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your great love the way you play the box as from chicago n love polkas so many great bands

My Dad, Bob Merhaut, had a big following in Chicago, Illinois who played a large concertina since hewas 10 yrs. old. He played Czech polkas and waltzes as well as the popular "standards". He died in 1983. I wish I could hear him again! But now that I'm 82, I have to find a "home" for my father's beloved instrument. This video gives me hope that some people still play this difficult instrument.

This is one amazing concertina. When I think about the concertina, I think about the music of Dan Witucki.

isn't that a bandonion?

That kind of concertina is more like a bandoneon with less notes than a concertina. (Thats a compliment)

Nice video. Such a shame to see how the word “concertina” has been misused and now it refers to a different instrument depending on the country, when really it should only refer to the English made one patented by Wheatstone.

Love it, Keep it going!!1 I have a 20 button Anglo concertina and I'm working on teaching myself to play it. says Judy Corrette. I come from Wisconsin and they have a lot of polka music there.

Mike, Who is the manufacturer (brand name) of the Concerina you are playing in this video? If you would share that please..Thank you!

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Great video!!

nice explanation 😍

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The Concertina was invented in Britain in 1829, the Germans built their own version in 1834.

Excellently put together and presented. Thank you.

COncertina for LIFE!

That’s NOT a concertina - it’s a bandoneon.

The concertina was invented in England in 1827 by Professor Sir Charles Wheatstone. The instrument in the video is actually a Bandoneon though it usually gets called a concertina in the USA .

The concertina was invented in the early 1800s

Nice to hear one played quite well. Good for you! I think you were a bit remiss though in not pointing out that there are many types of concertina, the others being usually hexagonal or octagonal in shape, and being distinctly different instruments. Also, accordions are not defined by having a piano keyboard - there are a number of types of button accordion.

Very good video! I love the concertina! I’m 58 years old and I just started playing concertina 10 months ago and I’m practicing a lot and enjoying it very much!

Make more lessons!!!! Your the only one actually showing details on how to play. Younger people that want to play may not have the resources to learn. But they could with you.

would really like to buy one for my daughter. How do I buy one for someone to help me? Thank you very much in advance

It's something like a cross between an Accordion & an Anglo Concertina. It's basically a bigger version of the Anglo Concertina that sounds like an Accordion because it has multiple ranks of Reeds. It sounds like an Accordion but it's easier to play because all of the Keys are labeled w/ numbers, so you're playing by number (like the RalBar which is an Electric Dulcitar).

Well done Michael.. I have my Grampa’s 1940’s Pearl Queen.. I’ve learned that in some parts they call these Chemnitzer concertina, because of this design being made in Chemnitz Germany. I’m 63 and a beginner! LoL.. good to see a bright young fellow as yourself educating and entertaining us with such a rare treasure of an instrument and a snippet of a culture that is an echo of what it was.. even here in northwest Indiana where my Grandfather played a lot of dance halls and wedding receptions from 100+ years ago, up into his, and the ‘80’s. Thank you!

I appreciate and respect your presentation about the Chemnitzer concertina but would have liked to have seen one other thing. At the beginning of this presentation, you showed the differences in polka and waltz styles, which was fine. However, it is possible to play many different kinds of music on the concertina. In the 1930 to about 1970 era, much sheet music was written for different styles of music for the concertina. In that time frame and up to the present time, there were true master players of this instrument that showed the beautiful sounds that could come out of the instrument after years of practice and hard work. It would have been nice to have included perhaps 3 or 4 other kinds of tunes to show the possibilities of what can be played on this instrument, so people would not necessarily consider the concertina a "polka instrument". The piece you showed "That Old Gang Of Mine" in this presentation would have been a good one to play showing an example of an old time American standard. I do not want to sound critical as you did a good presentation. I just want people to see the concertina as a serious musical instrument.

Great looking Concertina. Did you buy it from Brad Wehr? Looks like one he sold for me that was my Uncles. It had his name Leon on it. I think it was an A flat/ F ?

Great stuff William!

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I would suggest making the mushroom block visible so that it's somewhat feasible to get it

Great job!

This is fantastic! I’d say something by Eric Church FOR SURE!! 😊

Professional production. Host was awesome. Rippin

awesome video!

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Bryson the video is solid. I mean: the background music doesn't drown-out the narration. Your speaking voice is clear and crisp-- even in the driving sequences. The song choices are nice as they don't distract, but I'd prefer no music during driving sequences, so I can get a better understanding of cabin noise. The video angles are great as they include you, the speaker, and the items being explained. The use of "sharp" confused me as I often use it to mean "suave" or "sleek," but it can also mean "pointed" or "crisp," and I'm not sure which way you're describing the Audi: sleek or crisp? There was very little wasted time, and I appreciate that because a lot of RUclips seems to be added nonsense to meet video length quotas. There's a definite professionalism due to the confidence in your speaking voice, lack of mistakes, eye-contact, and jargon. This causes me to trust you as the narrator to know what you're talking about. With all that being said, what do I know? I'm just an old man that daily drives a 996 C2 in Minnesota winters. Keep up the good work. How about a episode on "best tuner car for shade-tree mechanics on tight budgets"? Looking forward to episode two!

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