Thanks Joe… the instrument was made in 1927 during what is regarded as a ‘golden era’ for instruments by Geoffrey Wheatstone, with steel reeds set in aluminium shoes. Being a Baritone Treble gives it a range from F2 to G6… ie just over 4 octaves. When I obtained the instrument some 4 years ago, it needed a fair bit of work to repair areas of the outer case which were failing, which I did myself during the pandemic, using Dave Elliot’s very useful book on concertina restoration/maintenance. And I removed the rather foul (camphor/nicotene?) smelling nearly one century old dust gauze from inside the end plates and replaced with baffles which I made from a good quality goat skin to sweeten the tone. That does reduce the volume slightly, especially at the top end.. and to some makes it sound a bit woolly, but I value the mellow tone over brightness. I recently had the valves renewed by Nigel Sture… so it’s now all set to commence its second century hopefully.
@Anomaly247
5 ай бұрын
It sounds strikingly similar to "Beyond the Sea" by Bobby Darin.
@vincentsconcertina
5 ай бұрын
It is the same tune.. I imagine Bobby Darin covered it..
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