Michael wrote:

"This thread has NOTHING to do with "Englands's national musical instrument" . . . could someone PLEASE end this farce?"

Sounds like a good idea Michael, especially as it takes so long to get down here now! :-)

So, as this is a Folk Music Forum, let's stick to instruments that are used for that music & song.

So surely you must say that the ENGLISH CONCERTINA wins the day! ...... Musn't you?

After all, this was invented by an Englishman, how many other instruments played in English music can make that claim.
Many were adapted from earlier instruments but no others were actually invented there, were they?

Cheers
Dick