lixnaw Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 (edited) hi all, i'm brand new to this board. i can't play my low D for two days now. i'm playing since last christmas and maybe i put in too much practice(2 hours a day). but a concertina might be a nice change so that i could practice more then 2 hours . i don't even know what's advisable for irish music in the key of D(i only play in D,two octaves), german or anglo type? a kinda sound between oboe and clarinet. the reedy, and sweet, non-metal sounding kind. i only play irishTM and i play in sessions. so the instrument should be quiet responsive and i've no objections against hand-made models. i'm sure about delrin buttons, i have a delrin mouthpiece on my burke low D. i also like the non-metal ends. anyway i'll stay in D type. but would there be any difference in fingering if i switched from stagi to jeffries or other types? what would help most would be different sound samples of different concertinas, so i can compare sounds. i love them sweat, mellow and responsive Edited October 2, 2003 by lixnaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caj Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 i don't even know what's advisable for irish music in the key of D(i only play in D,two octaves), german or anglo type? Hi, The standard concertina for Irish music is a C/G anglo, not a G/D. This may sound odd because Irish music tends to be in keys of D and G, but consider that many Irish button accordions are tuned B/C. That's just the way the rows are laid out, and does not mean those keys are the easiest to play in. A G/D is pitched lower, better for accompaniment rather than playing melody. Don't worry about Jeffries-type versus Wheatstone-type fingering---at least, don't let it direct your choice between two different boxes. Both fingering systems are fine, and you're better off choosing a box based on more important factors like sound, price, responsiveness etc. Caj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lixnaw Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 (edited) thanks for the info caj, i know now i'll have to stick with the anglo C/G Edited October 3, 2003 by lixnaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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