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Marien

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The seller has added a comment saying he's met with a knowledgeable concertina person and he confirms that it is a duet.

Ah, but what kind?

Doesn't look to me like either a Crane or Maccann arrangement.

 

It would be nice to have the layout with all the notes identified.

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And what, pray, do you lot intend to do with it if you did have it?

 

Only of interest to novelty acts and hoarders, I reckon.

Ah, I have never thought about bidding on it, but would like to see someone plays it, not hoarded.

If the word "tempting" means "I am eager to have it", I misused the word.

(Just "interesting" or "attractive" may be proper wording.)

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Taka(learner of English)

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There are twelve buttons on it.

 

That could be an octave and a half, or it could simply be a chromatic octave. Or some combination.

Not quite a chromatic octave, since you'd need a 13th button to get the octave.

 

So if it's just an octave, it could have 4 out of 5 accidentals, which would seem to match up with the button layout, though that would suggest that the accidentals are closer to the player, rather that farther away (like the black notes on a piano).

 

Either way, I've placed my bid, and I'll either get it or I won't.

Then I hope you get it, if only because I hope you'll satisfy our curiosity about the layout. :D

 

Edited to add: Looks like the auction ended while I was composing this post. Well, I'm still curious.

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I thought it would be a prime candidate to convert to an Anglo. Then you'd have more notes and it could actually be played in some situations.

certainly makes a small concertina sound like a real instrument. The conversion wouldn't have been very expensive.

I bet it would have sold for more money if it had been an anglo concertina.

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