mavityre Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Mackay Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavityre Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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