

[Fiddlybits]

Long time lover of accordions, new player. Been playing Anglo Concertina for a few years (before that I was mostly a woodwinds guy)  and found myself on this forum occasionally lurking due to that, finally decided I could use a few more buttons so I bought myself a fixer upper. I figured I have fixed my concertina enough since I bought it used an accordion shouldnt be too much harder, right ?

If that last line didnt clue you in expect to see me in the repair section soon trying to figure out what all I’ve gotten myself into

More of a reader than a talker by far I still look forward to chatting it up about what I consider a seriously underrated instrument

 

[Stephen Hawkins]

Hello Fiddly,

A very warm welcome to the forum. As you have noted, this place is packed to the rafters with good advice.

You are also correct with your assertion that the accordion is "a seriously underrated instrument." Of course, we on this forum know how versatile the accordion is.........we just have the rest of the World to convince.

I look forward to reading about your progress.

Kind Regards,

Stephen.

 

[debra]

Long time lover of accordions, new player. Been playing Anglo Concertina for a few years (before that I was mostly a woodwinds guy)  and found myself on this forum occasionally lurking due to that, finally decided I could use a few more buttons so I bought myself a fixer upper. I figured I have fixed my concertina enough since I bought it used an accordion shouldnt be too much harder, right ?

If that last line didnt clue you in expect to see me in the repair section soon trying to figure out what all I’ve gotten myself into

More of a reader than a talker by far I still look forward to chatting it up about what I consider a seriously underrated instrument

Welcome, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you uncover in your fixer upper. Always interesting to discover new types of problems (and trying to find a solution for them).

 

[Deleted member 48]

Hello and welcome to the acccordionists forum !

I also happen to have a few cheap beginner concertinas, nothing special, a Jackie English concertina, an Elise Hayden duet, a George Jones 26 keys anglo concertina and a McCann duet 46 keys. This last one has got the traditional stainless steel concertina reeds.

I think the McCann is a very old one, but the reeds still sound fantastic !

The things I would do to get my hands on a Carroll concertina ... , a Celtic tree model or a Noel Hill model ...

Forgive me for asking here on this forum (but I didnt find any answers on the concertina net forum yet):
is there anyone who has seen the inside of the Vintage concertina model from the Dublin concertina company?
This model has received some good reviews.

But no one knows what reeds are inside.
The vintage is said to have:
[font=Helvetica, sans-serif]Brass Riveted Concertina Reeds[/font]
https://irishconcertinacompany.com/concertina-models/ 

As far as I know, only Czech Harmonikas in Louny makes the Dix riveted concertina reeds:
https://www.harmonikas.cz/en/dix-concertina-1#obsah

The Dublin company Eiru model is said to have the clamped reeds:
[font=Helvetica, sans-serif]Brass Clamped Concertina Reeds (with inside angle for improved air flow)[/font]

[font=Helvetica, sans-serif]They give a photo of these clamped reeds in this Eiru model:[/font]
[font=Helvetica, sans-serif]https://irishconcertinacompany.com/the-eiru-irish-concertina-company/[/font]

It says:
[font=Helvetica, sans-serif]These clamped reeds that have been designed and engineered using state of the art technology.[/font]

[font=Helvetica, sans-serif]I wonder who made these reeds ? (also Harmonikas in Czechia ? or another maker?)[/font]
[font=Helvetica, sans-serif]Does this means there is a company that can mass produce traditional clamped concertina reeds with single brass plates?[/font]