Terrence Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Anyone care to give an opinion on this one? It's been up on E-bay for a day or two. http://www.ebay.com/itm/40-Key-Antique-Concertina-/290908919112?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43bb85d548 Terrence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 It's an "Anglo" concertina with expanded keyboard layout - which would make it quite a desirable instrument for that reason alone. But look at the bellows: I wouldn't believe them to work properly, they seem to be broken at several places (with one not even fixed). Thus the bellows will have to be replaced in total, just to start with. Hard to judge on the rest of the instrument (i.e. reeds, action, wood...). Definitely not an instrument to unwrap and play... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkeveney Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I was wondering about this one too. Sent the seller a PM & he assures me all buttons make noises, except the valve. It's in my watch list. Might bid on it, if it doesn't go too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 I was wondering about this one too. Sent the seller a PM & he assures me all buttons make noises, except the valve. It's in my watch list. Might bid on it, if it doesn't go too high. I hope I didn't jinx anything for you. The price went above $350 overnight. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkeveney Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Yeah, I saw that. It's a bit more than I'm willing to gamble now... will be interesting to see how high it goes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdms Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 The really knowledgeable regular posters have yet to chime in, but (especially given the "steel reeds" on the right handrest, albeit without the reed symbol that often goes with it) it looks like a Lachenal to me, and one of their nicer ones at that. It clearly needs attention--possibly quite a lot--but were I in the market for a vintage anglo, I'd be giving it some serious consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marien Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 it´s one of my favorite lachenal types, I expect it be responsive and the tone maybe mellow, like on my 30b rosewood lachenal. But, you may buy a lot of work as well. All reeds may need to be tuned. It may need replacement of pads, springs, valves and also the bellows. It may be good to check and justify the action. Also, it may need work on the action plate and reed chambers to make the box air tight. These are all jobs that had to be done to make a playable concertina out of the 30b I bought via ebay in 2004. But I don't regret it at all. After repairs it may be a very fine instrument... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 I was waiting to see what happened with this one. After going to $745 it had several last minute bids and sold for $1825. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mglamb Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 (edited) . Edited August 10, 2013 by mglamb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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