Looking For Super Mellow Clare Style Conertina

[lixnaw]

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

[caj]

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

[lixnaw]

thanks for the info caj, i know now i'll have to stick with the anglo C/G

Edited October 3, 2003 by lixnaw