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  1. Agreed - not at all the same tune:

     

    X: 223
    T:Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be
    % Nottingham Music Database
    S:Trad, via EF
    M:6/8
    K:G
    Bc|"G"d3 d3|"G"dBg dBG|"Am"c3 c3|"D7"cAB cBA|"G"d3 d3|"G"dBg dBG|\
    "Am"EAc "D7"BcA|"G"G4||
    P:V 1
    Bc|dBc dBc|dBg dBG|cAB cAB|cAB cBA|
    dBc dBc|dBg dBG|EAc BcA|G4||
    P:V 2
    Bc|dB/2c/2d/2B/2 gB/2c/2d/2B/2|dB/2c/2d/2B/2 e/2d/2c/2B/2A/2G/2|
    cA/2B/2c/2A/2 aA/2B/2c/2A/2|cA/2B/2c/2A/2 a/2g/2f/2e/2d/2^c/2|\
    dB/2c/2d/2B/2 gB/2c/2d/2B/2|
    dB/2c/2d/2B/2 e/2d/2c/2B/2A/2G/2|EAc BcA|G4||
  2.  

    I will include a copy of pages from a catalog featuring Wheatstone, Jeffries and Lachenal concertinas if you purchase this concertina.

     

    This really annoys me - it's obviously there to justify including the string "Jeffries Wheatstone Lachenal" in the title so that it will show up in searches for those makers. This guy seems to thrive on deception.

  3. In the second measure, A part: the fingering on the F-E-D run is tricky on a GD/Jeffries.

     

    I can't really see in your video: do you use the same finger to go from the F to the E on the middle row, just sort of sliding down, or do you drop down to the E on the bottom row using a different finger? I always assume that hitting consecutive notes with the same finger is bad form, but often find that difficult to put into practice.

     

    Playing Zelda in Am on the G/D works great for me except for that awkward run.

     

     

    OK, having just gotten my Jeffries back, I'm just starting to tackle this tune. My solution is similar to Jody's, except that I play all three notes on the draw. Using Jody's button numbering from post #52, I play:

     

    F = R4a middle finger, E = R4 ring finger, D = R3 first finger, then back to E on R4 with the ring finger and so on.

     

    I don't use my little finger in this run because it's about 3/8" short due to an accident and shifting my hand to use the above fingering works better for me here.

  4. Well, I've given the English system a pretty serious try over the last two weeks and have made some progress - certainly more than I ever had on previous attempts. However, it became apparent that it would take a considerable amount of time and work to get to a level I would be comfortable with, and I'm already well past that level with the Anglo, which I've played for over 20 years. With my current health issues (and uncertain longevity) I decided that I would rather spend my available time making satisfying music rather than starting over again from near zero. My decision was also predicated on the 14-day return policy at the Button Box, which in my case expired today.

     

    So in two days time, I will be back where I started three weeks ago - less the money I spent on all the shipping of concertinas!

  5. Well, the C/G Anglo has its rows a fifth apart whereas the G/C melodeon's rows are spaced a fourth. When you also consider that the Anglo has the higher pitched row innermost and the melodeon has the lower row innermost, you really are comparing apples to oranges. Not to mention that the Anglo needs both hands to cover the core two octaves...

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