Manitas at Work : "For 3 row a C#DG would be more useful"

This is what I play and, unusually, it's actually much, much lighter than my 2-row box because it's a Castagnari Matti. The extra basses (particularly the A on the push, and an E major) make playing in A really easy.

I play a lot of Irish music on the Matti (as I did on the Hohner Pokerwork D/G that I traded in for it). When I was trying out the various boxes at the Music Room, where I bought the Matti, the guy there said what a pleasure it was to hear someone playing Irish music on the D/G system because so few people do.

I know that a lot of people who play Irish music don't use the basses at all but I do so my 3-row with it's extra 4 basses is great.

I also have a B/C Saltarelle Irish Bouebe and I play mainly English music on that! Probably was just born awkward!!