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09 May 03 - 10:35 AM (#949326) Subject: concertina keys From: stevethesqueeze Dear friends I am moving from the english concertina to trying out the anglo. It seems to me that it would be best if the instrument was tuned G/D as most of our tunes are in those keys. Now I know that the older instruments were tuned C/G but it seems that the newer ones sre still predominantly tuned in that configuration with only the odd instrument in G/D. Now musicians tend to have an eye to ease of playing so why don't all anglo players choose D/G for dance work? What is the relative advantages of each configuration? stevethesqueeze |
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09 May 03 - 10:52 AM (#949331) Subject: RE: concertina keys From: Ralphie Steve Old Bean... Thought about the McCann Duet??? All keys available....and F is fantastic!! (Woops sorry, Just couldn't resist!!) Good Luck with the Anglo. Regards Ralphie |
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09 May 03 - 11:09 AM (#949343) Subject: RE: concertina keys From: stevethesqueeze I think your're right there ralphie, i have a small mcann duet but after hearing david cornel from new york playing one I vowed never to try again!! the man is a musical genius. stevethesqueeze |
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09 May 03 - 12:03 PM (#949392) Subject: RE: concertina keys From: GUEST,jonm minus cookie Hi. Anglo key availability dependes on where you look. Most of the old concertinas were C/G since this is a good configuration for singing to. Songs in C are common. Tunes in G are possible and both Bb and C# are on the third row of a 30-button instrument, so D and F, popular song and tune keys, are also possible. A G/D Anglo can manage F, but you require two notes from the accidentals, one of which is the fundamental (F natural). No chords easily available as a result. Most new concertinas are G/D and a lot of the players can also play melodeon. I got as far as trying the Anglo for a while, and just about getting my head round the usual chords and runs on a C/G in G and D, but I'm left handed, which presents no problem with my English but screwed my brain on an Anglo. |
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09 May 03 - 12:38 PM (#949422) Subject: RE: concertina keys From: Charley Noble I've got a couple of 3 row Anglo concertinas that I've been working with for about ten years. One is set up as G/D and the other F/C. I find myself generally happiest playing out of the middle row, with occasional forays to the top or bottom row for incidental notes or harmonies. If I were playing with a contadance band I'd be tempted to have one set up custom with the D as the middle row. When I had the F/C combination custom set up, it really didn't cost any more; it just needed to be spcial ordered, which I did through Button Box in Massachusetts. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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10 May 03 - 10:39 AM (#949916) Subject: RE: concertina keys From: CraigS There are other keys available - I've got a D/A Lachenal that's very handy. Bb/F instruments were very common, and are usually sold off cheaply when they turn up - if you just want to accompany yourself or play solo they are a bargain. Otherwise a three-row C/G can do about all you need. |