Friday, January 27, 2012

Case for Sale


I have a new case, suitable for a concertina six & a half inches across the flats, for sale. This case is made for an instrument which is slightly larger than the concertinas I make, and would fit many Tedrows and Lachenals, etc. The purchaser can select the colour of the lining material as this has not yet been installed. It is padded and will be blocked to fit your instrument. It has the most secure locking mechanism which will never come open accidentally, once closed. It is similar (except for lining colour) to the case pictured here. Please contact me at fedgley@cogeco.ca if you are interested. SOLD

Monday, January 23, 2012

Something New--Brown Bellows



We though we would try something a bit different from the usual black bellows. This concertina has brown bellows, reminiscent of some of the Wheatstone bellows of the early 20th Century. Send me an e-mail and let me know if you like them. fedgley@cogeco.ca . I promise not to pester you with concertina ads.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Bubinga Tree of Life Special



This is a photo of one of our latest Tree on Life Special models. This particular instrument is bubinga with bloodwood trim on the body and bloodwood capping on the cut away handles. It will be travelling to the Czech Republic very soon. If you would like me to work with you to create a special instrument just for you, contact me at fedgley@cogeco.ca . We can work out a layaway plan.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Professional with a Professional

Please read the article in the "Celtic Life Magazine",( see http://www.celticlife.ca/index.php/Magazine/Winter-2012/Keeping-up-with-the-O-Brynes.html ) as another pair of professional musicians use an Edgley Profession Model concertina. Fergus O'Byrne was a member of the well-known Canadian East Coast group, "Ryan's Fancy," which was a popular TV programme based on weekly television performances on CBC. They also toured and performed across Canada and elsewhere, and both father and son Fergus O'Byrne continue to this day. The article does not specifically mention the concertina, but I made this one for them and it appears in the photo.

http://www.celticlife.ca/index.php/Magazine/Winter-2012/Keeping-up-with-the-O-Brynes.html

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Ebony with Curly Maple Concertina



This concertina was recently made with genuine ebony with curly maple trim on the body and curly maple capping on the handles. It will be sent off by FedEx or UPS sometime today, or tomorrow. I am really impressed with its tone and requested permission from its owner to use it on a recording I am in the process of making. This particular combination of woods make it another of the unique instruments to come from our shop. If you would like me to make an instrument which will be truly yours please contact me at fedgley@cogeco.ca .

Off to Moscow



This is a photo of a concertina which is on its way to Moscow. This will be the last bocote instrument until I can find some more of this distictive wood.
The concertina has arrived. These are comments from the new owner:
"Hello Frank
The concertina finally has arrived! So what can i say - i did not had much time to play it, but i can say - it looks and feels wonderful!I'm at work now and i can't wait to go home and play it more! :)"

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

A Recently Finished Concertina



These are photos of a recently finished curly maple concertina. The customer decided that matching handles would look nice.