64 Button Wheatstone

[bazza]

I have listed my Concertina on ebay, model 16 Baritone treble down to F

[cboody]

Doesn't seem to show here. Could you provide the link?

[bazza]

Its on the u.k. ebay

[Greg Jowaisas]

I'm not having any luck either even on UK. Ebay.

 

Greg

[Wolf Molkentin]

Can't locate it either.

 

But here is what appears to be a Lachenal Excelsior 48k (similar to mine which is a very fine player) with quite a lot of wear (and thus not in any "good" condition as suggested). Might be an opportunity for restauration...

Edited November 16, 2013 by blue eyed sailor

[conzertino]

Here it is: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/musical-instruments-/161148085242?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Keyboard_RL&hash=item25852ca3fa

 

Lovely instrument - unfortunaltely I own exactly the same one ;-)

[cboody]

Yum. But I've a $5000.00 instrument on order and if I ordered this one I'd have a divorce to pay for too!

[Myrtle's cook]

Lovely Aeola at a fair price, sadly beyond me at present.

 

Picking up on blue eyed sailor's observation, yes that is one well played excellsior model. I notice that the wood appears to be blackened rosewood/mahoganny or similar. I had thought excellsior's were usually solid ebony ends (mine certainly appears so), perhaps this is a cost cutting measure - or might it be an inimitable or paragon model that has been blackened for Salvation Army work?

[Wolf Molkentin]

I notice that the wood appears to be blackened rosewood/mahoganny or similar. I had thought excellsior's were usually solid ebony ends (mine certainly appears so), perhaps this is a cost cutting measure - or might it be an inimitable or paragon model that has been blackened for Salvation Army work?

 

As to my instrument my guess would be that the surface had been made of "ebonised" pearwood... (no varnish, the black colour has real invaded the wood, which nevertheless doesn't appear to be "real" ebony).