Talk:Concertina

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Franglo?[edit]

It's an accordion. It is also hardly unique, as the Bandonika and Buttontina also use the same principle of putting a button accordion in a concertina shape. Why is it here? It belongs on the accordion page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.140.207.72 (talk) 03:08, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If the buttons are at the sides, not on the front, it's a concertina. I believe other languages use 'concertina' or its equivalent of melodeon-type instruments, with buttons on the front, but in English it's the position of the buttons that determines the classification. Koro Neil (talk) 23:50, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Notable Players[edit]

Would it be within the scope of this article to have a list of notable players of the various kinds of concertinas? A few are mentioned in some of the sections, but I thought a list at the bottom, featuring more contemporary musicians, might be a nice addition.

Best! Stevenarntson (talk) 19:22, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Difference between Anglo and Bandonion[edit]

someone can tell me what is the difference between anglo-concertina and bandonion. both are bisonoric...

The Anglo is smaller and generally has only one reed for each tone, the button layout is substantially different, and the internal construction is usually quite different. Both instruments did evolve from Uhlig's German Concertina along with the Chemnitzer. The Bandoneón (the prefered spelling now) is much closer to the Chemnitzer Concertina in size, shape, and manufacture. Between those two types, the largest difference is with the button layout.

Link to concertina wire[edit]

I have added a link to the "concertina wire" article at the top of this entry. The wire is sometimes referred to simply as concertina, and frankly I suspect that more people are familiar with the wire than the instrument. I'd like some feedback on this decision if anyone has any thoughts about it.Lamont A Cranston 21:40, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I had never heard of the wire until I read this - though I had heard of the instrument. I think the dablink at the top of the article is fine. DuncanHill 23:17, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Follow-up years later, but wanted to affirm that I know a ton of people who know of the wire but not the instrument, so I do think a dab-note is needed and proper. MatthewVanitas (talk) 22:15, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly useful image[edit]

I took this; I think it's a good picture, but I have no clear sense of whether it would be a useful addition to the article, so I leave it to someone else to make the call. - Jmabel | Talk 20:16, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This may be more useful for Chemnitzer concertina than here.--Theodore Kloba 15:53, 23 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

About the structure[edit]

The structure was changed to group English and German concertinas together in what seems a more sensible way, considering their respective historical development. The order is roughly chronological, as well. The Anglo is difficult to qualify as either German or English since it has many of the features of each broader type -- diatonic like most German concertinas (and, in origin, it was the Germanic Ur-concertina), with reeds and action characteristic of most English models. Including the Anglo under either of the other groups does not seem to be appropriate. I could be wrong, of course. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.157.15.232 (talk) 03:32, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wheatstone's Patent(s)[edit]

There's a reference in 'The Times' of 19 April 1837 advertising a performance to be given by Giulio Regondi: “Fantasia on the newly-invented patent concertina, by Master G. Regondi”(The Times, Wednesday, Apr 19, 1837; pg. 1; Issue 16394; col A) Did Wheatstone take out later patents, or is this a bit of advertizing flummery suggesting this concertina is the latest thing? RLamb (talk) 15:06, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Working on major re-write[edit]

I'm kicking off a major re-write based on several concerns:

Article is very weak on sourcing/footnoting
There's a ton of very technical stuff not easily accessible to the average reader. I'm looking to render this in more laymen phrasing.
Some sections are long enough to be their own articles, and begin Category:Concertina

Watch for me to shortly begin on at least the splitting, then sourcing and re-phrasing. MatthewVanitas (talk) 22:16, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Harmonica?[edit]

This makes no sense. The harmonica (we are told) is part of the concertina family, the next sentence tells us that a concertina is operated by bellows (which I always thought, and which a harmonica isn't). I am going to kick out harmonica, unless someone can come up with a better arrangement. 24.108.58.1 (talk) 15:57, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The article states that the concertina and harmonica are both part of the Free_reed_aerophone family of instruments, which they are. It doesn't state that the harmonica is part of the concertina family. Thus I've reverted your edit. Yorkist (talk) 14:54, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

MIDI concertina?[edit]

Can any one extend this Wikipedia article to include MIDI concertinas? Koro Neil (talk) 23:39, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]