Hohner International D40/80/6lt

[Johannes]

I just bought the Hohner International D40/80/6LT concertina and would like to find out more about it.

 

Does anyone know where it would scale between entry level and pro? What would be a good price for it or any other information about it?

 

I'm just starting to learn how to play it.

 

Thanks for all the help

 

I looked at some other models and it look to me like the

D could stand for the D-key and the

40 could be the number of total buttons and the

80 could be the number of total keys and the

6 is the number of fold

and the L could stand for Leather

but have no clue what the T stands for

Edited April 7, 2006 by Johannes

[Ken_Coles]

I'm not sure every letter in the model name means something. And why not in German, rather than English? In decent condition I've seen these 40-button models go for 300-500 USD (used) where I am (northeast US). Construction is (to me) entry-level, though having 40 buttons is not necessarily for beginners.

 

What music are you playing?

[Johannes]

Hi Ken,

 

I'm from South Africa and I played in a dance band with mainly music that is called "boere music". I think it could be like folks music.

 

I listened to a classical peace the other night on TV and it sounded like there were using a concertina and it sounded amazing. Totally made the music alive.

 

Both my grand parents played in a band with concertina as their main instrument and I tried it a bit before, but that was never my main instrument when I played in a band. I now live in Canada and would like to put a band together, but not sure yet what would be the music we play. For sure it would be mainly music to dance to, but I would also like to play some classical music at other times.

 

Thanks again for the helpful information.

 

JP