9. 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 

The Button Box                  Dealers in new and
P.O. Box 372                    second-hand instruments.
42 Amherst Rd                   Particular interest in duets.
Sunderland, MA 01375            Good people. (Also see section 8).
USA                             WWW pages at:-
Phone (413) 665 7793            http://www.buttonbox.com
E-mail 

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         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                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 

Lark In The Morning             Dealers in new and second-hand
PO Box 1176                     instruments
Mendocino                       Has WWW page at:-
California 95460                http://www.larkinam.com
USA
Phone (707) 964-5569            
E-mail 

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. 
St.John's Works                 Specialises in folk instruments
St.John's Place                 and usually have a good stock of
Cleckheaton                     new and second-hand concertinas
BD19 3RR                        Sometimes has a stand at UK folk
England                         festivals. WWW pages at:-
Phone 01274 879768              http://www.the-music-room.com/
E-mail