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Ok i think i have an answer on this now lads so i just want to thank you all for taking the time to post . I'm having the same problems with the melodean and button accordian and its different versions. For the concertina its possible to play this tune on a 30 button anglo/german instrument but from what i gather it needs more practice(than usual) or just needs an accomplished player to tackle and perform it . I struggled with this piece myself on the fiddle years ago. Sharon shannon did a recording of this but on an accordian (she also plays contertina) so i guess that in itself is a clue to the specific akwardness of a tune like this for this instrument. Thanks all

Cheers lads. I know this isnt an irish tune but im but im using it as example of why irish tunes stick to standard key signatures otherwise it wouldnt be played in sessions etc as alot of intruments couldn't handle these type of chord or note progressions . Ive already ruled out the pipes, Irish harp etc but the C\G has a 20 and a 30 button version , but im nearly sure that its the 20 button version which is most standard in irish music . I take it the 30 button has more 'accidentals' or is that because the range is bigger? I've been in a few sessions years and years ago but i cant remember there ever being a concertina player there when this tune came up. Thank you so much for your answeres already

Hi lads . I'm writing a thesis on Irish traditional music for a course i'm doing but i need to find out the limitations of certain instruments as regards range , keys etc. I must confess i find the Anglo German Concertina (or c\g concertina) a hard instrument to understand from a playing point of view. I am using the popular piece Music for a Found Harmonium in Dmajor to try and suss out which instruments can play what. I am wondering if anyone has (specifically) a C\G contertina and has tried to play this piece on it. Is it possible considring the key signature changes from D to C to Bflat? What are the problems for a contertina player tackling this piece? Any possible help or answers would be much appreciated Thanks Gary http://abcnotation.com/tunePage?a=thesession.org/tunes/346.no-ext/0001 Link to tune