RustyBits Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I've been playing my Herrington for 3 or so years and love it. Recently I've been thinking about looking for something that is a step up. . . maybe even ordering a Dipper. When I tried a Dipper I noticed that the buttons go in to be pretty much flush with the end plates. On my Herrington the buttons stick up 1/8 of an inch. What do other concertina buttons do? It seems like buttons that go in all the way would allow for quicker finger transitions. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 It seems like buttons that go in all the way would allow for quicker finger transitions. How so? I would think that a button which travels further from start to stop would slow down your playing. For fast playing with the button top stopping near flush with the end, you would want a relatively short button, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Edgley Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Colin told me he usually makes the buttons about 1/10th of an inch above the grills when depressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Madge Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I don't like buttons that depress to a position nearer that about 1/8th inch as I find that I can end up hitting the end with my finger nails, particularly on nearer buttons as the "attack" angle increases. You can see the results of this on some older concertinas which have semi-circular dents above the buttons. I've even seen this on metal ended concertinas! Robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyBits Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 It sounds like my Herrington buttons are similar to a new Dipper. The Dipper I tried belonged to a fellow down in the Portsmouth, N.H. area. Maybe it was just very well worn or he had made some adjustment. I did LOVE the bellows action on his Dipper. It was like warm butter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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