rlgph Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I've been wondering about a verb to use when i'm playing my concertina. For guitar (and some other stringed instruments, at least in the US) we use "picking". What about concertina? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikefule Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Squeezing, playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, rlgph said: I've been wondering about a verb to use when i'm playing my concertina. 5 minutes ago, Mikefule said: Squeezing, playing I agree with Mike. Both of those words are commonly used, and I can't think of any other term that's common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Concertining? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 10 hours ago, rlgph said: For guitar (and some other stringed instruments, at least in the US) we use "picking". What about concertina? Pumping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John, Wexford Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 4 hours ago, alex_holden said: Pumping? "I'll just go and pump the concertina" just doesn't have the same ring to it as some of the other verbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Middleton-Metcalfe Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 for the past tense see "squose" I squose, they squose, we all squose together . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 what about "operate"? let me operate my concertina for a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) To misquote Lena Horne: I got a new concertina And there's nothing to it You just sort of stand there And just sort of do it So, just do it. Chris Edited July 31, 2019 by Chris Timson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_Hardy Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I'm off for a twiddle on my concertina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlgph Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 I think i like squeeze best, especially with the past tense of squoze. Twiddle is also kind of appealing, as is noodling, which pretty much describes my playing on all my instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 11 hours ago, Wolf Molkentin said: what about "operate"? let me operate my concertina for a while... I've never used -- nor heard used -- the word "operate" for playing a concertina... nor any other musical instrument. However, I have many times "operated on" my concertina, when something needed to be adjusted or fixed. 8^) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikefule Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 4 hours ago, JimLucas said: I've never used -- nor heard used -- the word "operate" for playing a concertina... nor any other musical instrument. However, I have many times "operated on" my concertina, when something needed to be adjusted or fixed. 8^) In comic announcements for our Morris side, I will sometimes refer to one of the musicians as an "accordion operator" or a "concertina owner". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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