Concertina for sale vintage musical instruments for sale. New listing fine vintage 20 button anglo concertina by handel germany 1900s. We have music shops across the uk as well as an online shop and worldwide mail order service, supplying the world with ukuleles, guitars, banjos, mandolins, accordions, melodeons. Made in italy, is an anglo or irish 30 button diatonic concertina. The newest addition to the concertina connection line of anglo concertinas. If you are looking for the concertina faq then you have arrived. In recent times, bastari now stagi have been the main suppliers. Various forms of concertina are used for classical music, for the traditional musics of ireland, england, and south africa, and for tango and polka music. The three sections of the book contain tunes that can be played using one, two, or three rows of a cg anglo concertina, as well as lefthand chord charts for 10, 20, and 30button instruments. Duet concertinas introduction to concertinas and accordions. As a rule of thumb, the english concertina is recommended if you want to play in a group concertinas or wish to play fast melodic music. I am sad to have to send it off, now it is back to my bastari.
I see the stagi 48 button english concertina for sale at two different places. Vintage pre war 20 key concertina made in germany white finish in box with book. Concertina for sale rare antique collectible store. Although this is a kind of push and pull, this instrument can play melodies and chords at the same time which enable you to play it as a solo instrument. The mirage 20button concertina accordion puts music in the palms of your hands. Anglo concertinas also separate the low notes on the left side and the high notes on the right, making it easier to find the notes. The anglo is often recommended for english folk dance and irish. In one display case was a 30button anglo that looked like an italian w15 model, labeled bastari concertina. A tutor for the anglo concertina in the irish style. Package includes soft case and a book written specifically for the instrument. In contrast to the concertina systems of the 1800s such as the english and angloirish systems which are optimal for playing the traditional tunes associated with the various regions of the united kingdom, the hayden duet system allows up to eightvoiced harmony and a modern fingering system which is easy to learn and is as wellsuited to. Does the instrument have 40 buttons, or 40 notes but only 20 buttons. This book uses the harmonic tablature system of anglo concertina in the harmonic style.
The concertina was developed independently in both england and germany. Caitlin nic gabhann has developed an online course for irishstyle anglo concertina at. I assume the instrument is an anglo, since a bastari english would not have either 40 or 20 buttons. Differnet key layouts for anglos general concertina. Hobgoblin music has provided musicians with otherwise hard to find folk instruments, celtic instruments and acoustic instruments for 40 years, and has grown to be the largest source in europe, and probably the world. Stagi 48 key concertina english concertina, black fretted ends, leather bellows. Henry silberhorns instructor for the concertina, book i. The cg anglo concertina book, absolute beginners tutor book by chris sherburn and dave mallinson in stock at hobgoblin music. The concertina was developed in the 1830s as a joint effort between the music masters of england and germany. Don nichols home page as well as being part of the history of the concertina on the internet has much useful information the concertina maintenance manual, written by dave. A brief history of the anglo concertina in the united states by dan worrall in the united states the anglogerman concertina was very popular during the middle and late nineteenth century, but by the early twentieth century it had all but vanished from american popular culture, becoming only a hollywood symbol of the old days.
From anglo concertina in the harmonic style by gary coover, p. A 40button anglo concertina and a 30button english concertina. Use an anglo concertina to have an easier time playing. I also assume its a used instrument, since bastari is now known as stagi.
Made by stagi concertinas the best selling range of concertinas box contains. The anglo concertina or to give it its original name, the anglogerman concertina was developed soon after the english, using as a model the diatonic german instruments which were also the ancestors of the melodeon and harmonica. Learning to play the anglo concertina blog one youtube. Vintage scholer german 20 key anglo concertina squeeze box this is a vintage scholer german 20 key anglo concertina squeeze box. This booklet is devoted exclusively to chording on the anglo concertina. Bastari stagi type concertinas that are derived from accordions.
It is a fully chromatic instrument, having buttons in a rectangular arrangement of four staggered rows. Due to different use of the term key in different concertina communities, i need to ask. Both systems generally play a chromatic scale and are unisonoric, with each key producing the same note whether the bellows are being pushed or pulled. The italian anglo bastari concertina does not fall under this classification as it is a real concertina and a good buy for the money. The other has a as the lowerleft draw and is labeled jeffreys sp. The english version was invented in 1829 by sir charles wheatstone, while carl friedrich uhlig introduced the german version five years later, in 1834. Invented in england in 1829, it was the first instrument of what would become the concertina family. From the book christmas concertina for anglo concertina, p. If your goal is to play both melody and accompaniment. You can sign up by the month or by the year, and you can experience one trial lesson before you commit. Also as a bonus im including the book wolfs concertina course for learning how to play the chemnitzer concertina.
It is an excellent starting instrument for someone who wants to start playing the anglo concertina. This section only describes repairs on a conventional concertina. Anglogerman 20 key, in two rows on each side, tuned inthe same scale as button accordion and a pair of mouthorgans usally g and c, different notes in and out, handstraps. English, anglo, and maccann duet, plus early wheatstone double duet, early wheatstone duett duet, crane or triumph duet, jeffries system duet, late wheatstone chidley duet, and hayden or wicki duet. Breedlove bstock oregon concertina e sitkamyrtlewood wohsc x2367. The air button didnt seem to let any air in or out, the buttons stuck in the expected way, the fivefold bellows were extremely stiff, and some of the notes were. The book includes 60 tunes with full chords and increasingly complex. This anglo style concertina features 20 button keys and 40 reeds for a 2. Duet concertinas, like anglo concertinas, have the lower notes on the left and the higher notes on the right, with some overlap in the range available on each end.
In his contribution to the picture gallery in pica 2 2005, chris algar gave a clear account of the transition that took place with respect to the concertina types used by the salvation army. This accordion puts music instrument in the palms of your hands. I just ordered a mel bay beginning concertina book. The tuning of this instrument does not correspond with the tuning used in the absolute beginners concertina book. The titles phrase salvation army concertina refers to. Its leather hand straps plus lockable, hardcase keep everything secure. An english concertina makes the same note when you open and close the bellows, but an anglo will make different sounds. Instruction manuals for the english, anglo, and duet concertina. In fact, zulu speakers sometimes call the concertina ibastari, 4 though it is commonly known as the squashbox. There are a few different types of concertina, namely the english concertina, the anglo concertina, duet concertinas and chemnitzer concertinas.
Anglo anglogerman originally, which like the mouth organ is bisonoric. Teachers introduction to concertinas and accordions. Anyone know anything about stagi and bastari concertinas. Wren 2 anglo 30buttons cg concertina accordion with hard case. Other wellknown makes of concertina to look out for include scholer, an east german make of anglo concertina produced after the second world war and maccann, whose duet concertinas were popular between the 1880s and 1930s. Bastari stagi type concertinas that are derived from accordions require different techniques that are described in the accordion faq. Anglochromatic 30 or as few as 26 up to 40 keys in 3 rows plus some strays.
Bonetti 30 button black concertina accordion wcase. Concertina definition is a musical instrument of the accordion family. There are two diagrams in bertram levys the anglo concertina demystified. Anglostyle concertina accordion 20button 40reed with. Whether you choose an english concertina or a german concertina, ebay is the place to find the accordionstyle instrument youre looking for, and there are plenty of colors, styles, and sizes to choose from. That is less than half the price that the bastari italian made english system concertinas were selling for in the mid. Antique concertina bilingual book the chinese ancient farming handed painted. Anglo concertina, 40key in cg, bastari stagi w40m i bought it at taniguchi gakki musical instrument shop, ochanomizu, tokyo video. Like english concertinas, they play the same note on both the push and the pull of the bellows. Shop locally to get the best deals on digital and electric pianos, midi keyboards, and organs on ksl classifieds. The english concertina and the duet concertina bear similarities in history and construction. Adjustable hand straps strap and with a bag for carrying.
Hohner corona 2 concertina gaita funana cabo verde cape vert. Unfollow concertina used to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This was my starter instrument and i had years of fun playing until i bought an older. Buy or sell new and used pianos, keyboards, and organs in your area. Anglo concertina, 40key in cg, bastari stagi w40m i bought it at taniguchi gakki musical instrument shop, ochanomizu, tokyo. I played greensleeves on bastari stagi 40 key anglo concertina in. One of the greatest movie songs of all time, this academy award winner was written by harold allen and yip harburg for the 1939. The company also made anglo concertinas and duets, which have notes on both sides of the instrument. The english concertina is a member of the concertina family of freereed musical instruments. Stagi hayden duet concertina this concertina has the standard 46 button hayden layout with a range from the tenor c to the b above middle c on the bass side, and middle c to the high d 3 octaves above middle c giving it almost an octave of overlap. This beautiful bastari concertina is in excellent working condition. Documents in the concertina library concerning keyboard diagrams for the most important concertina fingering systems.
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