Well, I’ve been obsessed with concertinas since 2004 and last year I finally received my Dipper concertina, the Holy Grail of concertinas. I did a small webpage with pictures of the concertina, and thought I’d share it with the whole world! (we all know the whole world browses Chiff & Fipples quite often).
Yeah the concertina is such a challenge, I could play whistle relatively nicely after three years, but I still feel shaky on the concertina after five years. Most of my tunes feel like they’re trying to break out Right now, I am satisfied if I can manage to play a tune through keeping a good, steady rhythm. This thing is so mecanical.
You are right, hornpipes on concertinas are the best!