The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #29311   Message #369713
Posted By: Bernard
06-Jan-01 - 11:50 AM
Thread Name: Help: Concertinas: Anglo vs. English?
Subject: RE: Help: Concertinas: Anglo vs. English?
I would agree, there - the Anglo is better suited to 'ear' players (at a beginner's level), whereas the English requires a little more discipline.

The English was designed to be a music reader's instrument, as I posted on the other thread - Charles Wheatstone specifically put the 'lines' on the left and the 'spaces' on the right.

I don't wish to spark off a debate by suggesting one is 'better' than the other, as that is far from the truth; I'm merely suggesting that an Anglo is 'friendlier' in the early stages, particularly for a 'non musician'.

I've got some MIDI files of fairly easy Morris tunes which work well on an Anglo - G row only! PM me with your email address if you want them.