What Price Should I Ask For An 1862 Lachenal 48 Key English In Shabby

[Bruce Thomson]

I have an English 48 key treble Lachenal concertina. 1862

It needs new thumb straps, and some attention to a few notes.

Bellows seem good and airtight.

What price should I ask (in US dollars)?

In the picture, it's the one on the far right.

(I have three concertinas, but only now play the Stagi tenor treble - for the extra notes)

You can hear the Lachenal played (amateurishly) in many vids I've done on YouTube - just search Bruce Thomson concertina

Thanks,

Bruce (Tomo) Thomson

20 Lyndhurst St. Chelwood Village,Palmerston North

New Zealand06 357 7773 021 176 9711

palmytomo@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

[Geoff Wooff]

A picture would help Bruce. Otherwise have a look at ebay.uk to see what people get for their's... usually several early Lachenals for sale there.

[Bruce Thomson]

Thanks, Geoff - I posted a photo but it didn't seem to work.

I've put a photo on a website at http://tinyurl.com/pfb5m2z

I'll start exploring prices to get a clearer idea.

Cheers

Bruce (Tomo) Thomson

20 Lyndhurst St. Chelwood Village,Palmerston North,
New Zealand 06 357 7773 021 176 9711

palmytomo@gmail.com

[sqzbxr]

Where are the original thumbstraps? Do you still have the brackets and screws? You might also want to remove your button labels from the ends and take new pictures - the current picture shows a concertina I would avoid unless the price was very low.

[Wolf Molkentin]

Where are the original thumbstraps? Do you still have the brackets and screws? You might also want to remove your button labels from the ends and take new pictures - the current picture shows a concertina I would avoid unless the price was very low.

 

I thought that too. The labels might be irritating as long they're not explained to the potential buyer, thus such an explanation might do it...

 

And as to the thumbstraps, they are in fact available, and a lack of the original screws would IMO just suggest what I were supposed to do anyway: have machine screws for attaching the straps to the reed board...

[Bruce Thomson]

Thanks sqzbxr and Blue eyed sailor,

- I've just removed the note labels as suggested.

See the revised photo and description at http://palmytomo.tumblr.com/

- The thumb straps are lost, so need to be replaced. I see they're available at http://www.concertina-spares.com/spareslist.htm for twenty four English pounds for a complete pair including brackets, which I have just ordered.

Regards,

Bruce Thomson

20 Lyndhurst St. Chelwood Village,

Palmerston North, New Zealand

021 176 9711

palmytomo@gmail.com

[emwardjr]

Hello Bruce

 

When you get a price worked up, please post on the forum. I am now just beginning a search for an English Lachenal.

 

Thanks

 

Ed

[d.elliott]

Bruce,

 

Unless I am missing something, brass or steel reeds?

 

Dave

[Bruce Thomson]

Hi Dave, The reeds are steel. Regards, Bruce