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The hammer price for this was, £80.
With buyers premium of 20% thats £96.
Jake
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At auction 07th February by PAUL BEIGHTON AUCTIONEEERS
Woodhouse Green
Thurcroft
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
S66 9AQ
Lot : 299
An antique Lachenal & Co. hexagonal rosewood concertina in case.Estimate = £200/£300
Jake -
At auction 08/09th February, by BONNINGTONS AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS
Forest Lodge Commercial Complex
High Road
Epping
Essex
CM16 5HW
Lot :151.
A concertina in rosewood with 10 buttons each side in mahogany case with recessed brass handle by A J Cater, 45 Wharf Street, Leicester.
Estimate = £150/£250Jake
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For auction by STROUD AUCTIONS. February 10th/11th.
Unit J, Bath Road Trading Estate
Bath Road
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 3QF
Lot 181
A c1900 MacCann Duet concertina by Lachenal & Co with 56 bone buttons, raised metal fretwork ends and nine folds to the bellows. No 1818 etched to the end plate.
Estimate = £200/£300.Jake
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For auction, 16/17th February at, The Canterbury Auction Galleries,
40 Station Road West,
Canterbury,
Kent.
Lot 747. A Wheatstone concertina, No. 35301, in simulated rosewood with black leather cloth covered box for same
Estimate = £300/£500The single photo shows the right hand end with 25 buttons and no air button.
The ledgers give a date of 17/04/1940 and 46 buttons.
I assume therefore we have a duet of some description. (I'm an anglo man - all duets look the same to me!!!)
Jake
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This sold for hammer price of £1350, plus buyers premium of 20% = £1650
Jake
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This sold for a hammer price of £290, plus 20% buyers premium = £348
Jake
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Thanks, Jake, that clears it up for me. Is this what people are talking about when they speak of bushing the buttons? I saw a video recently of "burling the felt" when buttons stick, but "bushing" the buttons was something in an online article (without pics) and I had no visual in order to understand what was meant. I believe that those are two different procedures done for different reasons (and, apparently, not all buttons have felt) but I'm not even sure I'm right about that.
No! The way our concertinas are made results from corners being cut in order to drive the price down!
When we speak of the buttons being bushed, we mean a felt collar around the button where it comes thru the end. This reduces noise.
[Not found on lower value 'tinas!]
Here's a link to a picture of a SUTTNER concertina : http://www.suttnerconcertinas.com/images/a2-32_lg.jpg
you can clearly see the red felt around the buttons.
Higher quality concertinas also have longer buttons that project below the lever and locate into a hole in the board on which the lever mechanism sits. This keeps the button straight when moving up & down. The bottom of this hole is also 'bushed' to prevent a loud knocking sound every time a button is pressed!!
I mean, we don't want to be relegated to the rhythm section do we!?!?
Jake
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For auction on 03 February at PLYMOUTH AUCTION ROOMS.
359 Faraday Mill Trade Park
Cattewater Road
Catedown
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 0SE
Lot 107 : A concertina possibly Wheatstone, burr walnut case inlaid with gilt decoration and further decoration to the bellows, 56 keys in total with a burr walnut travel box.
Estimate : £300/£400Only the right hand pictured which shows an extra button in front of the thumb strap.
Jake
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For auction on 03 February at PLYMOUTH AUCTION ROOMS.
359 Faraday Mill Trade Park
Cattewater Road
Catedown
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 0SE
Lot 106 : A concertina, probably Wheatstone, with pierced steel ends, with 56 keys and leather travel case.
Estimate : £200/£300Only the right hand pictured which shows two extra holes without buttons.
Jake
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I have a Gremlin 30 button Anglo, which is basically a Stagi W15S.
Here's a link to two pictures on FLICKR photo sharing site
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33443085@N05/shares/6xpA7q
The first shows the buttons in position with the rubber tubing.
The second is a button on its own with the rubber in place, showing the slot which fits over the lever.
The rubber needs to be compressed to slide the button on and off.
As THEO says; to get the end back on invert the carcase and offer the end from underneath - best done with two people perhaps.
Jake
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Just watched this go for £850.
Jake
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Thats strange!
A thread about a WALLIS concertina on E-bay and here :
is one for auction in Edinburgh.
Numbered 35222 with an address in EUSTON ROAD London
Jake
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Nice workbench.
Exactly!!!
My very first thought was, HOW CLEAN & TIDY.
Jake
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At auction by DICKINS AUCTIONEERS,The Claydon Saleroom, Calvert Road, Middle Claydon , Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom MK18 2EZ.
Lot 340.
Description: Musical Instruments : Lachenal ' Anglo ' : A late 19thC / early 20thC mahogany cased hexagonal squeezebox / accordion / concertina , the right-hand rail stamped with reed illustration , ' English Make ' and ' Trade Mark ' ( 1879-1933 . ) The interior bearing serial number on label ' 135374 . ' The metal sideplates having sixteen and seventeen keys respectively . Approximately 7 1/4" wide Please Note- we do not make reference to the condition of lots within catalogue descriptions. We are however happy to provide additional information regarding the condition of items on request.
Estimated Price: £200 - £300So 32 buttons + air button.
71/4" across, is that big for a Lach'??
Jake
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This went for €5000 or about £3850.
Jake
I've just checked the auctioneers website and they are now saying that the price was €6500 inclusive of buyer's premium and tax.
Jake
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This went for €5000 or about £3850.
Jake
Whoops, I posted twice!!
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This went for €5000 or about £3850.
Jake
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for auction on 20th January by
ARTCURIAL,
Hôtel Marcel Dassault
7 rond-point des Champs-Élysées
Paris,
75008 France
Lot 63.
CONCERTINA ANGLAIS DE FRANÇOIS FRATELLINI
bois vernis à décor floral en laiton et cuir vert gaufré. Lanières de cuir noir. 48 clés
Numéro "1991" gravé
15 x 16 x 18 cm
ENGLISH CONCERTINA; WOOD, BRASS AND LEATHER; NUMBERED "1991"
5,90 x 6,29 x 7,08 in.
Estimated Price: €1,000 - €1,200
see here : http://www.invaluable.co.uk/auction-lot/concertina-anglais-de-francois-fratellini-63-c-e314515a19
Here is a link to the full auction catalogue : http://www.invaluable.co.uk/catalog/searchLots.cfm?scp=c&catalogRef=KYW8MDTQL1&shw=100
The auction is small, only 92 lots, all circus related and mainly of the FRATELLINI family of clowns.
see here : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fratellini_family
FRATELLINI is mentioned in a couple of threads on concertina.com
here: http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2383&hl=fratellini&do=findComment&comment=23148and here : http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2291&hl=fratellini&do=findComment&comment=23143So!! A concertina with history!!Jake
Edit : here's a picture of the three brothers, I believe Francois is the white face clown in the middle, the brother on the right has a concertina : http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3064/1537/1600/CLOWNS%20Fratellini%20walking.jpgHere's Anne Fratellini with a concertina : http://le-theatre-et-les-residents.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/78468734_o.jpg
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It seems that this went for £80.
Jake
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For general leather treatment I use this:-
MINK OIL paste from Le Provo Leathers of Newcastle (UK).
http://www.leprevo.co.uk/photos/mink-oil-paste.htm
Also brilliant for softening rough hands after a day in the garden!!
Jake
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I will let you know my thoughts when it arrives.
Mike
Ohh!! Goody!!
Looking forward to hearing ALL about it!
Jake
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Just watched this auction online.
Hammer price was £240.
Buyer's premium at 20% = £48, so total was £288.
Jake
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Some years ago I paid a visit to the YORK CASTLE MUSEUM at - wait for it -YORK, U.K.
There was a re-creation of a York street from the Victorian times, (1870 - 1901).
One of them was a music shop - BANK's MUSIC - and in the window was a concertina.
So, tonight, having nothing better to do, ( I know, poor old fellow, stuck in on a Saturday night!!) I thought I'd check to see if the museum's catalogue was accessible online.
Lo and behold, it is!, here : http://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/collections/
It seems they are holding 5 concertinas, 2 on display & 3 in store.
Here below are the catalogue details :-
Jake
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Basic info: Not on display
Creators: Gesetzlich (Manufacturer)
Description: Concertina with five-fold bellows. Printed plastic label attached to the instrument reads 'Concertina for professional players'.
Object number: YORCM : DA1855
Alternative number: 700140
ID: 45019356
Physical Characteristics
Materials: Wood (Body), Bone (Buttons)
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Creators: Lachenal & Co (Manufacturer)
Description: Concertina, Anglo-German. 20 Bone Buttons, Diatonic Scale. Paper label "Lachenal & Co.Patent Concertina Manufacturers. London". Serial No 59718, 5-Fold Black Leather Bellows, Star Papers.
Object number: YORCM : DA1859
Alternative number: 630266
ID: 45019358
Creators: Lachenal & Co (Manufacturer), London*******************Basic info: On display
Description: English Concertina, 46 Bone Buttons With Notes Punched (on) ends. Pierced Steel Endplates, Hexagonal. Five-Fold Leather Bellows With Gold Star-Diaper Pattern Printed Papers.Steel
Object number: YORCM : DA7670
Alternative number: 390033
ID: 45022395
Physical Characteristics:
Materials: Steel (Reeds)
Production
Creators: Unknown (Manufacturer), England
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Basic info: Not on display
Description: Concertina, Anglo-German. 20 Bone Buttons, Diatonic Scale. 5-Fold Leather Bellows, Green Scrollwork Papers. C 1900
Object number: YORCM : DA1858
ID: 45019357
Production
Creators: Unknown (Manufacturer)
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Basic info: On display
Description: German Concertina, 20 Base Metal Buttons, Diatonic Scale. Five-Fold Leather Bellows Of Leather With Printed Green Decorative Papers. Wood Casing With Wavy-Edged Rims. C 1900
Object number: YORCM : DA1884
ID: 45019376
Creators: Unknown (Manufacturer), [Germany]
48B. Lachenal, At Auction. 07Th Feb, Rotherham, Uk.
in Buy & Sell
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The hammer price on this was £520.
Jake