Fs Tedrow "zephyr" 30B Wheatstone-Arrangement Anglo

[steven r. arntson]

I'm selling my Tedrow 30B Zephyr Anglo, with Wheatstone note arrangement. It's a wonderful instrument, and I played the living heck out of it for about eight years. I wore out the first set of bellows and handstraps. The bellows were replaced by Mr. Tedrow, and are played in, but in excellent shape. A local (Seattle-area) leatherworker produced the hand straps, still in like-new condition. This is a "hybrid" style instrument with accordion reeds. The bellows are 7-fold, which is helpful because the instrument is unusually small in dimension (6" between opposite flats on the faceplate).

I'll prefer a U.S. buyer if possible (I'm in Seattle), but will entertain other locales. I believe these are presently selling for $2.5K, and I'm asking $2K in view of the visible wear (especially cosmetic flaking of the finish) but otherwise excellent playability. Please PM me if interested. I'll entertain reasonable offers, but am hoping to stick near to this price partly in the interest of paying the tax man.

Here's some video of me playing the instrument with the ensemble The Toy Boats, and here it is with a pint of beer (for scale):



A few other shots:

 

(edited on advice to show faceplate measurement from flat-to-flat as opposed to corner-to-corner)

Edited April 11, 2016 by steven r. arntson

[JimLucas]

...here it is with a pint of beer (for scale):

 

To be sure of the scale, is that a British pint or an American pint?

[steven r. arntson]

I should have mentioned that the glass pictured is a diminutive American 16oz pint glass, thus underscoring the smallness of the instrument!

[steven r. arntson]

I'm lowering the asking price on this box to $1,500. I think maybe I had it overpriced in view of its cosmetic wear and tear. PM me if you're interested!

[steven r. arntson]

This instrument has been sold.