hielandman Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Hi, does anyone out there have any buttons, or junked german anglos from the 1800s? The buttons were glued on leather covered wooden levers, and were part wood(lower part), and the top part looked like ivory, and frequently were engraved with the button number. I am looking for some, if anyone has any that they would like to part with. They measure 9/32 of an inch (.281", +/- .005 ", or, 7.1 mm). They were found on those nice looking German made anglos with the fretwork like the English made ones. If anyone has any, please let me know, thanks, Don Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Might any of these help? The smaller ones are piano accordion bass buttons and are about 7.3mm dia. The larger ones with wooden bases are from a German button accordion and are about 9mm, but have the wood base you want. I would think it would not be a difficult job to shorten the PA bass buttons and add a wooden base. I've probably got various other buttons in my odds 'n ends box but I know there is nothing actually from a German concertina. Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 ...does anyone out there have any buttons, or junked german anglos from the 1800s? On The Map I see only two red dots (C.net anglo players) in Germany. I know there are many more than that. And many who don't play just Irish music or English-made instruments. Why wouldn't they have their own subculture? Maybe there's even someone making new replacement parts? Is there anyone here who can provide a contact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 You can try Uwe Hartenhauer, Bandoneonmaker in Saxony (just google him.) Nils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 You can try Uwe Hartenhauer, Bandoneonmaker in Saxony (just google him.) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Here is his website, and yes, he does speak English, I have met him a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hielandman Posted January 17, 2005 Author Share Posted January 17, 2005 Hi, thanks a lot, you guys are great! I knew I came to the right place! Don Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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