Roger Hare Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) I'm certainly not an expert... ...It is also worth checking whether this instrument is in something other than equal temperament tuning, and may actually be in tune with itself already. Just or mean tone tunings can have a lovely sound, particularly on chords within the home keys, and may be worth preserving... A bit late in the day, but you may find: http://www.concertina.net/kc_known_keys.html of interest in this context? There is another article about pitch/temperament, etc. by Wes Williams but I can't find it. Very useful. I have a private copy somewhere - PM me if you think it may be of interest. I recently acquired an ex-Salvation Army instrument in Ab/Eb - Soc.Arts tuning, (I think), unequal temperament, (I think). It sounds great and I will be retaining the original tuning on any further unretuned instruments I get my hands on. Good luck! Roger PS. I think 'Old Phil' is about A=455 Hz? Edited January 2, 2016 by lachenal74693 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicx66 Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) Interestingly, my favorite keys to play in on my C#/G# concertina are Bb and Eb, though they are all nice. Interestingly, I figured out how to play in G, C, D, and A which i did not know was possible. So that makes the scales (2 octaves) I have figured out so far: C# G# F Bb Eb G C D. The A scale is mostly all there (2 octaves) but the last high A is missing Edited February 10, 2016 by nicx66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicx66 Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 I forgot about F#. Indeed F# can be played in 3 octaves!!!! super cool. At first, mapping out the notes seemed like tedium and procrastination set in, however it has proven to be a lot of fun and I have learned quite a bit more about music. I am guessing that on a regular C/G box it is F natural that gets 3 whole octaves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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