What is Concertina?
{{Infobox instrument | name = Concertina | names = | image = Anglo-concertina-40button.jpg | image_capt = | background = | classification = [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboard]] | hornbostel_sachs = | hornbostel_sachs_desc = | inventors = | developed = | range = depends on model | related = [[Accordion]] | musicians = | builders = | articles = }} A '''concertina''' is a [[musical instrument]] that makes [[sound]]s using [[air]] pushed and pulled through [[Reed (instrument)|reeds]] using a [[bellows]]. The fingers push buttons at both ends of the instrument. The '''Anglo concertina''' has the bass notes at the left side and makes other tones pushing than pulling a button. The '''English concertina''' makes the same tone pushing and pulling a button. The '''duet concertinas''' have the bass notes at the left side and make the same tone pushing and pulling a button. The '''[[Wicki-Hayden note layout|Hayden]] duet concertina''' has the same fingering for all scales. It has a shifted [[6-plus-6-instruments|6-plus-6]] [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]] layout. ==Related pages== * [[Bandoneon]] ==Other websites== {{commons cat-inline|Concertinas}} [[Category:Keyboard instruments]]