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Aside from Alex's remarks, the simple answer, as you already found out, is drill. An invaluable tool for that is Michael Eskin's tune trainer, to be found at Michael Eskin's ABC Tools and discussed in this forum many times. You can set it to gradually increase the speed of a tune you play along to from slow to unmanageable. Every brain has a pivot point at which playing along becomes impossible, but your goal is to push the pivot point out gradually. Make it a sport and reward yourself every time you can play along faster than last time.

Have you seen this here thread? A fair number of the suggestions also apply to your question. Other than that: Totally impossible to say. Each person's journey through the world of music is unique and individual. It all depends on what you wish to accomplish and what kind of musical intuition you have. My personal advice would be to hook up with other musicians as soon as you possibly can. It will be both a potentially frustrating and the most important experience ever. Good luck!

Oh no, how terrible. I was in PM contact with him just a few weeks ago. He had a profound role in my development as a Crane player. Fine fellow. RIP Kurt. Edit: Kurt Braun Obituary (2024) - Baton Rouge, LA - The Advocate (legacy.com)

Call me old-fashioned, but I would not buy a concertina from a cigarette. Who knows where the money goes.

wow, you never fail to impress me... well younger than 20 years, and already that dedicated to concertinas! If you'll still be at it at my current age, the c world will be looking at one of those who did make a significant difference. Thumbs up!

I would agree with that. For many not computer affine users, the distinction between PMs and public messenging appears to be too subtle to figure out. A few years ago I remember PMing somebody about a rather embarassing message he had inandvertently put onto somebody else's feed, believing it was purely private. As hard as I tried, I couldn't explain the difference to him...

Thanks for the pointer! A good deal of the UI and functionality appears to overlap with Michael Eskin's abc tool. The community/teaching part/business model is interesting.

Maybe your router gives you a new dhcp address after idle timeout?

A good strategy to simulate "real life" ensemble playing would be what @Jillser Nic Amhlaoibh suggested, but you can take it even a step back - playing against a metronome is the "most simple" form or getting used to playing with distractions because the metronome does not force you to align your playing with the tune, only the next beat. Next step up would be metronome practice mode, a backing track, then sound files, then utobe videos. Also, Michael Eskin's tune trainer is a true game changer. The important thing to remember is that each next level will be frustrating at first because to you it will feel as if you start from scratch every time. Accept it as a challenge and part of your journey. There are few more satisfactory moments in a musician's life than the feeling that you finally cracked a nut after it looked like an impossible endavour for so long.

I believe it was made the default during a forum software updatea few years ago.

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It never ceases to amaze me how comparatively few people are aware of Stan Rogers... I heard about him maybe around 15 years ago, and he completly blew me off my feet. I became addicted on the spot. Since then, I have introduced many people to him, and I do not know of a single one who wasn't as affected as I was. Music is very personal and individual, so a lot of the music I like is not appreciated by others, even those of the same musical environment. That's fine and by definition perfectly ok. Yet Stan Rogers was different. He manages to reach out to everyone, even long after his death, and world wide. What a giant as a musician and a human.

Bummer... are the reeds truly tetuned (ie can you spot solder flecks and/or file scratches) or are they "simply swapped?"

I am surprised that nobody so far has brought up Edward Jay's 3d printed concertinas yet... possibly because he is currently not accepting new orders, but given the demand, I would expect spin offs or possibly him licensing the technology to other makers. Anyways, he has a 36 button EC in his catalogue which may fit the bill.

260 CONCERTINAS? I've heard about CAS, but you do need some professional help, you know? 😁