The
Jackie and Jack are 30 key english
system concertinas, designed and developed by the
Concertina Connection inc. and
produced, using partly European parts, exclusively for us
to our specifications in
China.
Both instruments are
identical in appearance and sound, but differ in compass. The Jackie is
a treble
concertina, with a range comparable to a violin. The Jack is a baritone
concertina. It
has the same fingering as the Jackie, but sounds one octave
lower.
Jackie concertina
package. $395.00
Price includes:
- Treble concertina: 30 keys, ranging from G
below middle C to thesecond
C
above middle C,
Fully chromatic.
- Tutor, especially written for this instrument
- Gig bag
- shipping within the USA
Jack baritone concertina package. $395.00
Price includes:
- Baritone concertina: 30 keys,
ranging from the
second G below middle C
to the first C above
middle C. Fully chromatic.
- Tutor, especially written for this instrument
- Gig bag
-
shipping within the USA
For Whom The concertina is a wonderful versatile
instrument, that is relatively easy to learn and suitable for
all kinds of music,
ranging from folk tunes, to pop music, jazz and classical music. Because of its
small size it is very portable, and it blends perfectly with other instruments.
The relatively high price of vintage
concertinas and ‘mid priced’ new models, has kept many
prospective players from
trying the concertina.
Both Jackie and Jack have been developed to cater to this group of
potential players. They are the
perfect instrument for anyone interested in
trying out the concertina without having to invest a
large amount of money to
purchase that first instrument.
The Jackie and Jack have been developed
especially for beginning players on the English
concertina. Although the
instruments are perfectly capable of meeting the requirements of
intermediate
players, we understand that many players might want to upgrade to a vintage or
new
instrument later on.
With this in mind, we made all the important features, such as key board lay
out, spacing of the
keys, key diameter, key travel (the height of the keys),
number of bellows folds, type of thumb
straps, etc. identical to traditional
English concertinas, to assure a smooth transition to a higher
class concertina
later on.
Both Jackie and Jack english concertinas have a
traditional riveted action, normally only found
in expensive hand made
instruments. The action is designed by us and makes the instrument
'feel'
much like a high priced vintage instrument.
Specifications:
Traditional
keyboard layout (the Jack sounds one octave
lower than
notated), spacing, key diameter and key travel
(key height).
6 fold bellows
traditional thumb straps.
Accordion type steel reeds.
Soft bag.
Tutor The instrument comes with an easy to understand 47 page tutor, especially written
for this
instrument.
It will teach the basics of playing concertina, music notation, rhythm,
music theory,
etc..
The tutor is suitable for both self
study and for use in formal lessons (e.g. music schools,
private instruction,
etc.).
