Wolf Molkentin

Did anyone know? maybe after a while... But it hadn't been exactly true anyway, as it was obvious that the admins (and mods?) were of cause able to trace things back. And frankly, I don't think "severe" is an appropriate term here, as we all want to share our experience with music and our beloved instruments (and I wasn't inclined to go back to the first days of the "voting" feature being applied, when "downvoting" asf. occured), there's usually consent and appreciation rather than argument - let's look and move forward I'd say... Best wishes - ?

I wouldn't think so - (final part removed, had missed your previous post, sorry) best wishes - ?

an entirely sensible suggestion! ?

Thank you Paul - I'm prefering this added functionality over the anonymous messaging.

agreed - and it makes sense to remind us of the original "voting" context, which is in a way hidden since the admins have disabled the ranking

Worked (and works) for me.

unfortunately, the system doesn't seem to be willing to tell who had been "reacting"...

agreed - and I‘m not using it all the time either, rather for variety and partly

well I might (and often would) when it comes to playing the first five notes of a scale upward from the root note of the middle row on the RHS - it’s the alternative to only alternate bellows directions... (one example being „Young Collins“) best wishes - ?

Rüdiger, I didn’t choose to have this advert translated (wouldn’t need to re the English tongue, but hardly would use this particular „service“ for any language), just stumbled over it on my smartphone screen... („Stahl Schilf“ was not new to me however, but the literal translation of the Wheatstone moniker). Best wishes - ?

Jim, I don‘t see any price either I‘m afraid. @RAc and @Anglo-Irishman - see pic:

I agree Robbie, it's not going to be a TT - confirmed by the area of the 56 buttons, which would simply be too large for a TT. Best wishes - ?

Don, not sure whether they're much sounding like that - difficult to judge from a recording anyway; to hear some chords would be more instructive i think... Best wishes - ?

Yes, the description has been revised and approved by the maker, following a discussion on facebook...

you might want to read (and listen to) this - amazing effort and outcome!

well, you would need *some* extra money as well then - and I've heard from English players who are bemoaning their fate of not being able to acquire such a beauty...

would I be looking for a 20b C/G I might very well be interested, it looks really good - good luck with the sale (I'm sure it will sell)! BTW: the ends seem to be of solid (as opposed to laminated) rosewood (remarkable for an instrument with a not-that-early serial number like yours) - which I much prefer, as long as the condition is good like here (and, given the age, not likely to deterioate anytime soon now...)

not to my - admittedly limited - knowledge ?

you could just replace one more spring, in order to verify if it would be to a similar result...

You‘ve got me there I‘m afraid, Dave. I reckon I‘ve been talking of „harmonium reeds“ in a wider sense only, as they‘re still made of steel, and possibly still smaller then genuine harmonium reeds too. However, maybe we could speak of harmonium-style reeds, as they are rather large/long-scale, and in rectangular frames/shoes, which have to be screwed just on top of the soundboard, in parallel arrangement. Best wishes - ?

I‘ve been using this, to good results: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Beeswax-Leather-Balm-250-ml-Suitable-For-All-Leather-Furniture-Brand-New/293253300084?hash=item4447423f74:g:7DwAAOSwc8ZdkMRQ Best wishes - ?

one of the many Chinese makes which could be as reliable as a Jackie but then again might as well not...

S.-A. means (Dutchy of) Saxony-Altenburg

Unfortunately I don't - I have just met Nigel Sture of Devon in person and can vouch for his being truly reliable from my own experience re three single instruments. At least as long as there's no brexit, send your instrument across the Channel I'd suggest...

Very likely a Lachenal, endplates and bellows are pointing in this direction too IMO. However, the "SA" Anglos would rather have endplates covering the entire end; endplates like here usually seem to indicate a better quality.