Frank Edgley Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 I have a beautiful Indian Rosewood concertina available in a week or so. Just in time for Christmas--- a gift for a significant other, or for yourself. IT is a Professional Models, with the special angled reedpans, and seven deep fold bellows. The rosewood concertina is very similar to the concertina picture posted on the General Disscussion Forum, Nov. 11, "A Bouncing Baby Concertina", by JWhite. If interested, please contact me at fedgley@cogeco.ca or edgley@concertinas.ca for details.
Frank Edgley Posted November 27, 2009 Author Posted November 27, 2009 Please see posted picture below:
Mark Taylor Posted December 19, 2009 Posted December 19, 2009 Hi All, I bought this exact model one year ago. Because it is an Edgley Professional, it plays exceptionally well. But the point of my comment is the beauty of Indian Rosewood. My opinion is that it is stunning in an Anglo concertina. Gather Ye rosewoods while Ye may! Mark
Frank Edgley Posted December 22, 2009 Author Posted December 22, 2009 "I bought this exact model one year ago. Because it is an Edgley Professional, it plays exceptionally well. But the point of my comment is the beauty of Indian Rosewood. My opinion is that it is stunning in an Anglo concertina. Gather Ye rosewoods while Ye may!" Yes, it may be more difficult in the future. Speaking to a wood dealer the other day, he stated that there is something in the works which may make some of these woods more difficult to get hold of.
david fabre Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 (edited) "I bought this exact model one year ago. Because it is an Edgley Professional, it plays exceptionally well. But the point of my comment is the beauty of Indian Rosewood. My opinion is that it is stunning in an Anglo concertina. Gather Ye rosewoods while Ye may!" Yes, it may be more difficult in the future. Speaking to a wood dealer the other day, he stated that there is something in the works which may make some of these woods more difficult to get hold of. Is that endangered species ? If so it could be a good reason not to use it anymore (despite the beauty)... Personnally if I order a new concertina I would be concerned by this and would prefer a non-endangered kind of wood. Edited January 18, 2010 by david fabre
CaryK Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 "I bought this exact model one year ago. Because it is an Edgley Professional, it plays exceptionally well. But the point of my comment is the beauty of Indian Rosewood. My opinion is that it is stunning in an Anglo concertina. Gather Ye rosewoods while Ye may!" Yes, it may be more difficult in the future. Speaking to a wood dealer the other day, he stated that there is something in the works which may make some of these woods more difficult to get hold of. Is that endangered species ? If so it could be a good reason not to use it anymore (despite the beauty)... Personnally if I order a new concertina I would be concerned by this and would prefer a non-endangered kind of wood. I certainly understand not harvesting truly endangered trees, but how does not using a concertina, already built, save one board-foot of an endangered tree species?
david fabre Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 I certainly understand not harvesting truly endangered trees, but how does not using a concertina, already built, save one board-foot of an endangered tree species? Agree ; that's why I wrote " if I order a new concertina"
CaryK Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 I certainly understand not harvesting truly endangered trees, but how does not using a concertina, already built, save one board-foot of an endangered tree species? Agree ; that's why I wrote " if I order a new concertina" Sorry, misunderstood your post.
david fabre Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) I certainly understand not harvesting truly endangered trees, but how does not using a concertina, already built, save one board-foot of an endangered tree species? Agree ; that's why I wrote " if I order a new concertina" Sorry, misunderstood your post. I actually own a vintage Wheatstone made of... rosewood Edited January 19, 2010 by david fabre
Frank Edgley Posted January 19, 2010 Author Posted January 19, 2010 I have been lax in stating that this instrument has been sold. However, there will be another instrument in the near future which will be available soon. Check the link on my website, just above Asher playing. It will be posted soon.
s2maur Posted January 20, 2010 Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) Questions no longer need to be answered as the instrument has been sold. Steve Edited January 20, 2010 by s2maur
Dana Johnson Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 "I bought this exact model one year ago. Because it is an Edgley Professional, it plays exceptionally well. But the point of my comment is the beauty of Indian Rosewood. My opinion is that it is stunning in an Anglo concertina. Gather Ye rosewoods while Ye may!" Yes, it may be more difficult in the future. Speaking to a wood dealer the other day, he stated that there is something in the works which may make some of these woods more difficult to get hold of. Is that endangered species ? If so it could be a good reason not to use it anymore (despite the beauty)... Personnally if I order a new concertina I would be concerned by this and would prefer a non-endangered kind of wood. Indian Rosewood is not endangered. (More likely to be threatened by palm oil or tea plantations than instrument makers) Brazilian Rosewood is. It was a coastal / easily accessible wood Most of it has been cut. There are some people trying to grow it, but it will be a lifetime or more before any is big enough to use. They are also fairly different from each other. Dana
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