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Still available. $375 plus shipping

I don't know if you still are interested in selling the concertina, but I'm an accordion player who lives in San Francisco. I really want to start getting involved with irish folk music. Maybe we could even make a trade if you're interested. Accordion for concertina. Anyways, let me know what you think. cheers, Daniel Thanks for your kind interest but I am not sure if a Maccann Duet would be the best choice for Irish folk music. I think the members of the forum would probably advise an Anglo concertina or perhaps even an English concertina but definitely not a 39 button Duet. I've read that the range of notes on the smaller Maccanns is extremely limited and you could quickly become frustrated and regret your purchase. If you are truly interested in a Maccann Duet I would recommend waiting until an 81 button Maccann is available. If you start at the top there will be no need to trade up and you should have all the notes you need at hand. If you are still interested in a small reasonably priced 39 button Maccann Duet in excellent condition as a starter duet or folk instrument, PM me. Tony

Thanks for the interest but I've decided to hang onto the concertina.

Are you willing to ship outside the US? Michael Thanks for your interest but I was hoping for a local sale. Regards, Tony

Price lowered to $375

Price lowered to $375. 39 button Lachenal Maccann Duet concertina for sale. Rosewood ends, 6 fold bellows, A440 tuning, steel reeds, wooden case. Looks to have been refurbished and pads and valves appear to have been replaced. Barleycorn stamp inside. All notes sounding and in tune and bellows in good condition. Serial number 2240. I am located north of San Francisco. Please send a pm if you have interest.

I have found taking close up pics with a digital camera before each new step can be a great help in reassembly if my notes are incomplete or my memory fails.

Concertina is now sold. Thanks to everyone, especially Bob Tedrow. When I receive payment I will make a donation to concertina.net. Tony

I have dropped the price to $1500 and will list on ebay next week if there is no interest here. Easy playing, great sounding concertina with no issues. Reply or pm if you need more information. Thanks, Tony

Bumped up and still available for sale or possible trade for Duet or EC. Respond here or with a PM. Thanks

Having used ebay as both a buyer and seller since 2001 I have seen a drastic change in the way listed items sell. Originally an item was listed and on the first day there were usually a few bids and each day would bring more until the item closed. Now the bidders wait until the last few hours and the winning bid is usually in the last minute. Ebay charges a listing fee, a fee for pictures, a fee for setting a minimum reserve and takes a percentage of the seller's final sales price. Ebay also now requires sellers to use paypal or accept a credit card payment. Paypal (owned by Ebay) also charges a fee over and above the ebay fees. Many sellers choose not to use a minimum reserve to avoid the extra fees and instead set their opening bid requirement to protect their item from selling at a price that would not be acceptable to them. In essence the opening bid requirement takes the place of a reserve and allows some protection for the seller. If an item has drawn no interest many sellers will end the auction before 12 hours of the scheduled ending time to save some fees. My advice would be if you are truly interested in an item bid early or if you have concerns about the opening price contact the seller by using the ask the seller a question option. Most sellers are listing items because they want to sell them and if there are no bids or questions the assumption is there is no interest. I believe it is still possible to legally end the auction early by selling to the highest bidder, or to add a buy it now price. Another option open to the seller who has an interested potential buyer would be to relist at a lower price. These are my thoughts as an experienced EX ebay seller. I have chosen to stop selling on ebay because of their paypal policy.

A Happy New Year to all. My Tedrow C/G Anglo is in great condition, quick and responsive and still available. I am trying to sell it to finance the acquisition of an English concertina. The lack of interest for an instrument of this quality is a bit difficult to comprehend so I am lowering the price to $1700 and adding more pics. I have been following concertina.net for six or eight months and have recently joined. I am in the San Francisco Bay Area and if you are within range and would like to play it please contact me through a personal message. Regards, Tony

30 button Tedrow C/G Anglo for sale. Jeffries layout, brass bushed buttons, 6 fold bellows, hard case made by Greg Jowaisas. Concertina was made in 2005 and is in great condition with no issues. I am asking $1800 and will make a donation to Concertina.net if sold through this forum. I have more pics and can pm me.