JimD

Thanks Steven, Feel sort of silly for not realizing that. I guess I'll just have to say I'm in good company over here in Southwest Iowa. take care jim d

I see from Stephen Mills' map that there is someone in Southwest Iowa who plays or is interested in Anglo. I've been working learning since March and would like to connect with other players in the area. Is this the right forum to ask about this? thanks jim d

Thanks for the info Bob. I've seen some old oak furniture that has held up like it was solid while some others have peeled and split. It might very well be that it was the way the furniture was cared for (or in some cases NOT taken care of) that made the difference. Or, from what you are describing, some furniture may have been veneered using the way you describe while other furniture was veneered using a cheaper, but less reliable method. Anyway that's where my question came from. I guess if I'm going to someday have a birdseye maple looking concertina, it's going to have to be of the veneered variety. appreciate the information jim d

How does the veneering hold up. I love some of the woods especially the birdseye maple but have wondered if the veneer might not hold up as well as solid wood. Probably just shows my ignorance. BTW, can models with birdseye maple be had in solid wood? Just wondering jim d

Thanks to everyone. You've given me enough material to keep me busy for a while. take care jimD

I've hung out here for a while and finally joined back in January. I've purchased a Stagi 30-button Model W-15LN. I'm making pretty good progress and I'm told I hum 'Off to California" in my sleep. I'm wanting to incorporate chords early on so that I'm not just learning melody. In the links is this article: How To Play Chords On An Anglo - by John Kirkpatrick But when I try to access it, it's not to be found. Does any one know where I can find the article and/or other resources regarding chords: how to do them and where to put them. BTW, my thanks to Simon Wells for his on-line Ango Tutor. It gave me "permission" to work across the different rows and develop a more fluid style. Other good stuff there that I may use later but this along with his chart of the button layout has been invaluable. Yep, I'm hooked. Anyone else out there from southwest Iowa or the Omaha/Lincoln Nebraska area. thanks for whatever help you can provide. take care jim d (I go by "livethe question" over on the Chiff & Fipple forums)