Morning Mike - yes this correct.
For a C/G anglo where you are typically playing tunes in G and D (and
associated minors) you would want a Bb/F tuning to play with NSP.
Unless you know the person you want to play with is in concert F then
+20 would also be a very good idea. I have a Bb English concertina but
it doesn't get out much because it's in concert pitch and too far from
most sets of pipes.
Personally I wouldn't get rid of the bass notes there's a lot of
musical room to play in down there. It requires care and sympathy with
the drones going ...
Another consideration is that retuning a complete tone is quite
invasive - it is possible to get a Bb/F instrument without
modification. They are rarer but also cheap because no one else plays
in those keys...
I'd have a chat with some like Theo Gibb (www.theboxplace.co.uk) who
will be able to give you some options - he has stacks of old lachenal
reeds from various restorations. He also knows the basics about pipes
- most free reed restoriers won't and has done an excellent
restoration job on a couple of concertinas for me already.
cheers
Rob
Quoting Mike Dixon <msdi...@btinternet.com>:
I have a 20 Button Anglo C/G Lachenal which I had for years which I have
done very little with. I am about to get it serviced ( more like a re-build
I suspect!) and am considering getting it re-tuned to play along with NSP -
either for me to have a go , or to lend to a friend so we can do some duets
Would I be on the right lines to go for F/B Flat? I suspect at +20 cents?
We are also looking at removing the bass on the left hand and putting some
accidentals on the right - might be useful as I rarely use the bass buttons
as such
Any thoughts or advice
Thanks
Mike Dixon
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