Upgrading To An Intermediate Concertina

[mavityre]

Hi folks.

 

I have been playing a travel "tina" for the last 6 months and have really enjoyed it.

What would be a good intermediate English concertina to move up to in your opinions? I don't want to go the full vintage expensive route. I will be playing this with fiddles, whistles, guitar etc.....

 

Thanks

[Charles_Mackay]

Depends what sort of sum you are prepared to pay but I would have thought £750 or the $ equivalent would get a reasonable starting instrument, and good dealers may well offer buy-back/trade-in if you trade up later from the same dealer. (I assume you are thinking of a treble as opposed to a baritone instrument)

 

I'd guess you could get a second-hand Stagi 48 key English for about ½ of the above price, depending on what your budget is, if you don't want a large outlay.

 

£1000-£1500 should get you a fairly good steel reeded treble instrument. Steel ended concertinas are louder, but wooden ended ones have a more mellow tone. Basically it depends what sound you like best.

 

Hope this is of some help. Best thing is to visit a dealer with a reasonably good stock and try out a few instruments in your price range.

 

Regards,

 

Charles

[mavityre]

Thanks for the reply.

I have been playing a Stagi 18 button. I'm guessing that they are a good maker since you mentioned them. Your right, I need to go to a dealer. That's the best way to tell.

 

Brian