JimR Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I don't normally watch "Bonanza", the popular (in its time) TV Western. I'm glad I did today. Today's episode was titled "Three Brides for Hoss"; midway through, someone is shown playing, in the TV sense, a concertina of unknown type, though said instrument had a wrist strap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Hare Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) If we're doing Westerns - some shots from 'The Outlaw Josey Wales' Is it an English or an Anglo? I thought Anglo at first but now I'm not so sure. I captured these shots months ago and have been waiting for a 'legitimate' opportunity to post them... Edited April 11, 2018 by lachenal74693 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celtictiger Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Bob Hope in "Paleface" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x9MuNsV1Tg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Coles Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I have a huge thread from the old (pre-2003) forum system on movie sightings (e.g., Bob Hope), dozens in all, that I happened to save before it went offline. Probably long past time I figured out how to paste it in here! Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Is it an English or an Anglo? Hard to see the detail, but I'm pretty sure it's an English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 At least Bob Hope is putting on a good show of playing his anglo. Bob Hope in "Paleface" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x9MuNsV1Tg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Is it an English or an Anglo? Hard to see the detail, but I'm pretty sure it's an English. I agree. Looks like a thumb strap in the middle pic (and maybe the 3rd one, too). Certainly no wrist strap in #3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) Indeed, a little messing with brightness and contrast in photoshop makes it unmistakably an EC. Edited April 14, 2018 by David Barnert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) I watched part of Prometheus last enough. Enough to spot this. A cup is in the way, unfortunately. Edited April 22, 2018 by JimR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWL Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I watched part of Prometheus last enough. Enough to spot this. A cup is in the way, unfortunately. Enough to see the shape of an Edeophone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Which seems odd for a movie prop. I'd guess someone on set plays that Edephone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 There was another concertina sold to the production company by Chris Algar. It was a Steve Dickinson Wheatstone piccolo, originally made for Glad Thorp. that one was not ultimately used in the film. Some time later, it appeared for sale on Ebay with the seller saying it had been gifted to him. Several questions were asked about its history, and the item was suddenly withdrawn from auction. As far as I know it has not been seen or heard of since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdarnton Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) I have two new sightings. One is in the movie Portrait of Jennie (1948). Unfortunately it doesn't really get played--they're trying to establish the main character as Irish (and one of his friends later briefly plays an Irish harp). Selection below starts at the concertina: The other is in this week's New Yorker magazine--an obviously-edited (laundering Lennie's image for the swells by removing the concertina) lead photo in an article about Leonard Bernstein. ? Edited September 17, 2018 by mdarnton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian brown Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 What about a Pepsi... http://magazinesadsandbooks.com/Magazine-Ad-For-Pepsi-Pepsi-Cola-Modern-Woman-Man-with-Piano-Accordion-1954-P3026253.aspx Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdarnton Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 We are modern! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian brown Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 9 hours ago, mdarnton said: We are modern! Well it's nice to know that in 1954, the EC was at the height of fashion... Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryjhs Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Someone in Bonanza's production company liked concertinas. In "First Love", a young woman plays. Not visible in this screen grab, the sides are pierced with round holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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