Item Type: Tutor - Anglo ConcertinaSummaryFull Description: Tutor for the British-style Anglo Concertina: A fragmentary copy
of “Roylance’s Concertina Tutor for the Anglo-German
concertina”. Two further Roylance Tutors are at
Items NC.5.4.1-013
and
NC.5.4.1-014
. Charles George Roylance (c. 1840–?) was a musical instrument
dealer, concertina performer-teacher, and author-publisher of tutors for
English and Anglo concertina and other instruments. Most banjos and
concertinas marketed under his name were actually made by other firms. He
sponsored at least one contest—“ Mr. C. Roylance’s
English Concertina Contest, Cambridge Hall, Oxford Street” (July
5th, 1870), and a large pewter trophy from that very contest is
Item NC.4.9-001
in the Collection, and has the engraving “Presented to Mr W J
Corton, by the Umpires, for the best-played Concertina solo at Mr. C
Roylance’s Concertina Contest at the Cambridge Hall, Newman Street,
Oxford Street, July 5th 1870.” Source Catalogue No: The Concertina Museum: 5.4.2-004 |
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