New Instruments for Immediate Sale 2010/05/03.

Send me an e-mail if you would like to learn more about these concertinas. fedgley@cogeco.ca

New Instrument(s) coming up for sale

It's been a while since my last entry. Sorry about that, but the shop has been very busy. Available immediately is a nice Sapele C/G Wheatstone instrument---seven fold bellows, performer's model, stainless grills with raised edges. It is a great player, with a very nice refined tone.
Also, I have a new wooden-ended concertina for sale. It is the first wooden-ended instrument with the "Tree of Life" design to be made in my shop. It is a professional model and has a beautiful woody sound. I really like the ways it plays and sounds so I offer it for sale with great reluctance. The wood is pau ferro. The grain is oriented at an angle, giving it a windswept or stormy appearance-----seven deep fold bellows, dark bushing around black buttons, ebony capped pau ferro handles.
Pictures of both instruments will appear in a day or so at this site. If interested, please contact me by e-mail at fedgley@cogeco.ca. Both instruments available immediately.

Dark Cocobolo Concertina Sold

The dark cocobolo instrument has been sold and will be flying off to County Galway on Monday. Coming up will be an African Sapele instrument. At this stage, it could be configured with standard or angled reedpan. It is a metal-ended instrument with C/G fingering, seven deep-fold bellows. Pictures to follow as it is not ready for photos, yet. Contact me at fedgley@cogeco.ca .

Parsippany New Jersey

I will be travelling to the Comhaltas Convention in Parsippany New Jersey, on April 9and 10 to show some of my instruments. Here, anyone will have the opportunity to stop by and chat, have a tune or two, and try out my concertinas. There may also be other makers showing instruments at the Parsippany Hilton, on those days. Hope to see you there! You can Google Comhaltas Convention 2010 for more details.

Edgley Concertinas Used on CD in Ireland

I recently made two concertinas for a concertina player in Ireland. One of the instruments I made for Sean is a G/D and one is a C/G. Sean O'Dwyer is a very good player, although not known on this side of the Atlantic. His style is very different than the Clare style of playing that we mostly hear. The CD contains polkas and slides, typical of the music from the Beara Penninsula, as well as some tune types we hear seldom---flings, two steps etc. His style is also more like the music we would hear in Cork and Kerry especially from box players in the Slieve Luacra region. When listening to Sean's CD I can easily imagine him fitting in quite well with players the likes of Johnny O'Leary. I am especially pleased that he chose to use two of my concertinas exclusively on this CD. I would recommend this CD to anyone who likes lively Irish music and the style of music from this region. Contact me if you would like to obtain this CD.

Dark Cobolo Concertina for Immediate Sale

These are pictures of the cobolo concertina mentioned in my last post. Very mellow tone, seven deep-fold bellows, C/G Jeffries fingering. This instrument is available immediately. Contact me at fedgley@cogeco.ca .

New Cocobolo concertina available NOW

This is a fine looking & playing concertina. It has C/G Jeffries fingering. The wood is a very dark cocobolo.---polished stainless ends. No Canadian taxes if shipped out of country and no taxes or duties if shipped to the USA. Pictures to follow.