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Could you explain?

Thanks

After I posted I realized that the comments were balanced for either system and useless for making a decision I listened to a lot of box playing over the past couple days My mind says B/C my heart says C#/D... Drive, rhythm, old style, FUN yet capable of subtle play as well Pick either and go with i...

I am primarily a one row player, but have owned and dabbled with B/C and C#/D though only for a short time Some things to help you in your decision ( right ! ) " I switched from B/C to C#/D because I got tired of playing on the pull"... Mairtin O/Connor in a phone call about 8 years ago wh...

Too many ebay stories of bad or misrepresnted accordions/concertinas One ebay seller to be wary of ( pardon the preposition) neufie bob I believe He knows little about them, as evidensed by his descriptions ... and that would be a polite comment there are others, but he stands out know thy dealer Bu...

Thanks Steve

Yes I was referrring to one of Brendan's customs

I understand the chromatic scale and the chromatic instruments

but in the case of Brendan's custom D/G , the bodies are "chromatics"

Again thanks for the heads up

Jeff

Not having seen the tutorial yet
Is this intended for the standard "solo" tuned 12 Hole harmonicas on in D and one in G
or a Chromatic in D/G ?

Have you sold this ?

There are box players who also play concertina such as John Williams and Billy Mac.. I don't think one preceeds the other. As to the concertina types and the type of reed.. I am a former Jeffires owner.. 38 button... ( bought it for $300 US...correct $300 US) I sold it to a fine player... Since then...

I am an on again off again player.. off at the moment and just sold off a few of my accordions.. I kept my 50's Hohner HA112 in "A" and my great grandfathers 2 plus row D/G acc with 6 bass Hand made reeds in bronze frames... Been thinking lately about going back to 1/2 step Irish tuning af...

I have always heard these Hohner models to be referred to as

A Hohner 4 stop or 3 stop or 2 stop

Or with the Vienna model a 1 row 4 bass

I have owned the four bass 2 reed models and like them very much

however I have modified them a bit

Jeff

I play melodeons.. one row accordeons I have and have played 2 row 2 1./2 row and 3 row as well as Annglo concertina Concertina..30 button Anglo concertinas in C/G as used by Irish players.. favor this sytem as the accidentals on the outside row give you the c#'s for key of D... forget what they say...

That is a model HA-112 I also have one of these Mine is from the early 50's in the key of A Mine has the older scroll type fingerboard If yours has a wood keyboard it is probably form the 60's-70's if it is plastic.. later I also owned an HA-113 which is a 3 stop and several HA-114 models these are ...

by definition a "CAJUN" accordion is an accordion made by a Cajun Splitting hairs: one row bisnoric 10 button 2 bass 4 reed 4 stop just tuned accordeons were invented built and played long before Cajuns got ahold of them... when the Cajuns started making them they became by the fact that t...

I have been playing for a number of years..
1 row, 2 row, 2 1.2 row and 3 row

I use 1 strap

Which reeds did you specify for this accordion, I know that Michael has a few options.