Scarlatti Nero

[Ollie]

Hi, I'm Ollie

I only posted once on the old board about getting a box, and since then, have been to my local (well, 40 miles away) Hobgoblin shop, to try out a few. With a fairly low budget (£200 - £300), I'm thinking about getting a Nero as my starter instrument. I tried one and it was fantastic. It seemed to do exactly what the Pokerwork did, and more, for £100 less. It has a stop to take out the 3rd in the chords, the button's don't disappear when you're playing and it's loud  . I was just wondering what other thought about it.

Ollie

[BruceHenderson]

(snip) I was just wondering what other thought about it.
Ollie

   Hi, Oll.  I don't know that brand (it's probably sold in the US under another name but that doesn't matter) but if you like it, go for it. Nobody else can tell you -- and especially if the price is right!

Best wishes, Bruce

[george garside]

Hi, I'm Ollie

I only posted once on the old board about getting a box, and since then, have been to my local (well, 40 miles away) Hobgoblin shop, to try out a few. With a fairly low budget (£200 - £300), I'm thinking about getting a Nero as my starter instrument. I tried one and it was fantastic. It seemed to do exactly what the Pokerwork did, and more, for £100 less. It has a stop to take out the 3rd in the chords, the button's don't disappear when you're playing and it's loud  . I was just wondering what other thought about it.

Ollie

HI Ollie

it  may be worth looking for a second hand hohnr pokerwork or erica which might just fall within your price range depending on condition etc.  Also the music room at cleckheaton  (info on google) have brand new pokerworks for £369. which may be a better long term investment than the scarlatti.  Both are made in china.

george

[Theo]

I'm thinking about getting a Nero as my starter instrument. I tried one and it was fantastic.

If you like it then go for it.  Assuming that you have tried others for comparison.  My experience of new Chinese boxes (not Hohner)  is that the quality varies even between examples of the same model.  So  try the actual one before you buy.  The biggest problem I find with the cheapies are very stiff bellows and the boxes tend to be heavy.  Don't attach too much importance to the stop for the thirds, overall playability is much more important when you are learning.

[Dazbo]

[My experience of new Chinese boxes (not Hohner)  is that the quality varies even between examples of the same model.  So  try the actual one before you buy.

Not just with Chinese boxes, even Castagnaris and Saltarelles vary between examples of the same models so follow this advice, if at all possible, on any purchase unless you're willing to take a punt on an unknown box like I did with my Giustozzi which turned out very well