Can anyone recommend a good / excellent repairer of English concertinas? 
Colin Dipper is the obvious default choice, but I'd be wanting to 
hand-deliver and collect the instrument rather than risk entrusting it to 
the post, so I'm ideally looking for someone within a reasonable drive of 
Manchester.

The wee beastie has suddenly gone completely silent on the B above middle C 
and there's a couple of other minor issues I'd like looking at by someone 
...

TIA

-- 
Steve Mansfield
Manchester, England
http://www.lesession.co.uk

In message <0sT3k.26184$pu3.12659@newsfe05.ams2>, Steve Mansfield 
 writes
>Can anyone recommend a good / excellent repairer of English concertinas?
>Colin Dipper is the obvious default choice, but I'd be wanting to
>hand-deliver and collect the instrument rather than risk entrusting it to
>the post, so I'm ideally looking for someone within a reasonable drive of
>Manchester.
>
>The wee beastie has suddenly gone completely silent on the B above middle C
>and there's a couple of other minor issues I'd like looking at by someone
>...
>
Theo  Gibb at theboxplace.co.uk on Tyneside cropped up a lot when I was 
[1] looking for  box on ebay - people seemed pleased to say that he had 
worked on theirs.
>
[1] Pokerworkto be on its way via Parcel Force.  I gather I need to make 
the garage comfortable as a learning/practice zone.


-- 
Peter Thomas

In message <0sT3k.26184$pu3.12659@newsfe05.ams2>, Steve Mansfield 
 writes
>Can anyone recommend a good / excellent repairer of English concertinas?
>Colin Dipper is the obvious default choice, but I'd be wanting to
>hand-deliver and collect the instrument rather than risk entrusting it to
>the post, so I'm ideally looking for someone within a reasonable drive of
>Manchester.
>
>The wee beastie has suddenly gone completely silent on the B above middle C
>and there's a couple of other minor issues I'd like looking at by someone
>...
>
>TIA

I've sent you a contact number for Paul Flannery in Cleckheaton by 
private email.

Jacey
>

-- 
Jacey Bedford
jacey at artisan hyphen harmony dot com
posting via usenet and not googlegroups, ourdebate
or any other forum that reprints usenet posts as
though they were the forum's own

Jacey Bedford wrote:
> 
> I've sent you a contact number for Paul Flannery in Cleckheaton by 
> private email.
> 

Ooh, great. Is that to the Yahoo account (because it doesn't seem to 
have got arrived yet!)

Thanks to Peter also

In message <0sT3k.26184$pu3.12659@newsfe05.ams2>, Steve Mansfield 
 writes
>Can anyone recommend a good / excellent repairer of English concertinas?
>Colin Dipper is the obvious default choice, but I'd be wanting to
>hand-deliver and collect the instrument rather than risk entrusting it to
>the post, so I'm ideally looking for someone within a reasonable drive of
>Manchester.
>
>The wee beastie has suddenly gone completely silent on the B above middle C
>and there's a couple of other minor issues I'd like looking at by someone
>...
>
>TIA
>
check the website www.concertina.info, and navigate to the 
makers/repairers page for a comprehensive  list. I have heard that Colin 
is concentrating his time on new instrument construction rather than 
repairs nowadays.

This site also has pages with information on lots of other categories, 
eg clubs/organisations/events.

Best wishes

John Wild
-- 
John Wild

"Steve Mansfield"  wrote in message
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 >
> The wee beastie has suddenly gone completely silent on the B above middle
C

> ...
>

In, out, or both ways?

Keith Cunningham wrote:
> "Steve Mansfield"  wrote in message
> news:0sT3k.26184$pu3.12659@newsfe05.ams2...
>  >
>> The wee beastie has suddenly gone completely silent on the B above middle
> C
> 
>> ...
>>
> 
> In, out, or both ways?
> 
> 
Out. I took the end off, saw that the little flappy thing is going up 
and down as air passes through it, and decided that I'd reached the 
limit of my concertina-repairing prowess and needed an expert (there's a 
couple of other minor jobs that need doing).

Cheers

-- 
Steve Mansfield
Manchester, England
http://www.lesession.co.uk

"Steve Mansfield"  wrote in message
news:Xmx5k.190502$zc6.36578@newsfe29.ams2...
> Keith Cunningham wrote:
> > "Steve Mansfield"  wrote in message
> > news:0sT3k.26184$pu3.12659@newsfe05.ams2...
> >  >
> >> The wee beastie has suddenly gone completely silent on the B above
middle
> > C
> > In, out, or both ways?
> >
> Out. I took the end off, saw that the little flappy thing is going up
> and down as air passes through it, and decided that I'd reached the
> limit of my concertina-repairing prowess and needed an expert (there's a
> couple of other minor jobs that need doing).
>

When mine did that it turned out to be one of the little hard leather
squares that normally hold the short thumbstrap screws. It screwed itself
off then got into the slot and jammed the reed. If yours has done that one
of your thumbstrap screws might be loose.

Keith Cunningham wrote:
> "Steve Mansfield"  wrote in message
> news:Xmx5k.190502$zc6.36578@newsfe29.ams2...
>> Out. I took the end off, saw that the little flappy thing is going up
>> and down as air passes through it, and decided that I'd reached the
>> limit of my concertina-repairing prowess and needed an expert (there's a
>> couple of other minor jobs that need doing).
>>
> 
> When mine did that it turned out to be one of the little hard leather
> squares that normally hold the short thumbstrap screws. It screwed itself
> off then got into the slot and jammed the reed. If yours has done that one
> of your thumbstrap screws might be loose.
> 
> 

OK, ta, I'll have a look.

-- 
Steve Mansfield
Manchester, England
http://www.lesession.co.uk

"Peter Thomas" <peterdoubled@doubledemon.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message > 
Theo  Gibb at theboxplace.co.uk on Tyneside cropped up a lot when I was
> [1] looking for  box on ebay - people seemed pleased to say that he had 
> worked on theirs.
>>
> [1] Pokerworkto be on its way via Parcel Force.  I gather I need to make 
> the garage comfortable as a learning/practice zone.

I haven't noticed a mass exodus from Cheshire so assume that the learning 
curve isn't upsetting the neighbourhood too much! :)

Connie

In message , Connie Evans 
 writes
>
>"Peter Thomas" <peterdoubled@doubledemon.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message >
>Theo  Gibb at theboxplace.co.uk on Tyneside cropped up a lot when I was
>> [1] looking for  box on ebay - people seemed pleased to say that he had
>> worked on theirs.
>>>
>> [1] Pokerworkto be on its way via Parcel Force.  I gather I need to make
>> the garage comfortable as a learning/practice zone.
>
>I haven't noticed a mass exodus from Cheshire so assume that the learning
>curve isn't upsetting the neighbourhood too much! :)
>

Thank you, Connie.

Inevitably read as an exodus *from* Cheshire  - about 1910 in my family.

While the Pokerwork cannot be played silently, it may help that the 
immediate neighbour has worked in a noisy factory for some decades. 
Seriously, just have to watch who is in or out at the time. There are 
more-or-less predictable slots when I have the house to myself.

The instrument itself is, in my view, definitely designed by an 
engineer. Packs a tremendous amount into 21 treble and 8 bass buttons, 
and in the various instruction manuals I have  seem to be written by 
people who actually knew it inside out. Actually, the books  - Watson's 
and Mally's  - are a good deal better than manufacturers' manuals for 
some electronics.

Handed a print of the keyboard layout to a son who has an MPhys, designs 
stuff and says he doesn't 'know' music. After some seconds - 'the 
sequencing changes' - which has to be an understatement.

The other son did ask if the keyboard had been 'QWERTYed'. To slow it 
down? No.

Would undoubtedly have been easier if I'd started with it at least forty 
years ago. [Imagines trying to at the time. No.] Weird things happen, 
such as temporarily losing a tune on guitar on its transfer to melodeon.




-- 
Peter Thomas

At 10:18:38 on Thu, 26 Jun 2008, Connie Evans  wrote 
in :

>I haven't noticed a mass exodus from Cheshire so assume that the learning
>curve isn't upsetting the neighbourhood too much! :)

Connie, what on earth are you doing in Cheshire?  Just when we've got a 
bit of sun in Sussex, too...
-- 
Molly Mockford
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety - Benjamin Franklin
(My Reply-To address *is* valid, though may not remain so for ever.)

"Molly Mockford"  wrote in message 
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> At 10:18:38 on Thu, 26 Jun 2008, Connie Evans  wrote in 
> :
>
>>I haven't noticed a mass exodus from Cheshire so assume that the learning
>>curve isn't upsetting the neighbourhood too much! :)
>
> Connie, what on earth are you doing in Cheshire?  Just when we've got a 
> bit of sun in Sussex, too...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Molly Mockford" 
Newsgroups: uk.music.folk
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: English concertina repairer


> At 10:18:38 on Thu, 26 Jun 2008, Connie Evans  wrote in 
> :
>
>>I haven't noticed a mass exodus from Cheshire so assume that the learning
>>curve isn't upsetting the neighbourhood too much! :)
>
> Connie, what on earth are you doing in Cheshire?  Just when we've got a 
> bit of sun in Sussex, too...

No fear of me moving north Molly dear, I'm still happily soaking up the sun
Sussex.

I was referring to Pete's approximate locality.  He is the proud new owner
of Geoff's melodeon.

Moving swiftly on and trying to remain on topic....

....if anyone is interested in buying a lovely old Jones concertina I might
be in a position to negotiate.......  I trust Pete will provide references.
;)

-- 

Connie
replyto address is spamtrapped
replace news with my name

In message , Connie Evans 
 writes

......

>
>No fear of me moving north Molly dear, I'm still happily soaking up the sun
>Sussex.
>
>I was referring to Pete's approximate locality.

See below.

> He is the proud new owner
>of Geoff's melodeon.
>
Seller I bought from was  a certain Roger_Leeds

Would that be the same melodeon?



-- 
Peter Thomas

Puzzled of Godalming

"Peter Thomas" <peterdoubled@doubledemon.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message 
news:wrW6FkDMPRZIFwmS@godthoms.demon.co.uk...
> In message , Connie Evans 
>  writes
>
> ......
>
>>
>>No fear of me moving north Molly dear, I'm still happily soaking up the 
>>sun
>>Sussex.
>>
>>I was referring to Pete's approximate locality.
>
> See below.
>
>> He is the proud new owner
>>of Geoff's melodeon.
>>
> Seller I bought from was  a certain Roger_Leeds
>
> Would that be the same melodeon?

> Peter Thomas
>
> Puzzled of Godalming

 Nope...  now I'm the one who is confused!  Pete Thomas of Cheshire bought 
mine a few weeks ago as a result of my post requestion advice on valuations. 
He mentioned theboxplace.co.uk too.

It would appear that there are two of you and coincidentally both bought 
melodeons recently, both sent via Parcel Post in early June.

Never mind, you both appear to be happy with your new instruments

Connie

In message , Connie Evans 
 writes
>
>"Peter Thomas" <peterdoubled@doubledemon.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
>news:wrW6FkDMPRZIFwmS@godthoms.demon.co.uk...
>> In message , Connie Evans
>>  writes
>>
>> ......
>>
>>>
>>>No fear of me moving north Molly dear, I'm still happily soaking up the
>>>sun
>>>Sussex.
>>>
>>>I was referring to Pete's approximate locality.
>>
>> See below.
>>
>>> He is the proud new owner
>>>of Geoff's melodeon.
>>>
>> Seller I bought from was  a certain Roger_Leeds
>>
>> Would that be the same melodeon?
>
>> Peter Thomas
>>
>> Puzzled of Godalming
>
> Nope...  now I'm the one who is confused!  Pete Thomas of Cheshire bought
>mine a few weeks ago as a result of my post requestion advice on valuations.
>He mentioned theboxplace.co.uk too.
>
>It would appear that there are two of you and coincidentally both bought
>melodeons recently, both sent via Parcel Post in early June.
>
>Never mind, you both appear to be happy with your new instruments
>
Ah. Good. Both Pokerworks. Touch of the morphic resonance here. Hence 
the cross-post.

-- 
Peter Thomas