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Hope you enjoy it!

@@PeptoJoe Will surely do! Also, I’ve enjoyed so much your videos…was so fun and relaxing to watch through them!😁❤️Please keep the concertina videos coming! 😁🏴‍☠️🙏🪗

Thanks so much! My "recording studio" ​has been converted to a nursery for my new grandbaby, but I'll see if I can figure something else out. @@gamevichannel

You are very observant! Yes, there is one button that simply opens a valve without having a reed to make any notes. It only allows air to pass through so that the bellows can be expanded and contracted. I will see if I can locate those papers!

Oh, and as for the volume, I think it comes instinctually to the player to squeeze harder or softer to control the volume, so pushing more than one button wouldn't be noticable.

@@PeptoJoe thx for the answer, another question if you don't mind, how does the valves reset? is it a simple spring? and does it also have a latching mechanism? I don't know if you realized it yet, but the deceivingly simple design is only a testament to the genius of sir Charles Wheatstone.

@@PeptoJoe As an engineer myself, I find these old designs of a bygone era charming and "real". Every machine had bronze/brass ornaments, a carved leaf pattern, solid wood and polished metal! It bore the soul of the craftsman and had an aura to it! I have nothing against the plastic soulless gadgets we get nowadays (which by the very nature of modern economy aren't made to last!) but I hope these crafted machines that could remain in a family for generations could make a comeback!

@@Hanible Yes, they do have springs attached that push them back into place. There is no latching mechanism. It's just a spring attached to a lever with a round felt or leather pad on one end that covers up the opening that allows air transfer.

It wasn't a song, I had never picked up a concertina before this. I was just playing all the buttons on order to make sure they worked.

@@PeptoJoe ... thank God:) jst kidding!! i am thinking about trying the Wren myself, but it looks too complicated? so i enjoyed the vid' BTW...it would be nice if someone would post a beginner series showing their progress from week to week.. or even day to day? not a tutorial, or lesson, jst an idea of how much effort it takes to get up and running HaHa

​@@amandasteven1400I do have a bunch more videos showing my progress. I haven't done any in a while, but I can tell you a few things. I take lessons online from irishconcertinalessons.com and they help tremendously. It doesn't take long at all to learn some tunes. It does take longer to master the instrument though, naturally. The Wren was a great starter, but the buttons were a little difficult to be comfortable on with my large hands. I much prefer the Phoenix. Either way, you can't go wrong and you'll have a great time! Good luck

They're both great, but the buttons on the Wren are harder for me to reach with my big hands, and the overall quality is noticably better on the Phoenix. I'm sure you're going to love it!

I love the Phoenix. Thanks again for a good review. You sold it. Thank you.

​@@hyacinthinemoonglad you like it! Now if I could talk Paraic McNeela into giving me a commission!

Thanks so much! I'm a beginner, so it's encouraging to read your comments!

hmi.homewood.net/bellows/ aquí hay un comienzo. buena suerte

Hah! I tried, but it's beyond me. Bitesize Irish has a video that teaches them. I love the song, but I think I'll just listen to this one, not sing along!

Thanks!

You know, that has been mentioned to me before. There must be something to it! I just don't remember to do it while I'm playing. I'll concentrate harder, thanks for the tip!

Thanks! I'm still fairly new at it, so I hope I can get better! Wish I had started years ago!

You won't be disappointed! But get the best you can afford. It will delay your need to upgrade later!

It's Jeffries

Thanks! I learn from a great website, www.irishconcertinalessons.com

@@PeptoJoe great, I'm just signing up with them!

Thanks, I will! I feel like I've made a lot of improvement already after just a couple of weeks. Must be time for a new video!

I hope I can figure out how to play this thing, it's my first stringed instrument. So far it's a lot of fun!

I am going through all the free online lessons I can find. I'll get good one day! Thanks for watching and commenting.

I decided pretty quickly. Mainly because I have large hands and the inside row of buttons on the Wren were harder to reach . The Phoenix buttons are more firm and responsive as well. But it is a big price difference, and the Wren does play well. So, do your research! Depending on where you are geographically, you might want some quality instruments from a more local dealer, in case you need to deal with them later for any reason. That said, McNeela's has been great to deal with all the way from this side of the ocean!

P.S. I'll be 54 in a couple of months. The longer you wait, the less time you'll have to enjoy the journey!

Thanks for the kind words! I'm still trying to learn, and I'll see about getting back to posting again soon!

It's the Phoenix concertina from McNeela Music

Good things come to those who wait! Patience is a virtue! As soon as I can play another tune well enough! 😉

Very nice playing

Thank you! I'm still learning, obviously, but I'm getting more and more enjoyment out of the instrument every time I pick it up!

I’ve a question for the Q&A on your next video if you don’t already have something. As a relatively new concertina player, what tips could you give to someone who’s a complete novice?

Thanks! Your videos are very enjoyable as well!

I hate to give away my secrets, but honestly I have no idea. I saw the picture and just thought it looked cool. 😀

@@PeptoJoe I did a quick Google image search and it is indeed the Griswold Inn, a historic restaurant built in 1776 in my home town. You should visit it if you are ever in New England!

So far, for me the concertina has been a lot easier to learn than the language! Good luck to you with both.

Can't go wrong either way! The inside row of buttons is a little easier for me to reach with the Phoenix. I have large hands.

@@PeptoJoe yeh I've been playing on a ~€230 concertina and the inside buttons were very hard to press because they were very close to the strap and the springs on those buttons were stronger for some reason. Anyways I've asked my money back after multiple defects so I decided to buy a proper concertina this time :)

I found a used Swan for just a little bit more expensive than a Wren. Lucky me.

This is an Anglo Concertina

@@PeptoJoe thank you!! Where is your restaurant located....?

I'm pretty sure it's a greenscreen wallpaper.

Not exactly. The 20 button German concertina was invented around the same time as the English. The Anglo-German concertina was invented later by an English maker, by taking the two rows of the German, adding a third row that makes it more chromatic, and building it with (higher quality) English construction methods. During the First World War, the English makers dropped ‘German’ from the name and just called it an Anglo. The one shown in the video is a modern ‘hybrid Anglo’ which combines English style action and bellows with German style accordion reeds.

Thank you, I appreciate your opinion, as I enjoy your playing as well!

I use the captioning. Sub titles rule!

Thanks for your comments! I use the Phoenix Concertina from McNeela Music.

@@PeptoJoe Sound good !

Thanks!

Best thing I've gotten for myself in a long while. Save up and get the best you can afford!

Thanks!