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Hi I have a 2 voice B/C Martin Quinn box for sale. 21 key, hand made reeds, swing tuned and basses in the modern Paolo Soprani layout. Never been out of the house and it's in as-new condition. It doesn't get played because I prefer my Paolo Soprani 3 v...

Quote from: Ross Dubois link=topic=32620.msg372022#msg372022 The Cairdin mini is a great box, powerful but very clear, if that makes any sense. I know a guy that's selling one in Ireland if that's of interest. It's a 2 voice C#/D. Be glad o...

A friend of mine has a C#D Cairdin mini that he likes so much that he has made a copy in BC.

Yes so the Pocket Melodeon is a tuning and it is based on the Shamrock model which is made by Seydel. It can be a bit confusing to begin with. Most music shops haven't been able to stock them yet as the Pocket Melodeon was released only 5 days ago

You can now send a single tune or all the tunes in the ABC editor directly from the ABC Transcription Tools to the ABC Anglo Concertina Fingering Player. This also makes it easy to open a tune in an interactive PDF tunebook created with the ABC Transcr...

Quote from: Fionn on Yesterday at 09:44:23 PM I once saw a fella at an Irish session playing a tiny little Cairdín, which sounded great. I came away thinking I'd be tempted if I ever saw one going secondhand. The Ca...

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I once saw a fella at an Irish session playing a tiny little Cairdín, which sounded great. I came away thinking I'd be tempted if I ever saw one going secondhand.

ah ok. i see. ive asked them what it would cost to ship to uk. website says 12E but im guessing there will import duties / handling etc on top. lets see

It is confusing. The Pocket Melodeon is grouped on the same Seydel catalog page as the Shamrock Octave but it has its own specific category/sub-heading. The PM seems to be available now only directly from Seydel.

Clément Guais is a really excellent maker (another protégé of Bertrand Guaillard) I hadn't quite realised what a superb player he is. Zonzon by Bruno le Tron https://youtu.be/udx0Hvy2qKs?

Thanks folks. I tried a few simple things when the problem first cropped up. But I was working in a barn on the floor with a multi-tool as the sun was setting, surrounded by cider-makers, children, contra-dancers, and members of a morris side. Eve...