bill_mchale Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 I hate to do this, but I have too many concertinas. The Kensington is a lovely instrument, but me and it never clicked quite the way that I have with my Suttner or Edgley. So as much as I hate to do it, I am putting it up for sale. Here is a video of someone (not me) playing a Kensington (not mine, but it sounds the same). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36WA3yI99w Anyway, I am looking to get $2500 off of it. I would prefer a local sale (Since that way the person can try before they buy) but could be persuaded otherwise. I am located in Silver Spring, Maryland. -- Bill
bill_mchale Posted March 25, 2014 Author Posted March 25, 2014 Sorry I forgot to include a few details, in large part because Kensington only makes one model of instrument, but I forgot that not everyone is familiar with the brand. The instrument is in c/g tuning, 30 buttons, 6 fold bellows, and fingering that is a hybrid between Wheatstone and Jefferies systems (Generally, at least for Irish Music, players of either system should be quickly at home with it) . It also has concertina reeds, not accordion reeds. -- Bill
Jim Besser Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 I hate to do this, but I have too many concertinas. The Kensington is a lovely instrument, but me and it never clicked quite the way that I have with my Suttner or Edgley. So as much as I hate to do it, I am putting it up for sale. Here is a video of someone (not me) playing a Kensington (not mine, but it sounds the same). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36WA3yI99w Anyway, I am looking to get $2500 off of it. I would prefer a local sale (Since that way the person can try before they buy) but could be persuaded otherwise. I am located in Silver Spring, Maryland. -- Bill If you're in SIlver Spring you should be on our DC area squeeze in list! PM me if you want to be included.
Jim Burke Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 Here is a video of someone (not me) playing a Kensington. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36WA3yI99w The "someone" in this clip is Chris Stevens, an excellent player and teacher from Maine.
bill_mchale Posted March 25, 2014 Author Posted March 25, 2014 Here is a video of someone (not me) playing a Kensington. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36WA3yI99w The "someone" in this clip is Chris Stevens, an excellent player and teacher from Maine. Thanks for filling in that detail. Always good to give credit where credit is due. -- Bill
Dana Johnson Posted April 9, 2014 Posted April 9, 2014 A new Kensington will set you back $1000 more than Bill's asking price. Though it is one of the earlier ones, you won't find anything better for the price. If I was more flush with cash, I'd buy it back from him. Dana
Beth Posted April 13, 2014 Posted April 13, 2014 Hi Bill - I'm in Houston, Texas. I currently have an Edgley, which I do like, but really crave the sweeter sound I hear in instruments with the traditional reeds. I've listened to some clips of the Kensington concertinas on Dana's site and I think your concertina would be what I'm looking for…..if you don't find a local buyer, please follow up me. - Beth
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