Anglogeezer Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 For auction on 03 February at PLYMOUTH AUCTION ROOMS. 359 Faraday Mill Trade Park Cattewater RoadCatedownPlymouthDevonPL4 0SELot 107 : A concertina possibly Wheatstone, burr walnut case inlaid with gilt decoration and further decoration to the bellows, 56 keys in total with a burr walnut travel box.Estimate : £300/£400 Here :http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/plymouth-auction-rooms/catalogue-id-srpl10040/lot-43e073fa-9439-4cc4-970b-a59c00ab0500 Only the right hand pictured which shows an extra button in front of the thumb strap. Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wooff Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 This one could also be a Lachenal, though it is more difficult to be sure. It looks to have Glass Buttons and the bellows looks very fresh , Pretty thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 It's an amboyna wood Lachenal Non-Pareil with its original matching case. Glass buttons were an optional extra, as were 56 keys, but the extra right-hand button (shown) is intriguing - it may simply be a wind key, but the location is unusual for that and I'd suspect there may be another one in the matching place on the other side - in which case they'll probably be a bird-whistle and squeaker like I once saw located similarly on a Lachenal Edeophone English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDNICKILBY Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Agree with Stephen, I ' ve got one just like it a it's a Lachenal, Amboyna with Glass buttons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglogeezer Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 This sold for hammer price of £1350, plus buyers premium of 20% = £1650 Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Yes, beautiful - however I wouldn't have imagined the amboyna veneer to be rubbed off that easily as to be seen beside the broken thumb strap (apparently from a player with a technique of holding the instrument similar to mine: wide opened straps with the thump tips occasionally pressing against the surface - good that ebonized pearwood appears to be more forgiving...), Best wishes - Wolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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