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    Una

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted

    I wouldn't consider a Lachenal a student instrument.  A 30 key Lachenal Anglo in good condition - preferably one with steel rather than wooden ends - is a fine instrument for the serious player. The Crabbs are also very good- often a softer tone.  Do check that the ones you are looking at are Anglos and not English or duets. 

    WTB Crane Concertina with chevron layout – 42 – 55 buttons

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted

    Hi Peter, 

     

     Yes it is a 55 button Crane, but curved arrangement of buttons. I looked at my own Crabb Crane and I can see that they do appear more like the chevron than a curve. Incidentally in your machine is the bottom button of the middle row B below the C to the left?  I don't have a button there on mine. 

     

    I have played my wife's duet from time to time and though there is a slightly different feel to the curved layout I've not actually found it a problem.

     

    Cheers, 

    Colin

    looking for a duet concertina

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted

    Hi, 

     

    My wife has a Lachenal Triumph Crane duet for sale. It's in excellent condition, and a high quality instrument. It has been valued at £2,250.  Location : Devon, UK Let me know if interested - but as I may be without internet access over the weekend I may not respond until Monday.

     

    Crane concertina pic.jpeg

    Perfect Jones Anglo

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted

    A few years ago I bought a Jones perfect Anglo from Chris Algar, and then had a very good restoration job done by David Robertson. The result - a beautiful, sweet-toned instrument ideal for singing. I find I rarely use it however and I'm thinking of selling it. It's basically a C/G instrument with extra buttons so that all notes over a 2 octave range are available on both push and pull, and therefore it is relatively easy to play in any key - giving the flexibility of the duet or English with the action of the anglo. The scales for D, E,F, A & Bb are quite logical & not difficult to remember.

     

    Can anyone advise as to what kind of price I should be asking - bearing in mind that ebay prices seem to have been a bot depressed of late?

    Missing or stolen Castagnari

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted

    What was the geographical location that the melodian disappeared from? Did the owner happen to have the serial number recorded? We all hope this incident can be suitably resolved and the instrument restored to it's rightful owner. KerryF

     

    Location was Plymouth. Disappeared over the weekend. I believe serial number was recorded although I don;t have it.

    Missing or stolen Castagnari

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted

    A friend of mine has reported missing, possibly stolen, a 2.5 row DG Castagnari Mori melodeon, with some specially modified features. It was not in its original case, but in a black holdall. A reward is being offered for its safe return.

     

    Should any member be aware of an instrument of this type being offered for sale, on ebay, or elsewhere, please contact its distressed owner directly on 07824 324285

    Lachenal or Jones

    in Concertina History

    Posted

    I have a 30 key DG Anglo, serial number 78859, which I believed to be a Lachenal, but someone has suggested it might be a Jones. There is no name on the instrument, which is wooden ended with bon eo r ivory buttons. Can anyone give a positive identification from this information?

    Duets - Are They Really Hard Tolearn?

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted

    In principle I think duets should be the easiest instrument to learn - no alternating right hand/ left hand or push/pull to get the scale. I play an anglo mainly and also a crane duet. Its fingering is much more logical that the McCann system. I make considerable use of it in trying out new tunes from printed sources, in whichever key they are written, often then transposing to the anglo or melodeon when I've learnt a tune.

    There's a good looking Crane currently on ebay.

    Bandoneon For Sale

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted

    BANDONEON / CHEMNITZER CONCERTINA 52 BUTTON

    This is a fantastic instrument for anyone wishing to extend their anglo concertina or melodeon skills . It is a large, square-ended squeezebox in brown wood with multiple-fold bellows, rich full tone (or lighter tone with touch of a lever). The action is like that of an anglo concertina, i.e. different note on push & pull, but fully chromatic with 28 buttons in 3 rows on right hand, 24 buttons in 3 rows on left hand. A, G, & D keys can be played very similarly to anglo, though full scale can be played on either push or pull . Quite possible to play in other keys as well. There are several buttons on both sides which produce bass chords at single touch. ‘Note map’ available if required. Not sure of its age but it is in very good condition and full working order. I’ve had it for some time, can get tunes out of it, but haven’t really got the time to explore its full potential. Manufacturer's name is Alfred Arnold - it is probably a very early pre-war model. Recently valued conservatively at £745 but willing to consider a sensible offer. UK delivery cost would be about £30, USA probably £70 - £80. Photograph can be emailed to anyone interested.

    Bandoneon For Sale

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted

    The keyboard system can be found on my website www.bonnygreen.co.uk/bulletin.htm. Though it has some similarities with the Karlsfelder system, there are several significant differences. Can anyone positively identify the model and probable date of manufacture from the photograph & keyboard layout?

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