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Teddy & Freddie @ Orpington Folk Club 1998 "The White Hart"
Ted Handley
 
Ted @ Orpington Folk Club 2002 "The White Hart"Ted is one of three brothers Ted, Charlie and Dave Handley, known throughout the South East as Triality and before that, Trial And Error. Ted and Charlie were both regulars at the club and became residents, with Ted on accordion, Charlie on Trumpet or horn and occasionally Dave on electric bass. They brought with them an unusual, lively and refreshing approach to folk music.
Now that Dave and Charlie no longer live in the area and are unable to perform at the club,
Ted has teamed up with fellow accordionist Ivan. They call themselves Teddy 'N' Freddie.

FANTINI from Allodi accordions (1998-200)Fantini from ALODI

Ted has owned a number of accordions since he began playing them. The box on the right is an Italian make called Fantini which he obtained in early 1998 from ALLODI accordians.

It is a 96 Bass, 4 reed both hands instrument and is micked-up with a phantom powered Motorolla electret condenser microphone.


(1998-2000)

FANTINI from Allodi accordions (2000-2003)Fantini from ALODI

Again the accordion on the left is an Italian make called Fantini from ALLODI accordions and apart from the colour is exactly the same as the one above it. It has also been wired up for midi operation.

An accident in February temporarely put the FANTINI out of action. Ted had to use his EXCELSIOR seen below right. It has now been returned fully repaired from FANTINI and sports the manufactors name FANTINI.

(2000-2003)
EXCELSIOR Concert (2003)EXCELSIOR

Ted bought this Excelsior concert from a charity shop in Chislehurst in 2002 for £30. Although playable it has been brought up to speck by ALLODI accordions. It has taken nearly a year for the work to be carried out and well worth the wait and cost of renevation. He is currently playing it at gigs and the club.
It is a 120 bass, 4 voice accordion, with hand finished reeds and 2 Sennheiser MT04 mikes.

(2003-2003)

CRUCIANELLI April (2003)Crucianelli

Although from the photographs the EXCELSIOR appears to about the same size as the other accordions it is fact a lot bigger than all of them. It has been sold and replaced by the CRUCIANELLI.  Its versatility reads like a shopping list.

120 Bass, 4 treble keys, 13 treble couplers, 9 bass couplers, double cossotto, 3 voice mussette plus Dutch tuning, 4 voice treble, 5 voice bass and two MT04 Sennhieser mikes. It is also, I'm told by Ted, it's b***** heavy.
(2003-2004)

BUGARIBugari Champion Cassotto

120 bass 5 voice, Double cassotto,
fully decorated, MT04 microphones.

(2004-2005)

 

BRANDONI
Kingline professional compact
120 bass 5 voice + microphones

(2004-00?)

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Ciao from Sem

Italian made wireless, midi (reedless) accordion.
The accordion plays real sampled sounds of accordions and other instruments.  Layered sounds can be selected for additional sound complexity and fullness.  The bass hand can also play percussion instruments as well.

Ted Handley December 2009
Ivan North
 
Ivan North @ Orpington Folk Club 2001 "The White Hart" Ivan became a regular visitor to the club soon after it moved to the White hart in 1982. Ivan's taste in music is varied. He has played for a number of morris dance sides, folk and Ceilidh bands.
Ivan is a hoarder of accordions and has many instruments. He has dabbled in the manufacture of his own accordions made up of several others and tuned to his own specifacation. The accordion seen below was obtained with another very similar in colour and style but is a button accordion both were obtained in 1998 when on a trip to Italy.

 

Beltuna 96 (deep helikon bass) , 3 treblle reeds with musette tuningBeltuna from Castel Fidardo Italy

Manufactured by Beltuna and made in Castel Fidardo Italy.
It has 96 (deep Helikon bass) and 3 treble reeds with musette tuning.

 

 


(1998)

Zero Zette 120 bass, free bass accordionZero Zette

120 bass piano accordion with Free Bass.
This turns 4 rows of the left hand buttons into single notes, turning the left hand into a four row continental chromatic accordion.
This is used especially to play classical music.

MaugeinMaugein

(2007)