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 Chemnitzer concertina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Chemnitzer concertina is a musical instrument of the hand-held bellows-driven free-reed category, sometimes called squeezeboxes, although some performers consider the term "squeezebox" to be derogatory.
Like other concertinas, the buttons travel in a direction approximately parallel to the motion of the bellows, whereas the keys and buttons of an accordion move roughly perpendicular to the motion of the bellows.
The Chemnitzer concertina has been predominantly used in folk music, especially Polka music played in Central and Eastern Europeans and by nineteen- and twentieth century immigrants to the United States from those regions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chemnitzer_concertina   (780 words)

  
 Chemnitzer Concertina
A cousin to the Chemnitz concertina is the bandonion.
The first recording of either the concertina or accordion by a Polish artist is hard to trace as Columbia records did not begin a separate numbering system for their ethnic recordings series until 1908.
The concertina was introduced to the Buffalo, New York area by the late Matthew Pajakowski.
www.polamjournal.com /polka/chemnitz.html   (2975 words)

  
 History
In the early history of the of the Chemnitzer Concertina, Poles and Czechs, working in the German mines, became familiar with the instrument, and brought the it back to their home countries.
The Chemnitzer concertina is still played in the Chemnitz region of Germany, and thrives today in the United States where it's very popular with Polka bands from the East Coast to the Midwest.
Chemnitzer Concertinas are available in every key, but "C" and "Bb" are the most poplar.
concertina.home.mchsi.com /concertina/history.htm   (578 words)

  
 Instruction Manuals for the English, Anglo, and Duet Concertina: An Annotated Bibliography
As for the duet concertina, all nine publications are from the United Kingdom, the earliest being Joseph Warren’s 1855 tutor for the “double concertina” (D8).
Recently, however, tutors for the Anglo concertina have moved away from tablature, and four of the five most recent Anglo concertina tutors are written in standard musical notation with little, if any, accompanying tablature.
Berbiguier (1782–1838), a French-born flutist, was among the best-known composers for the flute in the early eighteenth century.
www.concertina.com /merris/bibliography   (3315 words)

  
 Docs.Rage.Net: /faq/music/squeezebox/concertina-faq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Concertina bands were formed, playing marches and other popular pieces (and commemorated to this day by the Concertina Brewery, who brew in the cellar of the old Mexborough Concertina Band Club in South Yorkshire).
CHEMNITZER CONCERTINAS These should be included in that, even though they have a totally different evolution to Charles Wheatstone's invention, their players refer to them as concertinas.
I asked the concertina maker Colin Dipper whether it would be possible to fit mikes permanently within the body of a concertina, but he advised that this would probably have a detrimental effect on the overall sound of the instrument.
docs.rage.net /faq/music/squeezebox/concertina-faq   (8991 words)

  
 Bandoneons and Chemnitzer Concertinas
However, they are true concertinas, distinguished from accordions by having no chord buttons, and by having the button travel parallel to the plane of the bellows travel.
Chemnitzers are quite popular in the American Midwest, especially around the Great Lakes region, where they are commonly referred to simply as "concertinas".
The Star Concertina Corporation, in the Chicago area, is one of the most famous of the Chemnitzer manufacturers.
www.klezmusic.com /sbx-info/sbx-bando.html   (422 words)

  
 Concertina
The concertina is a small accordion-like free-reed instrument that comes in a variety of styles and systems.
Nowadays, the Anglo is the favored concertina for traditional Irish and English folk dance music, while the English concertina, always considered to be more of a middle-class "parlor" instrument, is also being used for traditional music, thanks to the '60s Folk Revival.
This is one of the earliest photographs of an "Anglo" concertina.
www.shlomomusic.com /Concertina.htm   (369 words)

  
 Concertina FAQ: Types of Concertina
The anglo concertina (or to give it its original name, the Anglo-German concertina) was developed soon after the English, using as a model the diatonic German instruments which were also the ancestors of the melodeon and harmonica.
In fact the Chemnitzer concertina was invented in 1834 in Chemnitz in Germany by Carl Friedrich Uhlig.
It is related to the bandoneon, being approximately the same size and shape, square or slightly rectangular; the treble end of a Chemnitzer concertina usually has three rows, and in layout is not unlike an anglo.
www.concertina.info /tina.faq/conc-typ.htm   (1669 words)

  
 Types of accordions and how they work - Concertinas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Concertinas have a unique shape, ranging from four to twelve sides (in cross-section).
Concertinas have two keyboards, one at each end of the instruments bellows.
Duet Concertinas enables the player to play a melody line in the right hand and an accompaniment in the left hand (similar to that of a standard bass accordion).
www.accordions.com /index/how/cnt/how_cnt.shtml   (617 words)

  
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Minnesota is the center of concertina activity in North America.
The Chemnitzer style concertina is still being built here by a number of skilled craftsmen.
Chemnitzer Concertina Scholarships are now available to assist those that are interested in learning to play the Chemnitzer Concertina.
www.concertinaclub.com   (136 words)

  
 Chemnitzer concertina - Squeezebox - A Wikia wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Chemnitzer concertina - Squeezebox - A Wikia wiki
The German concertina arrived in the US in the hands of East European immigrants.
The 38-button "Chemnitzer" layout became the standard, which is why these concertinas are called a "Chemnitzers" in the US.
squeezebox.wikia.com /wiki/Chemnitzer_concertina   (251 words)

  
 Concertina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To a player proficient in one of these systems, a concertina constructed according to a different system may be quite unfamiliar.
Duet system concertinas are unisonoric (each key produces the same note on press and draw).
The most common duet systems for concertina are the McCann System and the Crane system (also adopted by the Salvation Army under the name Triumph).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Concertina   (1013 words)

  
 Other things called Concertinas
There are other things in the world called "concertinas", and quite often those who know of those as "concertinas" know nothing of the English-made instruments which I consider to be a concertina (and vice-versa).
The most extreme examples of these are the Bandoneons and Chemnitzers (distinguished by the arrangement of the keys, but otherwise similar.) Above is my chemnitzer, which was acquired when I followed a classified ad for a "Concertina".
This is far more gaudy than the typical English concertina, though depending on the style of performance you prefer, this may be what you want.
www.d-and-d.com /tinas/other.html   (849 words)

  
 Eagle Concertina
The name Star would be simple, catchy, easy to say, and stars could be engraved on the concertina and used as their trade mark.
All the concertinas manufactured during this time were chemnitzer concertinas fitted with long plate reeds, hand made by Walter Sr.
was showing a new Eagle concertina to a group of musicians during the annual concertina jam session in Union, Michigan.
www.rcrescent.com /eagle_concertina.htm   (594 words)

  
 Concertina
Anyone interested in the concertina is welcome to attend, regardless of whether or not you have an instrument or know how to play one.
Daniel Hersh has played Anglo concertina for over 20 years, playing for Irish, contra and English country dances, in concert performances for adults and children and in recording studios.
Riggy Rackin is the leading English concertina player in the Bay Area, with many, many perfomances and several recordings to his name (see http://riggy.com).
www.sffolkfest.org /2006/performers_and_workshops/mw_Daniel_Hersh.html   (153 words)

  
 ConcertinaMusic.com - The Chemnitzer Concertina Web Site
It is modeled after the Echo Concertina, except it is made almost completely out of transparent materials.
This concertina is not only a priceless piece of art, but a smooth playing musical instrument as well.
You will also find information on chemnitzer concertina clubs, honorary organizations and people associated with the instrument; a brief history of the chemnitzer, a database of manufacturer records, documentation of recent instrument sales transactions and more.
www.concertinamusic.com   (453 words)

  
 Buying A Chemnitzer - Concertina.net Discussion Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It's close enough to in tune for me to enjoy playing it at home but maybe not close enough for me to play it elsewhere...and at least some of the leathers have curled and will need to be replaced at some point.
Old Chemnitzers often show up on ebay, usually sold by antique or "junk shop" dealers who have little knowledge about music or instruments.
I got far enough on it to confirm that I really wanted to learn Chemnitzer, but the action kept coming apart in new places and I had to make a choice about whether to learn and put a good deal of time into Chemnitzer repair or buy a better one.
www.concertina.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=3649   (375 words)

  
 Origin Of Chemnitzer - Concertina.net Discussion Forums
Chemnitz is Akron OH's sister city and I had opportunity to meet musicians, woodworkers, and other craftspeople from Chemnitz, but none of them knew the answer to this obscure concertina question.
Yes, it did; the anglo and the chemnitzer share the same German ancestry.
where there is a good timeline showing the development of the Chemnitzer and the proto-anglo 'German concertina'.
www.concertina.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=3146   (240 words)

  
 Subject: [rec.music.makers.squeezebox] Concertina FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The already-existing family musical instrument firm of Wheatstone & Co switched over to manufacturing concertinas, each one expensively hand-made by highly skilled craftsmen, and at first the concertina was very much an instrument of the middle and upper class drawing room.
I used to say that buying new means either buying a mass-produced concertina from Stagi and others, or commissioning a hand-made concertina from the likes of Steve Dickinson or C & R Dipper.
Australia Geuns Concertina The Dutch maker Harry Geuns (previously Contact via:- known for his bandoneons) is now Concertina Connection making 48-button English concertinas Jan de Withof 15, using accordion reeds for a cost of 5709 AM Helmond Euro 2000.00.
omicron.felk.cvut.cz /FAQ/articles/a5009.html   (8495 words)

  
 ConcertinaMusic.com - The Polish Fireball
My family cherishes the many ethnic traditions that have been handed down through the generations, including the enjoyment of Polish-American music and the chemnitzer concertina.
My father, Stanley Yagelski, is a very talented concertina musician and a member of the World Concertina Congress Hall of Fame.
I now live in Virginia and continue to play the concertina for my own enjoyment, to entertain family and friends, and for the occasional public performance.
www.concertinamusic.com /sbox/fireball.html   (266 words)

  
 [rec.music.makers.squeezebox] Concertina FAQ
The already-existing family musical instrument firm of Wheatstone and Co switched over to manufacturing concertinas, each one expensively hand-made by highly skilled craftsmen, and at first the concertina was very much an instrument of the middle and upper class drawing room.
I used to say that buying new means either buying a mass-produced concertina from Stagi and others, or commissioning a hand-made concertina from the likes of Steve Dickinson or C and R Dipper.
Bob Tedrow who owns the E-mail hmi@scott.net store teaches concertina and has his own WWW page at:- http://hmi.homewood.net House of Musical Traditions As well as buying and selling, they 7040 Carroll Ave also teach concertina.
www.cs.uu.nl /wais/html/na-dir/music/squeezebox/concertina-faq.html   (8964 words)

  
 Jax RCFB Free Reed Musical Instruments Page
The primary focus is on the hand-held bellows-driven free reed instruments: accordion and concertina.
Chemnitzer Information from Loren Schaeffler has fingering charts, explanations, sound samples, and images of this bisonoric duet concertina of the American Midwest.
The Maccann Duet Concertina documents one of the classic fingering systems of Duet concertina and is a fabulous resource for detailed research in concertina history.
www.well.com /~jax/rcfb/freereed.html   (2906 words)

  
 The J-Walk Blog: Concertina Pandemonium (Comments)
These are Chemnitzers, usually used for oom-pah polka music up in the Midwest.
The concertina for shanties or Irish music is usually, but not always, an Anglo, the push-pull squeezebox the pirates use (this is of course Hollywood folklore).
The English concertina was first used for concert and music hall, too snooty for folk music.
j-walkblog.com /index.php?/weblog/comments/concertina_pandemonium   (346 words)

  
 DoN Nichols' links page
A treatment of the internals of accordions, by hans.palm@mailbox.swipnet.se (Hans Palm) somewhat as I treat the internals of concertinas.
Concertinas at Whitney an annual set of gatherings for the teaching and sharing of concertina (And other instruments) music.
Bandonion and Concertina Maker Dutch maker of Anglos and English system (using modified accordion reeds).
www.d-and-d.com /tinas/links.html   (632 words)

  
 Accordion Links: Instruments
The main objective of The Concertina Connection is the reintroduction of the concertina in classical music.
Dan Melander's Concertina and Stumpf Fiddle appreciation page in which a concertina is a Chemnitzer, of course.
Theodore Kloba's The (Chemnitzer) Concertina Novice with keyboard layouts and scales charts, pictures of the inside of a Chemnitzer, and for a comparison, a page with pictures of other types of free-reed instruments.
www.accordionlinks.com /instrument.cfm   (2180 words)

  
 DIRECTORY - MUSIC CONCERTINA - ARTS AND MUSIC CONCERTINA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
»Chemnitzer Concertina - Photos and links collected by concertina maker Christy Hengel of Minnesota and his friend Loren Schaeffler.
»Concertina Library - Documents for the study of English, Anglo, and Duet concertinas: history, instruction books, sheet music, patents, technical papers, rare periodicals, and new research by many leading scholars.
»The MacCann Duet Concertina - Authoritative source for the instrument patented in 1884 by John Hill MacCann.
www.themusichype.com /dir/Arts/Music/Instruments/Squeezebox/Concertina   (316 words)

  
 Baldoni Accordions
The Concertina pertains to the family of free reed instruments, most noted by the Accordion.
Development of the Concertina was around 1830 by an Englishman named Wheatstone, an expert in acoustical physics.
Rectangular in shape similar to the Chemnitzer concertina.
www.baldoni.com /Concertina_Facts.html   (348 words)

  
 The (Chemnitzer) Concertina Novice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
If you're not sure where to go, try the Chemnitzer Basics and FAQ, which will explain what a Chemnitzer Concertina is.
The featured site, squeezebox.wikia.com includes a description of the entire spectrum of hand-held, bellows-driven free-reed instruments, which includes the Chemnitzer.
"To buy a Concertina is a good investment for any young man, to study and play it, is the best employment of his spare time." —Henry Silberhorn, Instructor for the Concertina.
www.geocities.com /heytud   (72 words)

  
 ConcertinaMusic.com - Chemnitzer Concertina History
The following articles provide historic information regarding the invention, evolution and application of the chemnitzer concertina.
History of the Chemnitzer Concertina* Author, Dan Melander
The History of the Chemnitz Concertina* Author, Steve Litwin
www.polishfireball.com /sbox/history.html   (118 words)

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