DDF Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RP3 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Crossland Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 For Hoc read Hex..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 For Hoc read Hex..... Does that make it a magical concertina? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laitch Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RP3 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 7". Would be about 87mm, possible the two digits have been transposed to get 78. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian brown Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Sorry, I dropped a digit, should have said 178. Please ignore my comment. I'm talking gibberish again. It's a family failing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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