Inside A Mini?
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone with a mini concertina could post pics of its inside or give a description. I'm wondering how they cram all the action, reeds, etc. into such a small box. I know that there are less buttons... and perhaps higher pitched reeds too. I am also wondering about reed placement. I've heard that sometimes concertinas have reeds on different levels. Sounds very interesting! Also, couldn't a concertina fit more if the reeds were perpendicular instead of parrelel(like in a
"Miniature" concertinas were/are traditionally made just as the vintage ones where with the same types and arrangements of reeds, reedpan, chambers, action, etc.... just less of them and usually higher notes (therefore shorter/smaller reeds as associated stuff).
The only concertinas I know that have reeds on different levels are some Englishes that Bastari/Stagi makes (and not necessarily their miniatures). This layering makes the inboard reeds slower to respond and have a decided different