Hohner Concertina 20 Key
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Customer Review
Fun to Play
I can play a number of tunes on the harmonica and that is the extent of my musical ability. That skill was learned on numerous backpacking trips over the years. I ordered up the D40 Concertina and Mel Bay's book. I received the concertina a couple weeks before the book. I managed to work out the details of Red River Valley in the first couple hours I had it. Couldn't play well at that time (still can't) but had the notes figured out. Once I got the book, it was a little easier to learn a new song.This thing is just fun to sit down with for an hour or so in the evening and play the few songs I know and maybe work on a new one.I highly reccommend this instrument for anybody that has an interest in this type of thing.I am 52 years old.
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Product Description
Folk musicians have favored concertinas since the mid 1800s for their low cost, portability, and superior sound. Top to learn more
Concertina's In General
A very fun instrument to learn! I recently picked up your $80 base model off of eBay that was made from China and had many issues with it. I had to open up the instrument to sand down some of the components and adjust the buttons in order to get the action to the point where the buttons wouldn't stick.If you ask any skilled concertina player what kind of instrument is a good starter -- every single one of them will tell you to get the best one you can right off of the bat, otherwise, you can be plagued with problems such as mine, or stiff bellows causing a lot more air to be required to move the reeds.Since a 'superb' concertina can run in the $1,500 - $3,000 range, a good 'starter' concertina is around $300-$500. I'd reccomend a 'Stagi' brand concertina (available at hobgoblin music -- I believe they have a website).You'll find two general varieties -- a 20 button model and a 30 button model. If you've never played concertina, they'll be listed...
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A few problems, but good enough to find out if you want to play.