Concertinas

• Bellows-driven free reed squeezeboxes with buttons
• Related to accordion but no with chord buttons; both hands play melody and make their own chords. "Button travel" is in direction of "bellows travel."
• Many shapes, sizes, tuning systems

• Two Types:
  • Anglo (tuned like a harmonica; different notes on push-pull)
  • English (same note either way)

• Used Concertinas
• Squeezebox Accessories
• Squeezebox Books & Tapes
• Care & Cleaning
• Repairs
• Appraisals
• Detailed advice on which concertina to choose can be found in the buyer's guide and owner's manual, the "Pretty Complete Guide to Squeezeboxes."

Other types of concertinas occasionally available new or used, please inquire

Duet (at least four different keyboard systems), and Chemnitzer aka "Polka Box," or its close cousin, the Bandoneon aka "Tango Concertina," the traditional instrument used for Argentinian tangos and related music.

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Key to Concertina Abbreviations

hsc = hardshell case
ssc = softshell case or carrying bag
tr = treble
b = button
L/M/H = low/middle/high (reeds or voices)
MOTS = pearl figured celluloid
ME = metal ends
WE = wood ends
MB = metal buttons
PB = plastic buttons