conzertino Posted December 30, 2012 Posted December 30, 2012 I want to aquire another expensive instrument - so one of the basses has to go ;-) It is a 48 key rosewood-ended bass with double-action ( plays on push and pull ). It reaches down to G. So it plays with normal treble fingering two octaves below a treble conertina ( one octave below a baritone )! I bought it some 30 years ago. It is in concert-pitch, good original condition, air-tight, has been well maintained and occasionally played. Unfortunately there is no serial-number!? At some stage I have fitted good leather-accordion-valves, but there may be a better solution;-) It comes in a sturdy custum-made wooden box. Single-action basses tend to be louder and react faster, but double-action basses can be played easier just like trebles... That's why I prefer them... They are very rare, especially down to G!! So I'm looking for 3.800 Pound! It is located in Germany.
conzertino Posted January 2, 2013 Author Posted January 2, 2013 And here is a little youtube of the bass in action! It has in fact 8-fold bellows, as one can see!
SteveS Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 Tried sending a PM - seems your mailbox is full. Please PM me.
conzertino Posted January 4, 2013 Author Posted January 4, 2013 Ok, how about 3.300 pound? Or I will keep her for another 30 years
Theo Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 Ok, how about 3.300 pound? Or I will keep her for another 30 years If I might offer some advice... Selling a rare concertina like this is not something that you can expect to do quickly. Even a small price decrease probably does not make much difference. The number of people who aspire to a bass concertina is a small fraction of the number of concertina players, and of those not all will have cash available. So its a question of making the information available as widely as possible, and being ready to wait for the right person to be in a position to buy. Alternatively reduce the price by a a substantial proportion and sell to a dealer. (I'm not in the market for this myself)
conzertino Posted January 4, 2013 Author Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) Point taken. But I want to buy a particular expensive box. So I just put another rare baby up for sale. If neither of them sells, I will keep them - and save up Edited January 4, 2013 by conzertino
Bassconcertina.net Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 Is this this thing still for sale because it is my dream instrument. I love bass concertinas, but do not own one yet.?
conzertino Posted February 14, 2020 Author Posted February 14, 2020 Mine is long gone... But Chris Algar has a nice one for sale: http://www.concertina.co.uk/stock-selection/?concertina=3210
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