9 Concertina Shops and Dealers
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This article is from the Concertina FAQ, by Chris Timson chris@harbour.demon.co.uk with numerous contributions by others.
9 Concertina Shops and Dealers
This list is not exhaustive and I would welcome further information.
Barleycorn Concertinas Carries a very good range of second
Chris Algar hand concertinas, and also sells
67 Little Chell Lane new Button Box and other concertinas.
Tunstall Has a reputation second to none.
Stoke on Trent WWW pages at:-
ST6 6LZ http://www.concertina.co.uk
England
Phone 01782 851449
E-mail barleycorn@concertina.co.uk
The Button Box Dealers in new and
9 East Pleasant Street second-hand instruments.
Amherst MA 01002 Particular interest in duets.
USA Good people. (Also see section 8).
Phone (413) 549-0171 WWW pages at:-
E-mail squeeze@buttonbox.com http://www.buttonbox.com
Concertina Connection Probably the only dealer in the
Wim Wakker Netherlands. Also publish many reprints
Jan de Withof 15 from the Victorian repertoire, do
5709 AM Helmond repair work and are involved in
Netherlands education and many other pies. See
Phone +31 492 513611 section 10 for more details.
Email wwakker@tref.nl
Hobgoblin Music Probably the biggest dealer in new
17 The Parade and second-hand concertinas in the
Northgate UK. Own brand Gremlin concertinas
Crawley mostly contain Stagi-made reed-pans,
West Sussex RH10 2DT though some anglos are made by A. C.
England Norman using Antonelli accordion
Phone 01293 515858 reeds, and are significantly better.
E-mail post@hobgoblin.co.uk Also has several shops across England
and in Minnesota in the US. WWW for
both UK and US at:-
http://www.hobgoblin.com/
Homewood Musical Instrument Co Sells a good range of concertinas,
3027 Central Avenue including Stagi concertinas and a
Birmingham surprising number of fine English-
Alabama made instruments. The Stagis are
USA frequently substantially rebuilt and
Phone (205) 879-4868 improved. 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.
Takoma Park MD 20912 WWW page with some excellent info and
USA concertina buying advice at:-
Phone (301) 270-9090 http://www.hmtrad.com
E-mail hmtrad@hmtrad.com
Lark In The Morning Dealers in new and second-hand
PO Box 1176 instruments. Has WWW page at:-
Mendocino http://www.larkinam.com
California 95460
USA
Phone (707) 964-5569
E-mail larkinam@larkinam.com
Marcus Music Usually has a good range of second-
Tredegar House hand instruments. Sometimes has a
Newport stand at UK folk festivals. Also
Gwent makes anglos (see section 8).
Wales WWW pages at:-
Phone 01633 815612 http://www.marcusmusic.co.uk
The Music Room Formerly Dave Mallinson Music.
35 Bradford Road Specialises in folk instruments
Cleckheaton and usually have a good stock of
West Yorksire new and second-hand concertinas
BD19 3JN Sometimes has a stand at UK folk
England festivals. WWW pages at:-
Phone 01274 879768 http://www.the-music-room.com/
E-mail post@the-music-room.com
SqueezinArt Produce T-shirts, mugs and all sorts of
P.O. Box 2001 things related to squeezeboxes, including
Rockville, MD 20847-2001 concertinas.
Phone (301) 279 8716
E-mail squznart@laser.net
Windband Specialise in woodwind, brass and folk
9 Greyfriars Road instruments. Say that they usually
Shrewsbury have 15 - 20 concertinas in stock and
SY3 7EN the proprietor Mike Dutton plays the
England English concertina. WWW page at:-
Phone 01743 367482 www.yell.co.uk/sites/windband-instruments
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