GreybeardGunner

Thanks for the information! I'm sure that I'll be banging my head on the wall for a bit until I start to get the knack of it, but I'm determined if not talented, lol. I'll try your trick about comparing then notes to an online keyboard to find the key! Cheers, Shawn

Hello All:   Hello everyone, I"m Shawn and I hail from Timberlea, Nova Scotia, Canada.     First of all, I will apologize up front for my many, sure-to-be irritatingly simple questions regarding learning about the concertina.     Second, I've recently come into possession of an entry-level, German Scholer 20-button concertina, in exceptionally good shape.  I realize that this instrument is not of the highest quality, but I'm interested in taking a few lessons to see if this is something that I would like to pursue, after which point I would upgrade to a better concertina.  I have found a local instructor, who I am about to engage for lessons.   I would appreciate any advice, hints, suggestions, gripes, bitches and insight into learning this really, really interesting instrument.  I already play guitar and banjo, and have (in the far, far past) belonged to a pipe and drum band where I learned to play chanter and bagpipes.  As said, any advice for a newbie, would be greatly appreciated.  OH...and does anyone know how to determine which KEY my concertina is in? Thanks in advance! Cheers, ​Shawn