Clive Thorne

Doesn't cross the Atlantic too well!

More photos please.

I would say make your default to lift the finger on a direction change. If you then want to selectively keep the button down for effect then it is a fairly easy thing to do. If you make keeping it on during the reversal your default then taking it off on occasions is more difficult. Personally I nearly always take the finger off, as I think that it sound snappier. If you really want the lagato effect then you're better off finding the reversal note on another button in the same direction (if it exists).

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The thing is that, yes, they are different, but 90% or so of the notes (on a 30 key) are in the same place in both systems, so nothing like as dramatic as the difference between B/C and C#/D melodeons (If trying to play in D). That would be more like comparing a C/G anglo with a Bb/F anglo for playing in the key of D.

The problem I have with salvage hunters, bargain hunt, antiques road trip etc. is that the people all know that they are on the telly, which I am sure affects the negotiation process and the final agreed price. After all, no one want to look like a pratt on the telly.

He's managing very well, given the state of the straps.

I tried it but it woke my wife up.

Good job he's not trying to set up business in Australia!

Seems an awful lot of effort to make something that sounds Awful!

Keep your fingers moving! Drumming the finger tips as quickly as you can and individually. Also some stretching exercises to improve yor span. (It might not actually increase your span, but will make reaching it more comfortable).

My head just exploded.

Melodeon (probably my first instument, though I pick the anglo up more these days), and a bit of bass guitar. - And I played a bit of trumpet in my 40s.

I have done similar, excepth the the splint was with 24 hour araldite, with a few individual stands of fibre glass imbedded in it. Needed a bit of tidying up and sanding afterwards, but so far holding up well.

Even if it were a Crabb it would likely still be a mighty fine instrument.

Pedant alert/ I suspect that JK's a three row 'Jimmy Shand' box would have been B/C/C# / Pedant alert

Concertina for child?. Seems like a fair swap.😁

Following on from this - If you can't hear yourself then take heart that you are probably playing the correct (well, not wrong) notes. If you play inappropriate notes then you will probably hear them.

Took up morris dancing when I was around 17 (1975 ish), which was, as far as I recall, the first time that I encountered concertinas/melodeons. Bought myself a trusty Hohner pokerwork about 4 years later, and a 20 key Lachenal about 4 years after that. Then, being single and without cares and woes, bought my current 36 key anglo. Then got married and kids came along so the concertina was sidelined while I concentrated on the melodeon, which I was better at, and played for morris dancing (when not dancing). Kids have now lefty home & I am retired, so now taking the concertina more seriously, having lessons etc. Hoping to get back into a Morris team this year (As a musician - my knees are shot) to get into playing out again.

I am an anglo player. Having tried an english concertina (just the once) my first impression was that if I pulled hard on the bellows the whole thing would jump out of my hands. Obviously this is not the case as thousands of english players prove every day!

Ah, you must have one of those posh ones! 😄

Depends on your style I guess. As a general rule I try to keep the tune on the right hand unless I have to go to the left for the range, so that the left hand is free for chords. There not many times where I chnage cross sides simply to get a smooth run.

I see that you have wrist straps, does this help with the bellows expression?

Any excuse, eh??😉

I would make the most of the next two weeks to live a normal life, before the addiction gets a grip.