Paulino Forte

Still available - on the shelf and unplayed

No interest in Edgley's these days? Make me an offer!

I'm selling my Edgley C/G concertina (Wheatstone fingering) which I'd previously purchased right here on concertina.net. Sadly, this box does not receive the use it deserves as I'm a guitarist by talent and training. This concertina has - 30 buttons Rosewood-finished cherry ends Stainless end grills 7 bellows and comes with a padded gig bag. Make me your best offer!

Gotcha. Thanks, guys. That changes things..

Wakker uses traditional reeds, no? Do you have any pics? I may be interested.

Is that USD or CAD? Would you ship to USA?

Sorry to have been an inconvenience. The relist was accidental. I have since sold this concertina to a concertina.net member and will be making my donation to the site today. Paulino

Still available...

Bill, the best singer was Carlos Gardel who was considered National singer, couse sang tango and folk music from argentina. Hi. But Gardel wasn't a representative of rural folks, singing around camp fire. As I understand, Bill wants some down to Earth, working songs and the like. Gardel is a bit out there, besides he's the only one really known outside of Argentina. Hi, Wild Bill. I listen to alot of "folclore argentino". There are a couple of artists you might try. Atahualpa Yupanqui sings and accompanies himself on guitar; he is the godfather of Argentine folk music. You might also try Los Chalchaleros. They are not from gaucho country, but represent the genre as well. Both artists are easy to find. Sixto Palavecino sings and plays violin accompanied by guitars - very good also, probably closest to the "campfire" sound you mentioned. Mercedes Sosa sings and plays Argentine folk music, but more topical. I hope this helps. My wife's family is from Argentina so I've been exposed to some of this stuff...it's hauntingly, beautiful music!

This is going on eBay today. Thanks for looking!

Hi, all. This is a 30 button concertina. The serial number is 54896. As far as condition is concerned, I think it's very good to excellent. The bellows are in great shape; the straps are nearly new. The metals ends are intact though with some discoloration and the baffles - a very fine, almost "nylon stocking" red material - have worn through slightly in a couple of places. Button Box retuned it for me, replace a couple of pads, etc. back in 2005. It plays smoothly with a delightful "honk" The concertina comes with a fitted, hardshell case in like new condition. I bought it from the Button Box in 2005 as well. I paid $2600 for the concertina two years ago and haven't used it much. Ideally, I'd like to recover the cost of the concertina and defray some of the costs associated with the tune up/case. I will ship this by US Postal Service, insured if you'd like, with buyer paying all shipping costs. I've attached some pics so make me an offer!

I have a Wheatsone C/G Anglo concertina that I may be interested in selling. Though I've been a "player" for a number of years, I now have two daughters that have prompted me to rethink the quantity and variety of instruments I play. It has metal ends and had a tune up from the Button Box in late 2005. The serial number (from the 50,000+ range) and the number of bellow folds (8), lead me to believe it was built for sale in South Africa. I will entertain all reasonable offers and provide pics upon request.

Hi, Lucy and Rie. I live in Jersey City as well. I've been making slow progress on my 30 button anglo. Unfortunately, I can't share any information about instructors but I'd be willing to pool my limited experience with yours and see if we can't build a button box community....or just place some tunes.

An excellent collection of concertina music...even non-enthusiasts (those poor folks) will enjoy it. You did excellent work Alan et al. Congratulations!

Hi. I've been working through Anglo Concertina Demystified by Bertram Levy. It contains a selection of great tunes and mixes sight reading with suggestions for playing by ear. I've made progress quickly. Good luck!

My wife enjoys my concertina playing, but our three month old baby objects STRENUOUSLY. I think she finds the tone upsetting when compared to the in utero guitar playing she heard until her birth. Maybe I need thicker baffles? Or more soothing airs?

This is awesome. Maybe it can offer a link to Tune-o-Tron if the piece is listed there or a .pdf file with the transcription? As a beginning concertinist, I think this would be an excellent learning tool. So often you come across tunes that you don't know but have "interesting" titles. By listening to them you can have an idea of how it should sound according to your fellow C-Netters.

Does anyone know of any classical music transcribed for the concertina? A web page? Suggestions for creating transcriptions from other instruments e.g. piano, violin? Where is the Andres Segovia of the squeeze box?

I recently purchased a similar one from the same seller. I'm very happy with it. It honks brightly and plays relatively "fast" compared with Lachenals from the same time period. I'm no expert, but considering the prices that these sell for I thought it a good value. It sounds like a concertina (instead of concertina like) and is not much more expensive than a new concertina with accordian reeds. While you can't compare it with a Wheatstone from golden age, a Jeffries or a Dipper, it's an alternative, a nice "step" towards these more expensive models. Anyone else try/have one?

Congratulations! I think that my box is too loud for her sensitive ears, though I love the fact that it sounds like a honking calliope. Maybe if I work on some slow airs or lullabies, she'll change her mind. Any tunes that your daughter especially likes that you can recommend?

I hope you get a couple of solid hours for yourself...I can sympathize My wife and I had our first baby a couple of months ago and my little girl has not acquired a taste for the concertina. I guess I should have played more when she was in utero. Any time that I get I need to steal when she's recently had her formula so she'll be sufficiently stuffed to ignore the sound. My dog isn't a big fan either, especially if it has alot of chords. Thankfully, the warm weather is here and I can take to the roof, park, garage anywhere where boxes are welcome. Good luck!

Does anyone know where I can purchase a copy of the Anglo International collection? Lots of folks have mentioned it in the forums, but I haven't been able to trace it down on the 'Net.

These have all been great suggestions. Thank you very much for the feedback. Sounds like I have quite a bit of listening to do!

I'm ok with getting off track a bit. The tunes that I've "acquired" on the guitar most quickly and permanently have been songs that I can hum to myself or have heard ringing around in my head in the wee hours of the morning (causing a bout of insomnia)! Focusing on the physical mechanics of a tune also helps...slowing it down, breaking it up into digits and hand shifts, etc.