Seán Ó Fearghail Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 i'm sure someone might be interested in this... http://cgi.ebay.ie/Wheatstone-English-Concertina-/280653968715?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item415847b54b#ht_500wt_1156 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Too bad it is not an anglo....say, 40 buttons C/G . The owner states that the current waiting time is 4 years for a new one.....that is an optimistic statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveS Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 i'm sure someone might be interested in this... http://cgi.ebay.ie/Wheatstone-English-Concertina-/280653968715?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item415847b54b#ht_500wt_1156 Sold for £3501. Considering a minimum 5 year wait for a similar instrument, not a bad deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernando Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I have a model 22 Wheatstone English concertina, 48 buttons as well. But I see that this one looks bigger, why is that so? is this a baritone concertina? or it has more reeds per button? and the seller says that this concertina is loud and it's perfect for sessions; I've never seen an English Concertina that is half loud than an Anglo, is this an exception? is there a difference between aeola and concertina? Sorry for my unculture, I hope to learn with the help of the members of this forum Fernando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David S Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 The majority of the Dickinson Wheatstones (anglos and English models) are made with long scale reeds - 96 long scale reed frames fit more comfortably into the octagonal Aeola than into the standard Hexagonal. My understanding is that Aeola was a Wheatstone tradename - see here for some interesting history. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernando Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 The majority of the Dickinson Wheatstones (anglos and English models) are made with long scale reeds - 96 long scale reed frames fit more comfortably into the octagonal Aeola than into the standard Hexagonal. My understanding is that Aeola was a Wheatstone tradename - see here for some interesting history. David Thanks David! good to know! Fernando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Levine Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 $5,700 seems like an awful lot of money for an English concertina. Unless it's spectacular. While Dickenson's concertinas are well made and look great I haven't always been impressed by their sound. Perhaps the raw power of the Anglo has corrupted my ears for finer things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ghent Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 The majority of the Dickinson Wheatstones (anglos and English models) are made with long scale reeds - 96 long scale reed frames fit more comfortably into the octagonal Aeola than into the standard Hexagonal. My understanding is that Aeola was a Wheatstone tradename - see here for some interesting history. David Thanks David! good to know! Fernando Not quite right! For the same dimension across the flats an octagon is smaller than a hexagon in both square area and perimeter length. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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