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Just about thanks John.... How loud and cutting is this instrument please John?I'm guessing it sounds alot like a crabb Anglo? Thanks, Simon

Good luck with the sale.....it looks like a fantastic instrument, and a bit special history wise aswell!

Robbie.......You sold YOUR Wheatstone Boyd........did I read that correctly?....!

Edeophones with serial numbers around the early 40000s are most likely to have rivetted actions.The later edeophones in the 50000s virtually all tend to have the normal lachenal hook action. I have a new model lachenal treble...which is essentially a 6 sided edeophone.........it has the hook action.I have owned numerous wheatstone treble aeolas and model 22s which have been very very good.But I've always found the new model a little bit better.Like Greg says ....horses for courses......and essential to try something before you buy it.All these instruments have had different lives over the last 100 years, but some I feel must have started life better. Good look with the edeophone hunt.... it'll be a tricky expedition!!

I think that the general consensus wrt lachenals is that the quality varies enormously. There was a thread on it a few years ago.They had a very very good reed maker called Mr. Green ,whose instruments were exceptional, but they also had some pretty average reed makers.....try before you buy!?

Great playing dick....very glad you're back!!

I have a lachenal new model for sale.It is in great condition,has original 5 fold bellows, solid rosewood ends and was restored by Andy Norman about 10 years ago. It is exceptionally airtight, responsive and alive with a great tone and big volume. I am only selling it to fund a tenor treble. I would like £1900 o.v.n.o . and am down in Devon.

Wolf, I can't remember, sorry.It was definitely in higher pitch than concert....I'm sure Paul will be able to help.

I'm glad you're both enjoying them!!!...... they're both virtually identical except for the reeds, and they both play really really well and sound( from memory) very similar. I still have their daddy , an identical baritone, here in Devon!!

Geoff and Wolf, as far as know it was fine tuned to its original tuning by Colin dipper 6 or 7 years ago.

Lovely looking concertina Wolf......☺

I'm still searching......would now consider metal ends

No wolf I don't remember.......but that big a rebuild would have been spotted by Monsieur wooff ....

Yes Wolf!...thank you. there's no mention of replacement ends in the original thread by Geoff so these must have been done since 2014?

Chris algar has a baritone treble aeola for sale at the moment on his website......number 29395. This concertina was discussed in a thread in October 2014 as it was for sale on eBay( sorry I can't do a thread link). As far as i know when on eBay it had its original ends.Does anyone know who made the new ends for it?

I was thinking of somewhere a little warmer than Rockall.........

I'll opt for my brass reeded George case treble.....it plays sweetly and quietly so as to not annoy the natives .........and the reeds won't rust.......

You're allowed to take one concertina.........what one and why...?

Maybe John...Are you going to go?

Wow Richard.....it looks fantastic! What's the serial number.

Well I emailed Steve, (thanks Greg!!), And he has said a 64 key bass baritone tenor.....8 3/4 inches across......he probably has the strongest thumbs in the country.......

Wolf, I love playing my baritone as it sounds lovely......but I essentially play it exactly the same way as my treble.The idea of the tenor or baritone treble is that I can improve my playing by adding some lower accompanying notes to tunes I already play........

Nope ..... can't in any way do it automatically....... However if anyone can and they want to swap their baritone-treble for my baritone....message me please?

I have a baritone.....so perhaps I should practice the opposite fingering in the treble range..... Save myself some money.......!!

Does that mean it's actually a bass- baritone , not a baritone treble?