The Weekenders wrote:
Hey everyone. Some of you remember me from past posts as a guitar player and whistler..
Hi Weeks ... Long time! It's nice to see you around these parts again.

The Weekenders wrote:
Just got a Dino Baffeti B/C. Hoping to slowly attain tunes as well as use the thing for sea shanteys and in my music group.
A very nice box. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
The Weekenders wrote:
I took the advice to get a B/C from a thread here but was surprised to see a plurality have the C#/D. I chose the B/C because I wanted to have C as an option because it occurs so much in the non-Irish music I play....
Well, I think it's partly generational. There was a trendy shift to C#/D a few years ago. But both are very much out there. In fact, I personally still see more B/C boxes in the hands of actual session players (including myself, rarely).
And sure, there's no reason not to learn to play melodeon style on the C row at the same time you're learning cross-row B/C style. In fact, I wish I had done more of that when I first started. And it may make learning the basses easier. Also, if you learn to play in C and F and the related keys, then switching to a C#/D box should be fairly easy.
The Weekenders wrote:
a something-or-other bar on the bass side to take away thirds on chords (I guess for minor playing accompaniment).
No, not just for minor. Because of the modal nature of the Irish dance tunes, playing with the thirds pulled out tends to be the preferred default setting for everything. That is, if you play the chord buttons at all.
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