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That is not profiteering; that is smart dealing. When you buy a concertina from an auction house, you will never pay the price for what it’s actually worth, why? because it’s an auction! This is a big aspect of being a dealer: you buy something for a relatively cheap price, you restore the item (if you have to), and you sell it for a higher price. Nothing wrong with that, sometimes luck knocks on your door and you get a superb item for less than £500, like this rare duet. If I had that concertina, I would sell it for a higher price (or I’d just keep it because it’s a rare one).

I know plus is very hard to find english concertinas made by crabb

Yes there are many stamps barely visible. I will take a picture again on both sides. Perhaps this concertina was repaired at some point of its life. That’s probably why the concertina is in such a wonderful condition cosmetically. The bellows are like new, the thumb straps, the ends and everything is in excellent condition.

The reeds are metal colour so yes they are steel. Actually yes there is that number there I just realised, seems like 11881 or 11831 can’t see properly but thanks for that. I will open it up again and see the action levers soon if I have spare time. Thanks

I have no idea to he honest

Thank you! Yes I’ve seen all the comments and indeed this is a rare concertina model, but in really good condition. Regards

Hi all Yes you’ve probably seen it before and I’m the lucky one who got this concertina. (I’ve only been into concertinas for about 2 years so I’m not an expert and correct me if I’m wrong). In terms of condition, excellent: Tuned to A=440Hz (some notes are a little out on the push or pull). Not sure if the reeds are steel or brass, but it sounds fairly loud compared to a brass reeded like the tutor models, so Im thinking they’re steel. Is it really a Crabb? Well it has a Crabb stamp on the pad board and what seems to be an odd handwritten number “685” in the bellows frame.This makes me think that it is indeed orginial. Again I’m m not an expert on concertinas so I could be wrong, but I can certainly assure you that this isn’t a “jerk” at all... Here is the picture of the stamp.

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Hi, a friend of mine is looking for an english aeola (Wheatstone or Crabb) within the $1000-2000 range. Please message if you have one for sale.

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Here is another english concertina for sale. Made by Lachenal, this concertina is perfect for a beginner intermediate or even advanced. Got to say if feels well comfortable holding this instrument. The concertina is in good condition: 4 new bellows with a nice compression and no air leaks, all buttons work, and no important damages that affect the playability. 3 notes are out of tune but other than that its in playable condition. The serial number is 55870. The price for this one is £400 - email me at rogercr27@gmail.com if interested. Delivery available

Yes, in the bolivian folk you usually play 2 notes at same time, so obviously they only need 2 fingers. I used to play with 2 as well but now I’m getting used to play 3 since that is the correct way of fingering. Roger

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Not all of them; in this documentary they talk a little bit about the concertina in bolivia, and you can see this concertina with 48 buttons in the minute 11:33 https://youtu.be/8oLpwcG_C4Q

I don’t really think they have a different tunning conventions to be honest. They have been able to adapt the instrument to their folk music style, and the reason why the use english concertinas and not anglos or any other button concertinas is simply because of the chromatic scale that the EC has, so its easier. I’ve never heard the sound of the Inuit concertina either. I have some good videos on my phone as well but I can’t upload them because the max total size is only 3.91MB

That’s right usually they play with two fingers. I know the correct way of playing is with 3, but they play with 2 because that’s just how the bolivian folk music is played, in duet, regardless of the instrument. I just posted some YouTube links of bolivian players if you want to take a look. Im thinking about writing an article about the English Concertina in Bolivia since it looks that this topic is quite interesting.

I’m sure none of us have this concertina. It’s not english, nor Italian, nor chinese, it’s the first bolivian concertina. The “Moconcertina” made by the bolivian luthier Moises Perez - the man of this video https://youtu.be/pM9zjVq_ztU Similar to an Aeola, take a look at the pictures:

A different culture with different music style, but with the same love to this beautiful instrument. Here are some youtube videos of bolivian players playing the english concertina:

Sure, I know quite a lot about the history of the concertina in Bolivia. There are even concertina festivals in different cities of the country, here is one: https://youtu.be/dWbnm3CFoSw I will be posting more.

In need of selling this concertina: GREMLIN 8 sided 56 button english concertina in good condition: all buttons work, tuned, good bellows, nice compression. Few signs of wear use but nothing that stops it from producing a nice loud sound. I’m only looking for £300, message if you are interested (delivery in the UK available)

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Hi John I got many friends in Bolivia. I have many videos of bolivian players I can share them if you wish. Is always nice to listen to this instrument in a different culture with a different style of playing isn't it?