Looking for a 55 Key Crane

[Mad Man Zak]

I am a new player / owner of a 48 key Lachenal Crane. I am anticipating the desire to purchase a 55 key instrument. I don't know how rare or expensive these are but I would like to make a purchase if the price / quality are right.

[saguaro_squeezer]

Welcome to the Crane club, Zak. I'm pretty new at it also but there are some wise sages to be found on c.net. Of course, you need to tell us a bit about your instrument and post pictures.

 

As with many things concertina, cost = (buttons * age * brand * material) / (weight * condition) or some such nonsense. 55 key cranes aren't as rare as the larger ones. You might check with Chris Algar about the relative price of a 55 vs 48.

 

Do a thread search here on c.net, too, to get others opinions on 55 vs 48 key cranes. I'm finding that, as a beginner, I'm not using those extra keys much. Now on my 69-key, I'm quite fond of the LOWER notes.

 

Good luck on your musical journey!

[Ivan Viehoff]

This post about 3 weeks ago concerns a Crabb 55-key Crane for sale, though it is otherwise described in the topic title. http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10074

[saguaro_squeezer]

You might want to shoot Xulutu an email. He's the poster referenced above. I'd asked him about a price and he replied to my request. Hopefully, it might be in the range that you're thinking of.

Edited October 20, 2009 by saguaro_squeezer