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OK, give me a couple of days. I will post on the Buy & Sell. Best, Geo

Well, I guess I could produce them again if there is interest. I had to stop while fighting lung cancer. Cheers, Geo

“On Deck and Below” Folkways FS3566, recorded 1979 with enclosed descriptive notes THE IRISH AT SEA: Music of the Western Ocean Packet, with Fiddle, Banjo, Anglo-Concertina, Penny Whistle and vocals by TOM SULLIVAN Price $10.00 US, plus packing & postage $6.00 (1st class). George Salley Email: gcsalley@cablefirst.net

“The Art of William Kimber” TOPIC 12T249 with enclosed booklet SIDE ONE Haste to the Wedding / Getting Upstairs Over the Hills to Glory Haste to the Wedding Getting Upstairs/Blue-Eyed Stranger Rodney / Rigs of Marlow Double Set Back / Hunting the Squirrel Double Lead Through Over the Hills to Glory Trunckles SIDE TWO Bean Setting / The 29th of May Laudanum Bunches Constant Billy Country Gardens Shepherd’s Hey Headington Morris Reel – Soldier’s Joy Jockie to the Fair Old Mother Oxford Bacca Pipes – Greensleeves Price $10.00 US, plus packing & postage $6.00 (1st class). George Salley Email: gcsalley@cablefirst.net

Interesting, Quite a few years ago I played an anglo concertina for Carnival. Altho' I had others, I found that my G/D gave the best phrasing. Also I constructed a quiet box for the actor, and coached him on how to play it. To my mind too many "performances" by actors, e.g. The Milagro Bean Field War, are just too hokey! Actually one of Stan Laurel's was pretty good. Cheers, Geo

Most of the albums have never been played. Those that have, only once or twice. “The Art of William Kimber” TOPIC 12T249 “The Mexborough English Concertina Prize Band” PLANT LIFE PLR055 (will need extra postage) “Because It’s There” Martin Carthy TOPIC 12TS389 “Out of the Cut” Martin Carthy TOPIC 12TS426 “Shreds and Patches” John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris TOPIC 12TS355 “Going Spare” John Kirkpatrick FREE REED FRR030 “Plain Capers” John Kirkpatrick with Sue Harris, Martin Carthy, Martin Brinsford, Fi Fraser FREE REED (two copies) “Facing the Music” John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris TOPIC 12TS408 “Melodeon Greats” TOPIC 12T376 “The Concertina Record” Lea Nicholson KICKING MULE KM311 “Brass Monkey” Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick, Howard Evans, Martin Brinsford, Rodger Williams TOPIC 12TS431 Price each $10.00 US, plus packing & postage $6.00 (1st class). George Salley POB 506 Hartfield, VA 23071 Phone # (804) 776-7256 Email: gcsalley@cablefirst.net

Most of the albums have never been played. Those that have, only once or twice. “Plain Capers” John Kirkpatrick with Sue Harris, Martin Carthy, Martin Brinsford, Fi Fraser FREE REED “Facing the Music” John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris TOPIC 12TS408 “A Reall High Class Band” John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris TOPIC 12TS295 “Melodeon Greats” TOPIC 12T376 “Fantastic Hornpipe” Laurrie Andres ROOSTER RECORDS RSTR122 "Brass Monkey" Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick, Howard Evans, Martin Brinsford, Roger Williams TOPIC12TS431 Price each $10.00 US, plus US packing & postage $4.00. I accept PayPal, Checks, Money Orders, & even Cash! George Salley POB 506 Hartfield, VA 23071 USA Phone # (804) 776-7256 Email: gcsalley@cablefirst.net

Most of the albums have never been played. Those that have, only once or twice. “Because It’s There” Martin Carthy TOPIC 12TS389 “Out of the Cut” Martin Carthy TOPIC 12TS426 “Shreds and Patches” John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris TOPIC 12TS355 “Going Spare” John Kirkpatrick FREE REED FRR030 “The Rose of Britain’s Isle” John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris TOPIC 12TS247 Price each $10.00 US, plus US packing & postage $4.00. I accept PayPal, Checks, Money Orders, & even Cash! George Salley POB 506 Hartfield, VA 23071 USA Phone # (804) 776-7256 Email: gcsalley@cablefirst.net

Most of the albums have never been played. Those that have, only once or twice. “Father Charlie” Father Charles Coen GREEN LINNET SIF1021 “The Concertina Record” Lea Nicholson KICKING MULE KM311 “Keep on Kipling” Peter Bellamy FELLSIDE RECORDING FE302 “The Great Dark Water” Andrew Cronshaw WATERFRONT WF009 Price each $10.00 US, plus US packing & postage $4.00. I accept PayPal, Checks, Money Orders, & even Cash! George Salley POB 506 Hartfield, VA 23071 USA Phone # (804) 776-7256 Email: gcsalley@cablefirst.net

SOLD SOLD SOLD “The Art of William Kimber” TOPIC 12T249 with enclosed booklet SIDE ONE Haste to the Wedding / Getting Upstairs Over the Hills to Glory Haste to the Wedding Getting Upstairs/Blue-Eyed Stranger Rodney / Rigs of Marlow Double Set Back / Hunting the Squirrel Double Lead Through Over the Hills to Glory Trunckles SIDE TWO Bean Setting / The 29th of May Laudanum Bunches Constant Billy Country Gardens Shepherd’s Hey Headington Morris Reel – Soldier’s Joy Jockie to the Fair Old Mother Oxford Bacca Pipes – Greensleeves See Main Post for purchase details.

Most of the albums have never been played. Those that have, only once or twice. “Irish Traditional Concertina Styles” TOPIC/FREE REED 12TFRS506 Chris Droney “The Flowing Tide” TOPIC/FREE REED 12TFRS503 John Kelly “Fiddle and Concertina Player” TOPIC/FREE REED 12TFRS504 Bernard O’Sullivan, Tommy McMahon Play Irish Traditional Music of County Clare TOPIC/FREE REED 12FRS505 I will post each individually, with the tunes listed, and picture(s) of the albums as I get the time. Price each $10.00 US, plus US packing & postage $4.00. I accept PayPal, Checks, Money Orders, & even Cash! George Salley POB 506 Hartfield, VA 23071 USA Phone # (804) 776-7256 Email: gcsalley@cablefirst.net

will be posting my Concertina LP record collection soon. Cheers, Geo

Well, let's see; there was the 20 button wooden ended, 30 button metal ended (several versions, bellows materials, and actions), 40 button metal ended, 20 button wooden ended minature, 36 button double reed mother of toilet seat; all anglos. I don't remember the various English. Cheers, Geo

Looks an awful lot like a 40 button Bastari I had about 25 years ago. Cheers, Geo

Had one back in the mid 80s. As I recall it was big and heavy. Took it with me on a trans-Atlantic sailing voyage rather than my Jeffries. It held up fine. Cheers, Geo

Welcome, and enjoy. Cheers, Geo

You did not say if it was a 20 or 30 button. The 30 button, metal ended were made by Bastari, and those made prior to 1980 were reasonably decent accordion reeded boxes. The failing was in the use of rubber surgical tubing to attach the buttons to the valve levers. I highly recommend them as "starter" instruments. cheers, Geo

Yup, That is a Bastari. Had one back in the 70s. As I recall they were for the South American market. Cheers, Geo

Common Repairs The 30 button Bastari/Stagis will eventually have a problem with the rubber bushings, or sleeves, holding the buttons to the pad levers. The rubber will eventually get hard and the pad lever will wear a groove in the rubber where it bears on the lever. Thus the buttons will cock in their movement and tend to stick in their holes of the endplate. The first thing to do is to use model airplane fuel tubing rather than surgical tubing for the replacement. I use Aerotrend “Blue Line” silicone (www.aerotrend.com). I have experimented with two sizes of tubing; 3/32” ID (part # 1003,)and 1/8” ID (part # 1005). The 3/32 has an OD of 7/32”, while the 1/8 ID’s is ¼”. Either size will work, but I have found that the smaller seems to be best. There are some places where there can be a clearance problem with adjacent levers, so the smaller OD has an advantage. In order to get the best performance from the buttons one must understand the mechanics of the action. When pressing the button it should travel perpendicular to the end plate. However the valve lever moves in an arc, so the attachment of the button to the pad lever must act not only as a hinge, but the attachment to the button shaft must have some flexibility to move slightly along the axis of the lever as well. Otherwise the button would also move in an arc and bind in the endplate. With this in mind the length of the sleeve should be just long enough to hold the button on the lever. Too long a length will hold the button too tightly to the lever and not allow any motion along the lever. It should not be enough to let the button slide on the lever, but shift a little using the flexibility of the tubing. Again, too long a length will compress the tubing limiting that flexibility. While replacing the sleeves, it may be noticed that some of the lever arms have been bent sideways as a result of the cocking of the buttons. Also, the arms themselves may wobble due to the U bracket holding the axle being too wide. A good quality pair of needlenosed pliers will be necessary to effect the adjustments. Cheers, Geo

Stephen, The term "tramlines" eludes me, but here is an illustration of that.

I had trouble getting adequate magnification of the pics, but with that, the levers that Stephen mentioned are clearly Bastari flat aluminum ones, with the pads glued on. Also with regard to the "red"; Bastari used a red grille cloth behind the end plates. Cheers, Geo

Stephen, I will take issue with you on it being a Wheatstone. The bellows are identical to early Bastari (and later Stagi), and the handstrap adjustment device is definitely Bastari, altho' the actual handstrap looks like Stagi. Plus the finish on the wooden ends is typical of Bastari/Stagi. I at would almost bet my Dipper (well, at least an old Scholer) on it! Cheers, Geo

Looks like an early Bastari to me. Cheers, Geo

Concertina & Squeezebox Magazine on CD Volume Number 1, Number 1 thru Issue Number 32 All 1,437 pages! In Adobe PDF format $20.00 US, postpaid in the Continental USA. Canada: $20.00, postpaid (US funds) Foreign: $22.00, postpaid (US funds) Non credit card PayPal accepted George Salley 5098 US Hwy 258 N Tarboro, NC 27886 USA

While living on my boat I kept my Jeffries in a Gremlin Viking case that is plastic with a soft plastic lip that provides a tight seal. I went to a florist and got a dessicant for preparing dried flowers and put about 2 cups in an old lightweight sock and put it in the bottom of the case. Changed it about every 6 months, or sooner depending on how often the case was opened. That worked for 6 years without any problems. Cheers, Geo