The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #79376   Message #1437492
Posted By: The Fooles Troupe
18-Mar-05 - 04:41 AM
Thread Name: melodeon with 2 rows of accidentals!
Subject: RE: melodeon with 2 rows of accidentals!
Nothing that would make much sense to button box guy I suppose.

I do have empathy for the 'button people' but am a 'keyboard guy' myself. I am struggling (from time to time and as the energy is there!) with a McCann English Concertina.

Now there are some musical stylistic things that button boxes that make different sounds on push and pull do apparently easier, but the same note in both directions on a keyboard is easier for me. Piano, Harpsichord, and Pipe Organ (lots of other keyboard instruments too!) - I have too much baggage to spend ages relearning motor skills - something I have some minor problems with anyway.

BTW, I know of some English Concertina Players that can emulate the sound and playing style of Anglo Concertinas, but when everybody is going to be faking it all on a midi generator one day eventually anyway... :-)

Robin