Brian Begineer

[Brian Begineer]

Hi, I am a beginner looking to buy a concertina. I'm open minded  about type Anglo or English (is English more intuitive?) I hope to learn, Irish, Scottish, English, American folk tunes and hyms. I live in Glasgow, Scotland. For my first beginners concertina my budget is  500 GBP. Please get in touch if you have any suggestions

[seanc]

You will probably need to narrow down Anglo, English or duet before you can get any sort of buying suggestions.

 

all systems have their strengths and draw backs.concertina connections are a very good starting point for any one of these.

 

[Alex West]

Brian

In normal times, you'd be welcome to come and visit and try out an anglo (and I know a number of English players near here as well) but I fear that's not on at the moment.

 

Send me a PM if you want to tell me exactly where you are and maybe I can give you some suggestions (I'm in N Ayrshire).  I'm sure others will chip in with suggestions around your price range

 

Alex West

[Wolf Molkentin]

Hi Brian, I‘m chiefly an English player (and would recommend this type - 48b treble being the standard to start with), but I would easily admit that the Anglo is the more intuitive instrument...

[Brian Begineer]

Many thanks to seanc, Alex West and Wolf Molkentin, in using their time and replied to my new begineer question.