DavidFR Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 This may seem like an odd question, since I don't play the English system. But I've never seen any posts about different English layouts, which didn't seem odd to me because I assumed they were all the same. Yet lo and behold, looking at Greg's post in the Buy & Sell Forum about his three English concertinas, I noticed that the one on the left has 4 rows of 6 buttons each, while the two on the right have a row of 6, a row of 7, a row of 6, and a row of 5. Is this a simple shift of one button from the bottom row to the second row, or is something more complicated going on here? Are there big advantages/disadvantages to one system over the other? -David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pierceall Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 This may seem like an odd question, since I don't play the English system. But I've never seen any posts about different English layouts, which didn't seem odd to me because I assumed they were all the same. Yet lo and behold, looking at Greg's post in the Buy & Sell Forum about his three English concertinas, I noticed that the one on the left has 4 rows of 6 buttons each, while the two on the right have a row of 6, a row of 7, a row of 6, and a row of 5. Is this a simple shift of one button from the bottom row to the second row, or is something more complicated going on here? Are there big advantages/disadvantages to one system over the other? -David First photo is the LH side; the other two, the RH side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidFR Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 First photo is the LH side; the other two, the RH side. Well that explains it. What it doesn't explain is how come I've never noticed before that English concertinas have different LH and RH sides! Just too anglo-focused, I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 See the keyboard chart by John Nixon on Chris Timpson's FAQ at concertina.info: http://www.concertin...ges/finger6.htm That shows, that if the RH side had the same 4x6 pattern, you would have an extra A flat (which is doubled by the G sharp on the LH side), but you would miss the highest C. Enjoy the beauty of this system by its crystal clear regularity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidFR Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 Enjoy the beauty of this system by its crystal clear regularity! Thanks Leonard. Guess my brain's just irregular, then, dontcha know. My girlfriend would not be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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