Hohner International D40/80/6lt

[Johannes]

I just bought the Hohner International D40/80/6LT concertina and would like to find out more about it.

 

Does anyone know where it would scale between entry level and pro? What would be a good price for it or any other information about it?

 

I'm just starting to learn how to play it.

 

Thanks for all the help

 

I looked at some other models and it look to me like the

D could stand for the D-key and the

40 could be the number of total buttons and the

80 could be the number of total keys and the

6 is the number of fold

and the L could stand for Leather

but have no clue what the T stands for

Edited April 7, 2006 by Johannes

[malcolm clapp]

I just bought the Hohner International D40/80/6LT concertina and would like to find out more about it.

 

Does anyone know where it would scale between entry level and pro? What would be a good price for it or any other information about it?

 

I'm just starting to learn how to play it.

 

Thanks for all the help

 

I looked at some other models and it look to me like the

D could stand for the D-key and the

40 could be the number of total buttons and the

80 could be the number of total keys and the

6 is the number of fold

and the L could stand for Leather

but have no clue what the T stands for

 

 

D stands for diatonic. Hohner English system models have the prefix C (chromatic).

40 is the number of buttons; 80 is the number of reed tongues.

I think you may be correct about the L meaning leather, but T has me stumped. Sorry.

 

MC

[Johannes]

Thanks Malcolm,

 

I read up a bit on diatonic and chromatic and the way that I understand it is that:

Chromatic include every semitone. C-C#-D-D#-E-F-F#-G-G#-A-A#-B-C...

Diatonic include only notes that are included in a major or minor scale or key. C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C...

 

Would it be better to learn on a chromatic?

 

Thanks again for the interesting information.

 

JP