Wolf Molkentin

enjoyed the selections from my favourite of these fabulous suites

a Maccann, it seems

a Stagi it seems, not worth much I’m afraid - you’ll find a similar one at 450 GBP (for a brandnew one) here f.i.: https://www.eaglemusicshop.com/concertinas

coming back to my „case“, I can clarify that the delay was (albeit customs-related) mainly on the side of DHL (in Germany) - and of course the requirement of collecting the shipped goods at the customs is a nuisance, but an unevitable one, and annoyingly expensive too (however, I‘m very glad I took all that upon myself here) best wishes - 🐺

but some might want it even more so 🥳

I tend to disagree on this, however not in favour of starting a note by increasing the pressure but rather the other way around: producing some „extra“ pressure which has to be „there“ just for this particular note, which then can be even further accentuated with a sharp release… best wishes - 🐺

I wanted to play Anglo (just 20b, so you may call it German), and bought a horrible (Hohner-branded) Stagi through eBay. Since this didn’t work for me, I did a lot of research, and I guess that‘s how I found this forum. Funny enough, I became a dedicated player of the English system then, and it was only many years later that I took up the Anglo once again (and a few more years for me to finally find the 20b instrument that I had wanted all the time). And in between thousands of posts from my side… 😁

Hi Nicolas, the low A on LHS draw button 6 is indispensable for playing in the harmonic style as well IMO - so that I have altered every Anglo (including one that you will be aware of, and very recently this little thing of beauty) accordingly when not having this note. I would therefore consider this feature quite an advantage. Good luck with the sale and best wishes - 🐺

and finally (after having found my soldering iron again): LH 6 on the draw: C4 down to A3, essential for my playing the 20b in general, and this fantastic little screamer in particular

very tempting, Robert 🤩

ich hatte mir immer (auch) vergoldete end-plates vorgestellt

and a view of the inner workings, LHS (no chances of swapping the reeds of button 5, in the manner of 4a, though, as the shoes differ a lot)

always wanted one of these… 🙂

and here‘s a pic 🙂

I was now able to fetch the parcel at the customs (by means of my insistence on the phone) - declaring took me several hours in total (with little to zero success in reducing the extra costs)… Now to swap a pair or reeds and weight another…

I don’t blame the seller - don‘t believe he voted for the Brexit to be „got done“ (the declaration is mandatory in any event, for the purpose of duties and VAT)

still getting worse - had been informed that the parcel was held by customs, phoned them, they confirmed, so I went there today, but they actually don‘t have anything and can’t even tell re the whereabouts - and I have to file a declaration, four or five pages, don‘t have a clue about many of these questions as raised in the online schedule - I tried and still hope to conclude this deal at some point, but I have to say that buying from a UK seller is a no-no from now on, which is a real pity!

thank you both - I was now able to verify that the item had arrived in Germany nearly a week ago - international tracking didn’t have this data but DHL (as it turned out) has - apparently the „preliminary import check“ is still being continued 😵‍💫

it’s not the golden Æola I seem to recall in connection with AE however

is this the new normal? not only having to waiste huge amounts of money on duty and VAT now but wait endlessly? still no further notice… experience reports, anyone? thanks in advance

I had been tempted to go for the former…, sounded great from the video, and at a super price…

conclusion: vintage concertinas are not per se out of reach (and this applies to Anglos as well)

and a final one for today: https://concertina.co.uk/stock-selection/anglo-concertinas/lachenal-30-key-anglo-in-c-g-with-steel-reeds-7455/

(and Andrew Norman has three 30b Anglos at 1.700/1.800 GBP each; too much for you probably considering shipping + customs, anyway: http://www.acnorman.co.uk, „for sale“)

https://concertina.co.uk/stock-selection/anglo-concertinas/lachenal-26-key-anglo-in-c-g-7856/