The Jackie and Jack are 30 key english system concertinas, developed in Europe by the Concertina Connection and produced, using partly European parts, exclusively for the concertina connection and to their 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.
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Jackie concertina package. $400 (residence
outside EEC !)
Shipping address within EEG region price is Euro 260,-
Price includes:
Shipping address within EEG region price is Euro 260,-
Price includes:
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Sound files played on the Jackie from the Tutor:
"Kelsterne Gardens" (MP3 60kb)
Sound files played on the Jack baritone from the Tutor:
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:
Tutor
The instrument comes with an easy to understand
47 page tutor available in English and German, specially written
for this instrument.
It will teach you the basics of playing concertina and 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.).