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Got this off Ebay for under $70 with shipping from California. (I'm in Washington state) Listing while it lasts: https://www.ebay.com/itm/306416185810 It's in good shape overall, slightly musty and some buttons sticking in. Leather a little stiff but not beyond saving. Some rust on a screw here and there, they were originally chromed it seems. The little flexible chunks of (rubber?) tubing under the keys is crumbling. This is why they have enough play to tilt and get stuck in or behind the holes. Still plays, sounds decent to my untrained ears. Could use a gentle external cleaning for dust/crumbs/dandruff. Only markings I've seen so far are Allegro and Made in Italy. Photos are from the auction. What I'd like to know, is this a rebranded Stagi design, or? Not finding any information about an Italian brand called Allegro but the patterns of the end-caps match the Stagi seen here: https://www.concertina.net/kc_bastari.html Next post I'll show the disassembly shots.

Though someone might want to see this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-METAL-ENDED-46-BUTTON-JEFFRIES-CONCERTINA-PREAD-STREET-LONDON-/171454707598?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Keyboard_RL&hash=item27eb7f378e