magpie Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) Hello all, Following my recent acquisition of a Jeffries I am selling this Wheatstone I purchased from Ben in Toronto (via Ebay) a couple of years ago. It is in excellent condition as when I received it, in tune, with all the reeds sounding perfectly. The bellows are in mint condition. The rosewood ends give it a lovely tone which I have used for both Irish tunes and song accompaniment. It has been described by Chris Algar as an excellent example of the early post-WWII Wheatstone Anglo. I may add a sound file and/or take photos of the reedpans if anybody is interested. Asking price EUR2250, £2000 or equivalent. Edited January 12, 2018 by magpie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I'd be interested in reed pan photos and a sound file (though mainly out of curiosity). Hello all, Following my recent acquisition of a Jeffries I am selling this Wheatstone I purchased from Ben in Toronto (via Ebay) a couple of years ago. It is in excellent condition as when I received it, in tune, with all the reeds sounding perfectly. The bellows are in mint condition. The rosewood ends give it a lovely tone which I have used for both Irish tunes and song accompaniment. It has been described by Chris Algar as an excellent example of the early post-WWII Wheatstone Anglo. I may add a sound file and/or take photos of the reedpans if anybody is interested. Asking price EUR2250, £2000 or equivalent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpie Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Voilà! Hornpipe.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Interesting mix with clamped and crimped reeds - perhaps a transitional instrument using up old reed stock? Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Thanks for posting the pics and sound file! It has a nice sound. Interesting mix with clamped and crimped reeds - perhaps a transitional instrument using up old reed stock? Possibly, but even the clamped reeds have aluminum frames, and Wheatstone continued to use clamped aluminum-frame reeds in higher-end models for many years after this one was made. But I don't have an alternative theory for the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Jowaisas Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Rather than hijack this for sale thread with some observations I've started a new topic in instrument construction: http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=20077 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Barr Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Are these reed just held down flat on the reed pan, no dovetail slots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpie Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 This is now on Ebay: https://www.ebay.ie/itm/112767657144?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpie Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 This concertina has now been sold elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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