Anglogeezer Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 For sale at auction, 30th May in KOLN, Germany. Lot. 328. Self-playing "TANZBAR" accordian, 1905. Estimated Price: €600 - €800Description: Self-Playing "Tanzbär" Accordion, 1905Manufacturer: "A. Zuleger, Leipzig", roll-operated player concertina, 28 notes, roll transport by flywheel drive, unrestored condition, some rust, in original case, with 10 rolls. http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-BFD4164AE0?utm_source=inv_kwalert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=keywordalertlive&utm_term=2 Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Köln = Cologne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linrose Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 That must have some very interesting player-piano type internal workings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Hare Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 That must have some very interesting player-piano type internal workings. I recently saw another of these advertised for sale somewhere. I'm intrigued - how do they work? Do you sit it on a table, press the start button and stand back and watch the thing squeeze itself in and out, or what? Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I tried one of these once. It was more difficult to play than the real thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conzertino Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 With one hand you push a little lever to forward the paper-roll. Then just push or pull the bellows for air.... Easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takayuki YAGI Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 (edited) Just FYI, if my memory serves me correctly, that company also made 'baby tanzbaer' model with concertina-like hexagonal shape. -- Taka Edited May 17, 2015 by Takayuki YAGI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Crabb Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJUrUIZm2rM Geoffrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJUrUIZm2rM Geoffrey Delightful - thanks for providing this one, Geoff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglogeezer Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 Here's a link to a past E-bay auction for a hexagonal Tanzbar concertina. http://www.ebay.com/itm/121552606669 Thanks to Geoff for the U-tube link Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglogeezer Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 For sale at auction, 30th May in KOLN, Germany. Lot. 328. Self-playing "TANZBAR" accordian, 1905. Estimated Price: €600 - €800 Description: Self-Playing "Tanzbär" Accordion, 1905 Manufacturer: "A. Zuleger, Leipzig", roll-operated player concertina, 28 notes, roll transport by flywheel drive, unrestored condition, some rust, in original case, with 10 rolls. Concertina, 1905.png http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-BFD4164AE0?utm_source=inv_kwalert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=keywordalertlive&utm_term=2 Jake Here's one that was sold on 22 June 2010, at Chadds Ford, PA, USA. http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/tanzbar-concertina,-16-note-paper-roll-operated-m-363-c-c6d223bbf6 Here's one, from 23 June 2003, Clifton UK showing something of the mechanism. http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/a-tanzbar-concertina,-with-16-note-roll-operated-271-c-213ursrca7 Also, http://squeezyboy.blogs.com/squeezytunes/2006/08/tanzbar_player_.html It seems clear that only one end, the right plays mechanically. Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglogeezer Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 This went for Euro. 1,000. Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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