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27 December 2001

cornell-beginners A Beginner's Set of Duet Concertina Arrangements
by David Cornell
Six arrangements all in the key of C and progressing from easy to more difficult, with detailed comments on fingering and technique and a diagram of left hand bass pattersns. Includes: On Top of Old Smokey (two versions), Oh Susanna, The Battle Hymn of the Republic, Sweet Sixteen, and Scotland the Brave. 18 pages.
Posted 27 December 2001
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cornell-compendium Compendium of Arrangements for the Maccann Duet Concertina
by David Cornell
A single document containing forty-six intermediate to advanced arrangements plus an introduction to notation. (Includes all arrangements on this website.) 66 pages.
Posted 27 December 2001; last updated 02 November 2002
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cornell-ash-grove Ash Grove
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-au-clair-de-la-lune Au Clair de la Lune
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-barbara-allan Barbara Allen
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-boda-waltz Boda Waltz
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-cabri-waltz Cabri Waltz
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-captain-pugwash Captain Pugwash
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-coleraine Coleraine
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-country-gardens Country Gardens
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-dont-fence-me-in Don't Fence Me In
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-farewell-to-whiskey Farewell To Whiskey
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-frankie-and-johnnie Frankie and Johnnie
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-i-lost-my-love I Lost My Love
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-la-golondrina La Golondrina
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-loch-lomond Loch Lomond
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-metsakukkia Metsakukkia
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-moonlight-in-vermont Moonlight In Vermont
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-moon-river Moon River
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-parsons-farewell Parson's Farewell
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-pooles-hole Poole's Hole
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-prince-william Prince William
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-rheinlander Rheinlander
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-ruddigore-hornpipe Ruddigore Hornpipe
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-sir-sydney-smiths-march Sir Sydney Smith's March
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-staines-morris Staines Morris
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina. 27 January 2002: Updated with new alternatives for instruments that only go down to G in the right hand.
Posted 27 December 2001; last updated 27 January 2002
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cornell-summertime Summertime
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-swansea-town Swansea Town
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-the-cuckoos-nest The Cookoo's Nest
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-the-female-saylor The Female Saylor
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-the-leaving-of-liverpool-b-flat The Leaving of Liverpool (B-flat)
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-the-leaving-of-liverpool-c-maj The Leaving of Liverpool (C-maj)
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-the-water-is-wide The Water Is Wide
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-up-a-lazy-river Up a Lazy River
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-waltzing-matilda Waltzing Matilda
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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15 December 2001

cornell-homepage New Arrangements of Music for Maccann Duet Concertina
by David Cornell
Dirctory of contributions by David Cornell.
Posted 15 December 2001
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cornell-notation Notation for Concertina Arrangements
by David Cornell
An introduction to the notation used in David Cornell's arrangements for Maccann Duet concertina (available on this website).
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cornell-coventry-carol Coventry Carol (with comments)
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-have-yourself Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-joy-to-the-world Joy To The World
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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cornell-we-wish-you We Wish You A Merry Christmas
by David Cornell
Arrangement for Maccann Duet concertina.
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ica-library-site ICA Library
by Dave Bissett, Librarian
Library of the International Concertina Association, listing of music holdings which include about 150 arrangements for the Maccann Duet concertina and many arrangements for English concertinas. (Music is not yet available on the net, and can only be copied for members.)
Posted 15 December 2001
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15 November 2001

algar-homepage From Chris Algar’s Concertina Archives
by Chris Algar
Dirctory of contributions by Chris Algar.
Posted 15 November 2001
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gaskins-twelve-sided-wheatstone A Wheatstone Twelve-Sided 'Edeophone' Concertina with Pre-Maccann Chromatic Duet Fingering
by Neil Wayne, Margaret Birley, and Robert Gaskins
A duet concertina (serial no. 35074) with a unique fingering arrangement, made by Wheatstone in 1938, turns out to be a realization of a design from Wm. Wheatstone's patent of 1861. The instrument is twelve-sided, a Registered Design feature of Lachenal & Co., and it turns out to be one of at least sixteen twelve-sided instruments made by Wheatstone between 1934 and 1941. The instrument is now in the collection of the Horniman Museum, London. As published in The Free-Reed Journal 3 (2001): 3-17. This HTML version of the article adds a number of additional photographs and active links to many of the sources cited in the published article. Updated 15 August 2003: Footnote 11 updated to record that Randall C. Merris has located instrument serial #33301, another of the set of three twelve-sided 40-key Anglos.
Posted 15 November 2001; last updated 15 August 2003
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gaskins-twelve-sided-wheatstone-more-pics Additional Photographs to illustrate “A Wheatstone Twelve-Sided 'Edeophone' Concertina with Pre-Maccann Chromatic Duet Fingering”
by Neil Wayne, Margaret Birley, and Robert Gaskins
Twenty-five photographs of the exterior and interior of twelve-sided Wheatstone concertina #35074. Added for web publication.
Posted 15 November 2001
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hayden-fingering-systems Fingering Systems for Duet Concertina
by Brian Hayden
Overview of all the fingering systems for duet concertina which turned up in Hayden's review of prior art while preparing his own patent application. As published in Concertina Magazine (Australia) 16 (1986): 19-23; 17 (1987): 7-9; 18 (1987): 11-15; 19 (1987): 6-10.
Posted 15 November 2001
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chidley-duet-system The 'Duet' System, discussed by K. V. Chidley
by Kenneth V. Chidley
Review of the history of the duet concertina leading up to Chidley's own post-war "Chidley System". As published in World Accordion Review 6:3 (December 1950): 31-32. Also a differing version as reprinted with notes by Neil Wayne as K. V. Chidley, "The Duet Concertina--Its History and the Evolution of its Keyboard," Free Reed: The Concertina Newsletter 17 (Jan/Feb 1974): 15-17.
Posted 15 November 2001
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minting-house-of-wheatstone The House of Wheatstone 1750-1950
by Henry Minting
Brief overview of Wheatstone & Co. business history by its last manager, perhaps a draft with a view to use in a catalogue or similar publication. Unpublished manuscript (2 pp.), Horniman Museum Library, Wayne Archives, item no. C1065.
Posted 15 November 2001
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wayne-tommy-williams-interview The Tommy Williams Story
by Neil Wayne
Interview with Tommy Williams, Maccann Duet concertinist and former Lachenal employee. Published in three parts in Free Reed: The Concertina Newsletter, 3 (January 1972): 5–6; 5 (May 1972): 6–7; and 7 (August 1972): 10–12.
Posted 15 November 2001; last updated 15 January 2004
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rutterford-duet-tutor-fourth-ed A Practical and Comprehensive Tutor for the Duet Concertina
by Ernest Rutterford
The tutor for the Maccann Duet concertina which was published and sold by Wheatstone over a very long period. It does not contain the name "Maccann," but refers only to the Wheatstone Duet. (Wheatstone's Instructions for the Duet Concertina.) 4th ed. London: undated (1930's?). From an original owned by Chris Algar. 56 pages.
Posted 15 November 2001
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maccann-patent-1884 Improvements in Concertinas (1884)
by John Hill Maccann
British Patent No. 4752 of 1884, Provisional Specification (12 March 1884) and Complete Specification (18 November 1884) with two figures. 4 pages. The one and only patent dealing with the Maccann Duet concertina. Maccann's invention creates a fully chromatic Duet (capable of playing in all key signatures) based on the older diatonic Wheatstone “duett” system.
Posted 15 November 2001
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maccann-concertinists-guide The Concertinist's Guide
by John Hill Maccann
The Most Simple Modern Methods; How to Play Correctly, With or Without a Tutor 8vo. London: Howard & Co., 1888. Images from a microfilm of a copy at the Bodleian Library, replacing a British Library copy destroyed in World War II. (Former British Library shelfmark D-7808.c.14.(14.), replaced by British Library microfilm Mic.A. 10532(4), Bodleian Shelfmark 17426 e 3(2).) Also a full transcription which is searchable in the Adobe PDF reader. 50 pages.
Posted 15 November 2001
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wheatstone-patent-1829 Improvements in the Construction of Wind Musical Instruments (1829)
by Charles Wheatstone
British Patent No. 5803 of 1829, Specification (19 December 1829) with forty-five figures. 10 pages. "Improvements in the Construction of Wind Musical Instruments". The first of the Wheatstone patents to show a concertina, even though the word is not used in this specification.
Posted 15 November 2001
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wheatstone-patent-1844 Improvements in the Action of the Concertina, &c. by Vibrating Springs (1844)
by Charles Wheatstone
British Patent No. 10041 of 1844, Specification (7 August 1844) with eighteen figures. 24 pages. "Improvements in the Action of the Concertina, &c. by Vibrating Springs". The most important of the concertina patents, establishing the characteristic features of the English concertina.
Posted 15 November 2001
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wheatstone-patent-1861 Improvements in Concertinas, &c. (1861)
by William Wheatstone
British Patent No. 2289 of 1861, Provisional Specification (14 September 1861) and Specification (14 March 1862) with thirty-three figures. 38 pages. "Improvements in Concertinas, &c.". Improvements on the preceding concertina patents, including a duet arrangement which reappears eighty years later in one of the "Wheatstone Edeophones".
Posted 15 November 2001
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concertina-connection-site Concertina Connection
by Wim Wakker
With the goal of reintroducing the English concertina into classical music, this site features articles on playing skills (beginner to advanced) with music scores, sound files, and photographs. The site offers new Geuns-Wakker concertinas and restored vintage instruments, extensive restoration services and replacement parts, and re-published Victorian and contemporary sheet music. There are a number of MP3 sound files of older Wheatstone and Lachenal concertinas.

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Posted 15 November 2001
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concertina-net-site Concertina.net
by Paul Schwartz
The discussion forum on this site is the most popular spot on the web for news, announcements, and general conversation about concertinas of all types. Other contributed articles focus especially on Anglo concertinas and the Irish music often played on Anglos, but there are historical essays and photographs dealing with concertinas of all types. Also a large database of tunes (sheet music and MIDI sound files), and reports of people's experiences in buying concertinas.

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concertina-faq-site Concertina FAQ
by Chris Timson
Itself a part of the history of concertinas on the internet, this FAQ dates back to 1995 and is updated once or twice a year. Its “Frequently Asked Questions” deal with basic questions that occur to anyone new to concertinas, and it offers generally reliable answers. There are mini-directories in several categories which are good starting points to look for further information, including postal addresses for a number of people and organizations not easy to find on the web.

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Posted 15 November 2001
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barleycorn-concertinas-site Barleycorn Concertinas
by Chris Algar
Barleycorn is a widely-trusted source to buy concertinas—Anglo, English, or Duet. Chris Algar has been in business for over 25 years, and has delivered many thousands of fully-restored vintage instruments. He numbers most serious concertinists worldwide among his regular customers, but also offers reliable buying advice to beginners, using email and export couriers for global delivery on approval. The site includes samples from his archives of historical documents.

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23 June 2001

gaskins-late-wheatstone-anglos Wheatstone Anglos with Serial Numbers 50,000+
by Robert Gaskins
Between 1938 and 1974 Wheatstone & Co. manufactured concertinas in two parallel series of serial numbers; Englishes and Duets were given numbers #3XXXX, and Anglos were given numbers #5XXXX. During these 37 years Wheatstone manufactured about 2,129 Englishes and Duets, with serial numbers from about #34955 through #37083, and some 9,498 Anglos, with serial numbers from #50001 through #59498. Yet, for unknown reasons, this vast population of late Wheatstone Anglos with #50000+ numbers are not seen nearly as often as one would expect. The original version of this article appeared on the net at concertina.net, and at Concertina FAQ.
Posted 23 June 2001
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15 February 2001

gaskins-chords-maccann How to Play Chords on Any Maccann Duet Concertina
by Robert Gaskins
Explains how to play chords to accompany songs on Maccann Duet concertinas of any size and from any period. Intended for beginners, assumes no knowledge of musical notation or theory. Includes a chord chart suitable for the lid of a concertina case. 51 pages.
Posted 15 February 2001
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