Exactly!

There are a few people who've really mastered the Anglo - but it's only practical on a 36 key or better - 20 key models are really only for beginners, 30 key models start to be useful, but still limited.

The problem with an anglo is you have to pick your keys carefully if you want to play more than one note at a time - chances are one of the notes you want is on the 'suck' and the other on the 'blow'! The problem isn't there with the English.

Any road up, Mary, in your Dailey trips to the Library have you come up with a concertina you fancy?

I was lucky - my two anglos cost me nowt, and my English (all three are Lachenals) was very cheap, as it was slightly damaged. Fortunately I am able to repair concertinas, melodeons, accordions and wicker-bottom chairs (erm?), so it was not a problem! Not many people pay £20 for a Lachenal Edeophone!!

TTFN!