Tonal differences in notes

[Rachel Sprinkle]

Hi Everyone,  I have been playing a couple of months now, and I have noticed that the same notes on the instrument in different locations have a different tonal quality. The lefthand A/G notes on inside row ring finger vs middle row index.  One is more bass, the inside row, while the index middle row is more mid range.  Is that a common thing with concertinas?  Or is it a sign the instrument needs adjustment/tuning?   Or is it more common in lower-mid range instruments?  For example, would a really top quality instrument sound the same over the whole instrument?  It doesn't really bother me, just something I am noticing as I play more.  

[Ken_Coles]

In some case, it may be the contrast between pads that open up under your hands (whose sound gets a bit more muffled) vs. those on the outer rim of the instrument, away from your body. A listener other than the player may notice less (or more, sometimes) of this effect than you, the player.

 

Ken

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

They may be tuned to the same note but they are physically each a separate little metallic reed, and in so will each have maybe a different timbre to each other.  

[RAc]

Do the two notes read the exact same pitch as you play them against a digital tuner?

Edited April 30 by RAc

[David Lay]

You can purchase the Peterson Strobe tuner app for your phone for $10 US.  Same notes are ideally within a few cents of the correct frequency but can be off by 6 cents or perhaps even more before many will hear the difference.  There are also other free apps.