Woland Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I understand that layout makes a difference when it comes to dpecific keys - e.g. button accordion for key of D B/C and C#/D instruments result in different typical patterns when it comes to push/pull which affect expressiveness. But how does it work wrt concertina layouts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunks Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I assume you're talking about Anglo concertinas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woland Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 On 3/20/2024 at 6:47 AM, wunks said: I assume you're talking about Anglo concertinas? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Thorne Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) The thing is that, yes, they are different, but 90% or so of the notes (on a 30 key) are in the same place in both systems, so nothing like as dramatic as the difference between B/C and C#/D melodeons (If trying to play in D). That would be more like comparing a C/G anglo with a Bb/F anglo for playing in the key of D. Edited March 22 by Clive Thorne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill N Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Personally, I find that when I'm playing a tune in D at quick session speed, it's very handy to have a C# in both bellows directions. I started out playing a Wheatstone/Lachenal layout, but bought a used Kensington with a modified Jeffries layout (actually 3 C#s!). Wally Carroll uses the same layout as his default. Now that is the only layout I play. Some people seem able to switch back and forth, but I couldn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 My CG is a somewhat modified Wheatstone / Lachenal (C# in both directions, top inside), the GD a Jeffries. I don't see any particular advantage to either system, and mostly switching back and forth is no problem. You get used to it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ghent Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Having only one C# compromises your phrasing occasionally in the same way as does the single F# on the left. Having the high A on the push more handily placed is a bonus but it is there on the Jeffries layout, at the end of the row. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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