accordian

Hello. I've just bought A 144 bandoneon From a friend but cannot Seem to find a layout for It online. I don't suppose anyone has one? thanks Oh and someone messsged Me a while ago about taking their spot on a concertina waiting list. No thanks matey Turns out my job are thinking of removing our Christmas bonus. I'd messsge you directly but im using my phone and can't figure Out how to do it. Thanks guys.

Hi I’m currently looking to buy a 40 button Anglo and don’t want to spend thousands and thousands like I see on some of the shops such as 1 I saw going for 5000+. I don’t. Suppose anyone has one they would like to sell I’m not looking for nothing super duper top of the lin just something with 40 buttons is reliable and good condition thanks guys.

Hello. Got a quick question I'm buying from someone in South Africa I'm in the UK. does anyone know how much it would cost to get here. I know that no one can tell me exactly but what I'm asking when it comes to the taxes part of it how much are we talking hundreds? Sry might seem like a silly question but I never ordered anything from a different country before. Thanks

I've never played a English. Are they difficult to Hold? It looks like you have to grip it with your little finger.

Personally I prefer (although I don't own a English) the anglo because of the layout as well as this I play piano accordion and am looking for something bisonoric which I can play the same songs on eg katyush. (I'm talking about a 40 button anglo) that being said the English does look like a nice instrument and will one day buy one.

It's nice to have the extra bits even if you dont use them much. More stuff to play

Ah right I probably didn't explain myself very well. I'm looking into playing with accompaniment on left hand like toru Kato on YouTube. I understand that to get the next note just change direction but I'm personally looking for notes which on a 30 button would be in both directions and so impossible. A 40 button allows you to play the same as a 30 button but it can do extra stuff.

How comes 40 buttons aren't made as much compared to a 30 or 40 Button? I know duets are available but that being said the bisonoric "feature" makes it interesting. You can play most notes in both directions but the one you can't you have to go in the other direction and so it can still stay bisonoric.

After talking with Gary in a previous post I will Be buying a 40 button concertina. Unfortunately I get paid next month. Really looking forward to it. Just got to hope no else decides to buy before I do.

sry have been busy and only just saw this. thanks gary!

hello I was thinking about it the other day and was thinking about how these instruments are just disapearing; there are still makers about but they arent available like accordions where you just go up to a shop and buy one brand new unless an accordion shop just happens to have one. anyway I was thinking about this and thought "I could learn how to make these instruments to keep them going". is there anyone here that would know anything about making one? thanks!

hello. im trying to learn all for me grog but cannot figure out how to accompany it. ive got a 30 button anglo but cant figure out what he is doing. i can get the melody on its own but both melody and chords / accompaniment is difficult. could someone please send me if you have it of course some sheet music for it. I know that gary coover has a book with pirate songs but to be honest it's just this one song out the book I like and no point me buying the whole book for one song (no offence Gary. you got some great books got the accompaniment book) but yeah can anyone give me a hand. oh and as for the 40 button concertina im buying I actually found someone selling local to me which was surprising.

ah right. thanks! oh and dont suppose you know any concertina makers? still about today?

hi guys im currently playing a 30 button anglo and would like to play such songs with accompaniment such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxn8n5Shu4M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccJ3DcCFAtw etc. is this only possible on a 40 button concertina? as at the moment I love playing my 30 button but other than say 3 songs there's not alot else I really want to play. as well as this I play accordion and would love to be able to play the same stuff but with a bisonoric instrument. it keeps it interesting. if only possible on a 40 button where am i likely to find one or would the easiest method be to modify my 30 button

ah I see thanks for the tip. I just tried "working on the railroad" and it works pretty well. i gotta try to figure out how to play a f major chord along with the last note on the bottom row so I dont have to stop chords but never the less it works pretty well.

I keep hearing how versatile the anglo 30 button is and i'm looking for songs you can accompany. with the problem of chords in one direction i'm having trouble finding this versatility everyone talks of. could you please give me some songs that you can play with accompaniment. I recently found "what shall we do with a drunken sailor" and that was pretty fun to play cheers. oh and I bought garry coovers book about songs with accompaniment thanks for the suggestion

well here's the thing some of the songs I'd like to play on anglo are songs like katyusha in dminor and other stuff and so I look into it and immediately start having trouble with it. the melody as you said is easy to figure out but trying to figure out accompaniment is really confusing.

im starting 30 button anglo concertina and i dont know where to start. I haven't bought any books or anything like that. as well as this I get that this instrument is bisonoric. that being said how do I know what will work on concertina? is there some sort of rule I an use to go "ha this will work" on concertina? although I bought it for irish reels i'd like to understand what else I can do in terms of things with chords eg. oh susanna. thanks!

as said looking for another instrument with bellows and bandoneon is looking pretty cool. as you know I play accordion and I would like to know if this instrument can be played like and accordion in terms of all chords both opening and closing as I know that there are a 5 octave range but does this mean that I can get all chords but because of the range some chords may be in a higher octave when opening compared to closing etc.

not really sure what i'm looking at to be honest

little bit difficult as there is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHQYvevA7Lw and this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxn8n5Shu4M compared to the usual. in terms of not being able to play a chord I have no problem as long as I can acompany the song so it doesn't sound like this compared to the other version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNJo9nRwFOg (nothing wrong with this cover just I like to add acomanyment of some sort)

it's not so much a substitute but as said I like the way it's played can a 30 button concertina's be played the same way as in the vids? as well as this what is possible on a 30 button Anglo? as said i'm not really for traditional music things such as popeye and starwars and katyusha come to mind etc.

the way that it is played to me the way that everything is in the shape of your hand is good. I like that you can play popeye lol but really in terms of irish music and older songs im not really for it. how versatile is the instrument and what can it be used to play ive seen these vids but they are 40 button anglo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxn8n5Shu4M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEwfF68UUVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccJ3DcCFAtw&t=110s iv'e seen chord charts like this but not sure if they are correct in terms of a oompah pattern is it possibe to do a CM while pulling etc. I play accordion and am thinking of buying one and the chords in both direction is important. i'm looking at buying a 30 button anglo and I know that there are duets and english but the way that it's played and the layout is quite intresting

well if it works then it's definatley a step up to not owning one lol i just wish you buy used concertinas with all the bells and whistles for a similar price to an used accordion. so far it seems the price is 170£ and then 450 - 500+