Wheatsone Linota

[DDF]

Here is a nice 1930 Linota .Anyone know why it is 7" across?

 

http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/huntlyauctions/catalogue-id-huntly10002/lot-ae64d09e-db9e-494a-bfbe-a5a600bd6730

[JimLucas]

Here is a nice 1930 Linota .Anyone know why it is 7" across?

 

http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/huntlyauctions/catalogue-id-huntly10002/lot-ae64d09e-db9e-494a-bfbe-a5a600bd6730

 

Also a 7-fold bellows and what look like deeper than usual ends. A baritone? I don't see keys specified. More likely than a baritone, I might guess F/C, i.e., a fifth lower than a standard C/G or a full tone lower than the usual G/D?

[RP3]

The Wheatstone ledgers at the Horniman Museum confirm that this concertina was sold in April 1930 but did not specify pitch. There was a term "Hoc" in the description which I do not know how to decipher. But I agree with Jim that it is likely a flat pitch instrument and as such is likely Ab/Eb or lower.

 

Regards,

 

Ross Schlabach

[Bill Crossland]

For Hoc read Hex.....

[Hereward]

For Hoc read Hex.....

Does that make it a magical concertina?

[Laitch]

7" (78mm) I'm failing to understand this relationship expressed as the measurement "across from side to side on the end." 78mm is not 7 inches.

 

It could be a typo, I guess, missing a leading 1, maybe. Maybe the ad is rife with typos, including the price.

Edited June 22, 2016 by Laitch

[RP3]

Thanks Bill for the correction. But Laitch, the auctioneer's estimates are frequently a mere fraction of the amount actually realized. More likely, the final bid will be two or more times the pre-auction estimate especially considering the vintage of the concertina. Just sayin......

 

Ross Schlabach

[Theo]

7". Would be about 87mm, possible the two digits have been transposed to get 78.

[adrian brown]

 

Here is a nice 1930 Linota .Anyone know why it is 7" across?

 

http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/huntlyauctions/catalogue-id-huntly10002/lot-ae64d09e-db9e-494a-bfbe-a5a600bd6730

 

Also a 7-fold bellows and what look like deeper than usual ends. A baritone? I don't see keys specified. More likely than a baritone, I might guess F/C, i.e., a fifth lower than a standard C/G or a full tone lower than the usual G/D?

 

To me, it looks a lot like the GD Wheatstone anglo our friend Rickard owns, and his is (if I recall correctly) also 7".

 

Adrian

Edited June 23, 2016 by aybee

[JimLucas]

7". Would be about 87mm, possible the two digits have been transposed to get 78.

 

Huh?

1"=2.54cm, so 7"=17.78 cm, or 177.8 mm.

[Theo]

Sorry, I dropped a digit, should have said 178. Please ignore my comment. I'm talking gibberish again. It's a family failing.