Do you like Ergonomic handle? Will you change your handle When the concertina is so big?

[luli]

 I find that someone will change their handle.  But most of the people use the common handle。 Is it necessary for the big duet   Concertina player?

Edited February 2, 2023 by luli

[seanc]

I think it is more like a pair of shoes. Unlikely, that my shoes for you. Or yours fit me. 
 

maybe I have average size hands and am either stupid, stubborn or ( more likely) both. But, I have only used the stock set ups and adapted myself to the instrument rather than swapping anything.

 

[Łukasz Martynowicz]

5 hours ago, luli said:

 I find that someone will change their handle.  But most of the people use the common handle。 Is it necessary for the big duet   Concertina player?

 

You can see my custom handle design here. I give a detailed breakdown of how it works in a next post and you can see it in action a page earlier. The reason I made it, is because I wanted to play chord rhythms everywhere on the keyboard and minor chords on a Hayden force the hand into position that makes playing steady rhythms with a hand strap difficult, especially with fingers as long as mine.

Is it necessary? Well, no, Bandoneon players play with stock handstraps on 71 button instruments. Is it helpful? Yes, certainly. 

There is also another reason people swap traditional handles on even small concertinas. Many people have problems with their wrists and traditional handles forces the hand into position that exacerbate the problem.