> hi chris
>what accidentals are you having on the inner row? are they
>yur choice or are you basing them on those on an anglo concertina ?
>is there a common layout for the accidentals on anglo

The full layout of the Anglodeon is here. The third row is, more or less, that of a Jeffries G/D anglo, while the bass is derived from that of an A/D/G melodeon. The reasoning behind it is as follows: about two years ago I had a mild stroke which left me with a left hand that worked, but was not as precise as it used to be. I'm a G/D anglo player in the English style, which means playing the melody mostly on the right hand, with accompaniment on the left. The stroke meant that I could no longer play chords on the left hand terribly well, but some experimenting showed that I had enough precision left to handle the bass buttons on a melodeon. I couldn't face learning a new instrument, so I asked Stormy if he could build something that would allow me to use the same fingering patterns that I know with the anglo in conjunction with a melodeon bass.

The beast arrives in May. Stormy, it seem as an anglo player himself, considers that the design is likely to be a go-er (his word) so when he ordered the reeds for it he ordered an additional 4 sets ready for future orders.

Chris