...and if you get really frustrated.. you can make obscene phone calls with the air button and the bellows :)

I found with the lower notes that it made a big difference and I'll still use a neck strap if i need to use my pinkies.. the victorian age had some amazing 14 note chords :( that you need the pinkies for, and i feel better having the support.

It's not learning an instrument, the concertina is an obsession i find... GOod luck Jill