MatthewVanitas Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 (edited) Posting here since as I understand it 40b Anglos are hard to come by, even in a hybrid. Plus metal ends are cool. EDIT: It's a G/D as well. And no, not my auction, just one I thought was interesting. As of now, just over 4 days left, zero bids at $99, so everyone's biding their time. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bastari-40-Button-Anglo-Concertina-Metal-Buttons-/291314929478?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43d3b90f46 Edited December 6, 2014 by MatthewVanitas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqzbxr Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Had one of those in C/G about 20 years ago - quite possibly the worst instrument I have ever owned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaryK Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Owned a C-G Stagi that was actually quite playable and had a nice sound. Only sold it when I upgraded concertinas. This one could be a good one; might be worth the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Had one of those in C/G about 20 years ago - quite possibly the worst instrument I have ever owned. Was yours a 40-button too? I've played a number of 30-button Bastari/Stagi concertinas that were decent starter instruments, but I haven't played a 40-button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqzbxr Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Yes, it was a 40-button with metal ends, like the one listed above. I have played a few wooden-ended Bastari/Stagi models and they were definitely superior to the metal end in every way. The model I owned allowed the buttons to pivot far more than the wooden ended types and it was hard to get through a tune without at least one stuck button. Absolutely the worst action of any instrument I have ever played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 (edited) Yes, it was a 40-button with metal ends, like the one listed above. I have played a few wooden-ended Bastari/Stagi models and they were definitely superior to the metal end in every way. The model I owned allowed the buttons to pivot far more than the wooden ended types and it was hard to get through a tune without at least one stuck button. Absolutely the worst action of any instrument I have ever played. Thanks. There are a number of different Bastari/Stagi models. Most of the ones I've played (including one that was my only concertina for several years in the early 1980s) were the metal-ended model pictured below, and they weren't bad. I think there might be a particular problem with the 40-button design, or perhaps with the newer metal-ended ones in general. The model pictured below has been around for at least 35 years. Edited December 6, 2014 by Daniel Hersh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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