Heritage #406

Destined for Ireland.....
UPDATE: The concertina has now arrived and I have received the following e-mail:

"I got the concertina today!
The concertina looks more beautiful than I expected, and the sound...I'm surprised about it.
Because it is quick response, it catches nuance of player's expression.
I felt like concertina sang a song when I played first time.
I will play this long time in my life and treat it carefully.
Really thank you so much for making the beautiful concertina.
Best Wishes,
N.K.

I appreciates feedback like this. Thank you, N.K.

Irish Concertina Band

Please check out a video of a concertina band on the west coast.....all playing Edgley Concertinas!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2SOvRNfVDw

North American Fleadh Winners

Just a short post with a recent e-mail from a customer. The name has been eliminated due to privacy concerns, but the rest of the e-mail speaks for itself.

"Frank,

Just wanted to let you know that A____ and her Edgley will be heading back to Derry for the Fleadh. She placed first in 15-18 concertina. I think the Under 12 winner also had an Edgley.
During a session on Saturday night it was like an Edgley convention. A-----, C----- and two older gentlemen were all playing your instruments."

#402 Heritage

This photo is a bit late getting on the site as I am working on 406 now. #402 was bound for the west coast. The purchaser requested very high handles on this one, and it required an additional brass strap hold down. In this photo, it has just been put together in the shop

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 RETAIL PRICE LISTS
Learning Materials
Concertina Instruction Book
“The Anglo Concertina, A Handbook of Tunes & Methods” with CD------------------$35

Session Tune Book
“Irish Traditional Melodies” 96 tunes with 2 CDs-------------------------------------------$38

Instructional DVD
“Frank Edgley’s How to Play the Concertina”----------------------------------------------$35

Music CDs
“Bridges”
- Irish traditional music featuring fiddle and concertina by Frank Edgley and others----$10

“The Anglo International”
-3 CD compilation with anglo concertina players from around the world featuring concertina greats Noel Hill, Mary MacNamara, Chris Sherburn, and more.
Includes 42 page colour insert ------------------------------------------------------------------$45

NEW CD! "Flee as a Bird" Tunes from Ireland, Scotland, Northumberland and Lancashire, played by Frank Edgley on concertinas of his own making.----$15

Taxes:
No taxes if shipped outside of Canada
Within Ontario add 13% HST
NB add 13% HST: BC add 12% HST, QC add 13%
Within Canada but outside of Ontario, QC, BC add 5%

Shipping:
Within North America:
One Item add $8
Each additional item add $5

To the UK and Ireland
One item $12
Each additional item add $5

Other destinations:
Cost on request.

Concertinas:
Frank Edgley Concertinas makes top quality handcrafted concertinas to each customer’s order. You will not find a concertina with a faster reed or button response. They are exceedingly well made and should last several generations. Concertinas made with hand-made Italian-style accordion reeds, and also with English-style concertina reeds. Please contact Edgley Concertinas at 519-991-3100 or e-mail me at fedgley@cogeco.ca or for a more detailed list of models and options. Ask about our new concertina-reeded Heritage Model. Price lists/order forms on request. Edgley Concertinas can be viewed at:
www.concertinas.ca and http://edgleyconcertinas.blogspot.com .

Payments:
Payment may be made by personal cheque, bank money order, cash, travellers cheque, Western Union or bank wire transfer, and now PAY PAL.

PAY PAL:
Books, CDs, and DVDs may be paid for using PAY PAL. Deposits on concertina purchases may be paid for using Pay Pal. Final Payments for concertinas must be made using other methods of payment.

Invoices and ordering:
Please send an e-mail to fedgley@cogeco.ca to order any items. I will send the invoice to you at your e-mail address. You will have the option of paying by PAY PAL or by other method. Please contact me if there are any questions at fedgley@cogeco.ca .

Update

I'm very pleased with the responses I have been getting about the new Heritage Model:

"Hello All,

Last summer, Frank Edgley announced he would be building a line of concertinas using traditional style reeds. I got to try his prototype and then put an order in for one. It recently arrived, #401, the first production model. I have been greatly enjoying this new concertina... It looks and sounds fantastic! He wanted it to sound as good as possible with nothing left to guesswork, so in addition to the traditional style reeds he cloned the reed pan geometry of a vintage Wheatstone Linota. I would say that it worked - the instrument has a wonderful tone. He does put his usual action mechanism on it, which I have always found to be so easy to play. It's very responsive. In terms of appearance, mine is mostly black, to look as traditional as possible, though there is just a bit of edge trim in Mexican Bocote to reveal it as something new. (However, he will do whatever exotic wood one would like.)" ---TL

"My new Heritage concertina sounds so sweet my wife is getting jealous."---DW

I have been playing the prototype almost exclusively for six months now. I'm very pleased! Production models have all had solid hardwood reedpans, and sound great. I made the prototype using birch aitcraft grade laminate as it was a prototype, and it sounds really good. However, the solid hardwood reedpans which I have used on all the production Heritage models (going to customers) sound better. Nevertheless, I used the prototype for all the St. Patrick's gigs, and I couldn't be more pleased with it's sound, especially as it was the first one.

Our Latest

Here is the latest Professional Model, fresh off the tuning table.....bookmatched cocobolo, hand-polished stainless grills. It will soon be off to a happy concertina player in Kilkenny, Ireland. Contact me at fedgley@cogeco.ca, or call 519-991-3100, on or after the last week of February, as I will be taking a short break, until then.