Paul Everett always wanted to play a Hayden Duet concertina, but new instruments can cost thousands of dollars and used ones are nearly impossible to find. So he did what anyone else would do: he built his own.
The result isn’t really a concertina — there are no bellows, reeds, or valves — it’s a MIDI keyboard with buttons arranged according to the Hayden Duet system. It’s no substitute for a real concertina, but it looks like a useful little practice gadget.
Check out Paul’s site for more photos and details, as well as some useful links if you’re interested in building your own MIDI device.
[Found via MAKE: Blog]
2 Comments:
Very funny this little MIDI concertina
by Sylvie JAMET on January 7th, 2007
Is there any literature available on how to build your own concertina
by J Louw on June 2nd, 2012