Daniel Hersh Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Does anyone know anything about this 20-button "vintage-style" Anglo for sale in England? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-style-2-row-Anglo-Concertina-14cm-diameter-/171173315138 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle's cook Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 (edited) I too was intrigued by this and have asked the vendor for any information about maker/history and will share the reponse. (Edited for typo) Edited November 14, 2013 by Myrtle's cook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badok88 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I have also asked for information on this concertina - Sorry didn't see this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle's cook Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 As promised, here is the response from the vendor - I have their permision to post to post it on C.net. They are in the process of posting 'inside' shots on the Ebay listing. This concertina belonged to my father, Ron Nurse, who lived in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He died in February of this year. I don't know if he made all of the concertina, but I know he made some of it. He definitely crafted all the leatherwork and did the hand-tooling. He was a book binder and a carpenter and did a fair bit of wood carving, so I don't know if he carved the ends too. He used to repair and restore concertinas for Chris Algar owner of Barleycorn Concertinas near Stoke-on-Trent (he has a website). Other than that, I can't tell you any more, sorry. It is a lovely little concertina - it may not have a long history, but one can see the craftsmanship in it. It looks hand-made and in my opinion, this only increases it's attractiveness.Kind regards, I suspect the name Ron Nurse will be known to some members of this community, and others of us may well be playing instruments he has worked on. Sad that this instrument has come to market by way of bereavement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 Several years after these posts, I see this concertina or one like it for sale at Hobgobllin: https://www.hobgoblin.com/local/sales/products/SHCT23601/ron-nurse-miniature-gd-20-key-anglo-concertina-in-handmade-leather-case-brass-reeds/ with a video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM7Ae-k0ZF4 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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