Stephen Selby Posted April 22, 2017 Posted April 22, 2017 Early English Concertina. Unnamed. Buttons: 48 Stained red/black and marked with note values on whites. Bellows: four-fold. Dark green with starburst papers. Bellows are sound. Serial number: 112 Reeds: brass in brass shoes with squared ends, stamped with note values. Valves cut square as per original. Condition: excellent internal and external condition. Fully restored on a historical basis by Andrew Norman in 2016. Plays at modern concert pitch. Sweet tone, not loud. Case: Victorian scientific instrument case with sliding top and handle. Name card of owner pasted in the top: Daniel Whitelaw, Glasgow. The name of the maker cannot be ascertained; but Andrew Norman thought is resembled work by William Dove. 1,700 pounds sterling. Estimated shipping to Europe, USA or Australia: 80 pounds.
Stephen Selby Posted April 22, 2017 Author Posted April 22, 2017 This is a sound sample from the concertina described above. Unnamed Concertina.mp3
Jake Middleton-Metcalfe Posted April 26, 2017 Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) wait a second, wasn't I in the room when you came to collect this? I was hanging around with another prototype instrument trying not to get in the way too much Edited April 26, 2017 by Jake of Hertford
Jake Middleton-Metcalfe Posted May 1, 2017 Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) yeah, sorry to hi jack your thread Edited May 1, 2017 by Jake of Hertford
Stephen Selby Posted August 26, 2017 Author Posted August 26, 2017 I'm bumping this up to see if there's interest in the unusual early instrument before I put it on eBay.
Stephen Selby Posted December 22, 2017 Author Posted December 22, 2017 This one is now up for auction on eBay, number 192405102832.
Paul_Hardy Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 searching ebay for 192405102832 shows no matches. Can you give a direct link?
Guthrod Posted January 3, 2018 Posted January 3, 2018 Ebay-auction 192405102832 Ended: 28 Dec, 2017 12:15:19 GMT
JimLucas Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) Ebay-auction 192405102832 Ended: 28 Dec, 2017 12:15:19 GMT How did you get that information? I haven't been able to find anything on eBay associated with that number. Did the auction end without a sale? It seems very unlikely to me that Stephen could have sold the instrument without being aware of it. Edited January 4, 2018 by JimLucas
Stephen Selby Posted January 27, 2018 Author Posted January 27, 2018 Ok folks: here's what happened. eBay did a half-assed / not properly visible listing with the starting bid far too low. The box was sold to some bloke in South America who couldn't speak English. He obviously hadn't read the description. After agreeing to buy, he started haggling and fretting about the customs duties and bribes he's have to pay to get it (as far as I could grasp through Google Translate). So actually it is now available for sale as before. Price and description as at the top of this posting.
Stephen Selby Posted February 1, 2020 Author Posted February 1, 2020 I'm bumping this in case there is any interest. Price reduction to 1,300 pounds sterling.
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