Frequent Questions
This page presents a sample of the many questions received by ConcertinaMusic.com and USConcertina.com, along with a short answer. If you don’t see your chemnitzer concertina related question answered here, please Contact Us and we will do our best to help you.
What key is my concertina?
How do I determine the value of my concertina?
What does a chemnitzer concertina sound like?
How is a chemnitzer concertina manufactured?
What is the best way to print the arrangements from the free sheet music library?
Who created ConcertinaMusic.com?
What is a chemnitzer (kem-nit-ser)?
The chemnitzer concertina is a bellows-driven, free-reed instrument; a descendant of ancient musical instruments that were originally created in China about 2000 B.C. Click Here for a collection of documents and resources that provide more detail regarding the interesting history of this beautiful and unique musical instrument.
What key is my concertina?
Chemnitzer concertinas may be tuned to one of a number of different keys. Click Here for a convenient tool that will help you determine which of the most common keys your concertina may be tuned to.
How do I determine the value of my concertina?
There is no simple guide to determine a chemnitzer concertina’s value. Click Here for a discussion that provides information on how you may be able to establish the approximate value of your musical instrument.
What does a chemnitzer concertina sound like?
The modern chemnitzer concertina is unique due to the multiple reeds that sound for each tone played. The Audio and Video feature of this website includes several selections of music performed on the chemnitzer concertina.
How is a chemnitzer concertina manufactured?
Please Click Here for photos with short descriptions of the instrument manufacturing process.
What is the best way to print the arrangements from the free sheet music library?
Please Click Here for brief instructions on how to get the best printed results.
Who created ConcertinaMusic.com?
ConcertinaMusic.com was conceived, designed, and created by Ken Yagelski in 1996. Please Click Here for the rest of the story.
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