A Fiddler's Experience With A C/g Anglo

[Larry Ayers]

I've been browsing this forum for months but just registered today.

 

I've been playing fiddle and other stringed instruments for thirty years but about a year ago I bought a Morse G/C anglo concertina. I tried to learn for a while but finally put it aside for some months, convinced that it was just too unintuitive. No E in the G row? Where's that C# again, etc.

 

In January I picked it up again and somehow the fingerings had found a niche in my mind and I could play the thing! Slowly, of course, but most tunes I can make my way through.

 

It's addictive, I've found. While learning a tune on the fiddle is pretty straightforward due to the strict sequence of notes, learning a tune on the concertina is like working a puzzle. There are so many options what with pushing, pulling, and alternate fingerings -- coming up with a playable arrangement of a tune which sounds good is an achievement.

 

I'm also trying to learn the B/C accordion, but that's a different story!

 

Anyhow, I've learned a lot from the postings here; this is one of the more civilized and literate boards on the net, in my opinion.

 

Larry

[Alan Day]

Well done Larry

and welcome.

Al

[m3838]

It's addictive

I've learned a lot from the postings here; this is one of the more civilized and literate boards on the net, in my opinion.

 

Yes, that's why I'm back here after some years of quitting this concertina business for good.