The Button Box carries concertinas made by the Concertina Connection, Stagi, and our own Morse brand. To see what we have in stock at the moment, including vintage and other used concertinas, please visit our Instruments in Stock page.

English system concertinas are fully chromatic instruments with each button producing the same note on the push and pull of the bellows. Each end has 4 columns of buttons: the two center columns correspond to the natural (white) keys on a piano, and the outside columns are the accidental (black) keys. The notes of a scale alternate between the left and right sides. The number of buttons varies from 30 to 70, but 48 is standard. The different sizes originally corresponded to the members of the violin family, with the 48-button treble model having the range of the violin (G below the staff to C three octaves above middle C). They are very smooth and agile instruments, originally designed for classical music, but well-suited to folk music and chordal song accompaniment.

All models are tuned to a'=440hz.

	R. Morse & Co. "Albion" English Concertina Made by us, right here in Massachusetts (more info). Available in treble (G below MC to the D above the treble staff (d3)) and baritone (range exactly one octave lower) versions. Available with either cherry or black ends. Black Delrin® buttons, brass fittings, riveted action, 6-fold bellows, and high-quality accordion-type reeds. With hardshell case. Click here for a video of a treble Albion. Click here for a video of a baritone Albion.		$2,600
	Select Range Treble Baritone	Select Finish Rosewood Satin Black
	Click to place an order and pay a $50 deposit. Delivery time is estimated at 6-8 weeks. To see what is available immediately visit our Instruments in Stock page.
	R. Morse & Co. "Geordie" English Concertina Made by us, right here in Massachusetts (more info). Available in tenor (from C below middle C to the D in the space above the second ledger line above the treble staff) and baritone (from the G one and a half octaves below middle C to the A on the first ledger line above the treble staff) versions. With rosewood-stained cherry ends. Black Delrin® buttons, brass fittings, riveted action, 6-fold bellows, and high-quality accordion-type reeds. With hardshell case.		$2,800
	Select Range Tenor Baritone Click to place an order and pay a $50 deposit. Delivery time is estimated at 6-8 weeks. To see what is available immediately visit our Instruments in Stock page.

	Concertina Connection's Jackie 30-key treble with a 2-½ octave range. Fully chromatic. Black celluloid finish, white plastic buttons, 6-fold bellows. Outfit includes a soft case and a tutor written specially for this instrument. Click here for video. We understand that some owners would want to ‘move up’ in the concertina world after having played the instrument for a while. To facilitate upgrading, we offer a full purchase price refund when a new Concertina Connection instrument is traded in for a new R. Morse & Co. concertina.		$415
	Concertina Connection's Jack 30-key baritone with a 2-½ octave range. Fully chromatic. Black celluloid finish, white plastic buttons, 6-fold bellows. Outfit includes a soft case and a tutor written specially for this instrument. Click here for video. Last ones at this price; price increases will raise this model to $415. We understand that some owners would want to ‘move up’ in the concertina world after having played the instrument for a while. To facilitate upgrading, we offer a full purchase price refund when a new Concertina Connection instrument is traded in for a new R. Morse & Co. concertina.		$395
	Concertina Connection "Rose" 45-key hybrid English treble concertina (g-a3), designed and developed by the Concertina Connection Inc.. The instruments measures 7 inchs across the flats and is available with ebonized (black) or natural finished ends; current stock has natural ends. With Italian hand-finished reeds and traditional riveted brass action. With metal buttons, bushed key holes and action, leather 6-fold bellows. Has hardwood ends, frames, action boards, and reed pans. Comes with a gig bag. Click here for video.		$2,600

Anglo concertinas have a diatonic system similar to the button accordion: each button gives a different note on the push and pull. The lower notes of the scale are on the left side, and the higher notes are on the right. The number of buttons varies from 20 to 50. Instruments with 30 or more buttons are chromatic through a certain range but are most often played in only a few "home" keys. Anglo concertinas are well suited for song accompaniment, Morris, and Irish music.

All models are tuned to a'=440hz.

	R. Morse & Co. "Céilí" Anglo Concertina Made by us, right here in Massachusetts (more info). 30-button model comes with cherry or black ends, black Delrin® buttons, brass fittings, riveted action, 6-fold bellows, and high-quality accordion-type reeds.  Available in C/G, Bb/F, D/A and G/D.  With hardshell case. Click here for a video of a G/D Céilí. Click here for a video of a C/G Céilí.			$2,450
	Select Key C/G G/D D/A Bb/F	Select Fingering Layout (see note charts here) Wheatstone Jeffries Custom	Select Finish Rosewood Satin Black
	Click to place an order and pay a $50 deposit. Delivery time is estimated at 6-8 weeks.
	To see what is available immediately visit our Instruments in Stock page.
	Rochelle by Concertina Connection 30-button model, key of C/G, Wheatstone note layout. Black celluloid finish, white plastic buttons, riveted action, Italian reeds (Cagnoni), 7-fold bellows. Outfit includes a soft case and a tutor written specially for this instrument. Click here for video. We understand that some owners would want to ‘move up’ in the concertina world after having played the instrument for a while. To facilitate upgrading, we offer a full purchase price refund when a new Concertina Connection instrument is traded in for a new R. Morse & Co. concertina.			$415
	Stagi C-1 (Learn more about our Stagi tuning and maintenance process.) An attractive beginner/intermediate 20-button anglo. 6-sided mahogany ends with marquetry trim, plastic buttons, 6-fold bellows. Key of C/G or G/D. Click here for video. Select Key Combination C/G G/D			$495
	Stagi C-2 (Learn more about our Stagi tuning and maintenance process.) Similar to above, but with 2 octave-tuned reeds per note. Fuller sound. Key of C/G or G/D. Click here for video. Select Key Combination C/G G/D			$575
	Stagi W-15 Deluxe (Learn more about our Stagi tuning and maintenance process.) 30-button model with mahogany ends and plastic buttons. 6-fold bellows, leather hand straps. Keys of C/G, G/D. With case.			$825 (Special order)
	Stagi W15-LN (Learn more about our Stagi tuning and maintenance process.) 30-button model with new improved action. Mahogany or black lacquer ends with plastic or metal buttons; current stock is mahogany with plastic buttons. 6-fold bellows, leather hand straps. Keys of C/G, G/D; currently available in G/D. With case. Click here for video. Select Key Combination G/D			$900
	Stagi W-40 (Learn more about our Stagi tuning and maintenance process.) 40-button model. Mahogany ends with plastic buttons or black lacquer ends with metal buttons. 6-fold bellows, leather hand straps. Keys of C/G, G/D. With case.			$920 (Special order)
	Concertina Connection Clover 30-key C/G hybrid concertina, designed and developed by the Concertina Connection and produced partly in Europe and the USA. The instrument measures 6 1/4" across the flats and is available with ebonized or natural finished ends. With Italian hand-finished reeds and traditional riveted brass action. With metal buttons, bushed key holes and action, leather 6-fold bellows. Wheatstone note layout. Has hardwood ends, frames, action boards, and reed pans. Comes with a gig bag.			$2,150

Duet system concertinas were a later development that incorporated the best features of the Anglo and English systems; they have the same note on the push and pull, and have the lower range on the left side and the higher range on the right, thus allowing the melody and full accompaniment to be played on one instrument. A number of different fingering systems have been developed over the years: McCann, Crane (or Triumph), Jeffries, and most recently, the Hayden system. While the older duet systems were without a doubt the most difficult concertinas to master, many consider the Hayden system even easier to learn than the English or anglo.

Both C&R Dipper and C. Wheatstone & Co. make superlative duets on a special order basis. Contact information is available from us on request.

 

	R. Morse & Co. "Beaumont" Hayden Duet Concertina Made by us, right here in Massachusetts (more info). Click here for a note chart. With natural-stained cherry ends ends. Black Delrin® buttons, brass fittings, riveted action, 6-fold bellows, and high-quality accordion-type reeds. With hardshell case. Click here for a video. Click here for another video.	$3,850
	Click to place an order and pay a $50 deposit. Delivery time is estimated at 3-6 months. To see what is available immediately visit our Instruments in Stock page.
	Concertina Connection "Elise" The Concertina Connection has developed the Elise for first time players. It is the perfect instrument for anyone interested in trying out the Hayden Duet concertina without having to invest a large amount of money. The Elise has 34 keys, a traditional riveted action, 7-fold bellows, Hayden-specified keyboard slant and spacing (see note layout). Package includes soft case and a book written specifically for the instrument. Click here for video. We understand that some owners would want to ‘move up’ in the concertina world after having played the instrument for a while. To facilitate upgrading, we offer a full purchase price refund when a new Concertina Connection instrument is traded in for a new R. Morse & Co. concertina.	$415
	Stagi Hayden Duet (Learn more about our Stagi tuning and maintenance process.) This concertina has the standard 46 button Hayden layout with a range from the tenor C to the B above middle C on the bass side, and middle C to the high D (3 octaves above middle C) giving it almost an octave of overlap. Tuned to a'=440hz. Measures 7-½" across the flats, with mahogany ends, plastic buttons, 8-fold bellows, leather hand straps, with case. Click here for video.	$1,165
	Concertina Connection "Peacock" Peacock model Hayden (Wicki) duet. 42 keys (19 left, 23 right) with a range from the tenor C to the G# above middle C on the left side, and middle C to the high C (3 octaves above middle C) on the right side. Flat-top 3/16" metal-capped buttons arranged in rows parallel to the handrests. Riveted action, hand-finished accordion-type reeds. 6-fold black leather bellows. 7" across, weighs 2 lbs 15 oz. Available in natural or black; current stock is natural. With soft case. Click here for video.	$2,600