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Ok Guys Thanks to the many for the information I have now received. I am not put off yet... and special thanks to Charlotte for at least 1 personal contact in Denmark... Now since it seems that modern sea shanties play equally well on all of these types - and since I sail a motorised boat I guess I am a modern type at heart - and the duet type sounds to my liking as I have a fantasy that I can play a bass rythm with one hand while playing a melody with the other - it that popssible or advised ? what kind of size and weight are we looking at ? Not much use having one if I have to lug it up and down a narrow companionway each time the rest of the crew send me out on deck to the front end of the boat to practise. Thanks for the links to those who gave me them - and talking about films - was there ever one on "mutiny on the Bounty" ? Cheers Gerry

WELL IF YOU ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SING INTHE KEYS OF C AND G YOUR BEST BET WOULD BE A 20 KEY C G ANGLO,IF NOT I WOULSD SUGGEST A FULLY CHROMATIC ENGLISH ANGLO OR DUET DEPENDING ON WHETHER YOU PREFER THE PUSH PULL OF AN ANGLO OR THE SAME BUTTON SAME NOTE IN OR OUT OF THE ENGLISH OR DUET.welcome to c net and i hope you enjoy being on this forum.dick miles Thanks Dick, and thanks also for the welcome. The same button same note thing suits me fine. What is the difference between an English and a duet ? Cheers Gerry

Hi folks For years I have thought about playing sea-shanties on my boat to pass the time away while on autopilot. I am off back to scotland (I live in denmark) for a holiday soon. So I thought it was about time I either did something about it, or stopped thinking about it. I have decided to do the first. So I am asking - what kind of concertina is best for me to buy (only enough buttons please - not too many), and where in scotland can I find one ? Cheers Gerry