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[accordianman]

I am talking about the realibility between the lower priced Anglos ( Stagi / Scaralatti/ Boorinwood W15 ) & the 30 button English. The cheaper Anglo ones are prone to jam down buttons mainly ( I think ,) with beginners who push down the buttons sideways. This action levers the button from it's place on the levers resulting in sticking buttons.
Do you have any troubles with the English ones

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[Frank Edgley]

There should be very few differences in reliability between instruments of similar design and quality. All concertinas, whether they be English, anglo or duet are the same (within brand and quality parametres) except for the obvious differences in button and note configuration.

[crazyace]

I bought my daughter a Scarlatti SC-20K Anglo Concertina some years ago as she wanted to learn to play one after wathing Alistair Anderson at Whitby Folk Week. She never mastered the intrument and it has stood idle ever since. It is in mint condition so I thought I would learn to play it myself and add it to my collection of stringed intruments. I have learned three tunes on it so far, but I am having the same problem as the OP Accordianman with one of the buttons staying down a little. I don't know much about concertina's and wondered if it will settle down in time or if it needs attention.

Edited by crazyace, 11 May 2012 - 10:25 AM.

[spindizzy]

I bought my daughter a Scarlatti SC-20K Anglo Concertina some years ago as she wanted to learn to play one after wathing Alistair Anderson at Whitby Folk Week. She never mastered the intrument and it has stood idle ever since. It is in mint condition so I thought I would learn to play it myself and add it to my collection of stringed intruments. I have learned three tunes on it so far, but I am having the same problem as the OP Accordianman with one of the buttons staying down a little. I don't know much about concertina's and wondered if it will settle down in time or if it needs attention.

.... and AA plays English concertina :-)

[crazyace]

.... and AA plays English concertina :-)

Yes I know he does, I just bought the cheapest I could find for her at the time until I was sure she would take to it. and this model Anglo fitted the bill.

[yankeeclipper]

One of the sorry facts of concertina life is that affordable instruments are seldom easy to play. Starting out with sticky buttons and unresponsive actions must be terribly discouraging, and I applaud anyone who manages to stick with it long enough to become an enthusiast and graduate to a decent instrument.

[crazyace]

Yes I appreciate what you say, I think it's the same with most instruments. My main instrument is the fiddle, but as I already had this concertina I thought I would give it a go and I seem to be doing ok with it so far. I just wondered if I should persevere with the sticking button trusting it will free off in time or take to have it repaired.