On concertinas at sea. I met George Herbert about 20 yrs ago & continued correspondance with him up until his death in 1997 he was near 100 by then. George had gone to sea at 13 as cabin boy & started out in the Baltic trades, he finished up as a cape horner. He played uke & concertina & sang his heart out, according to him he always prefered the tropics because it was easier to keep his squeezebox drier in that climate & he did love the music. Hope that clears the issue of concertinas going to sea. Barry