48 key Wheatstone for sale

[AdrianJ]

Due to bereavement, I have a 48 key treble Wheatstone English concertina for sale.

Flat metal ended, steel reeds, 6-fold bellows, concert pitch.

There are no markings other than R66 and L66 inside the ends

It is in its original box which indicates it is of Salvation Army origin and hence will have been retuned to concert.

The bellows are sound and all reeds work though 2 or 3 are a little squeaky otherwise it is in good working order.

Offers in the region of £1800 would be appreciated.

 The instrument is in West Yorkshire.

Edited September 21, 2018 by AdrianJ
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[Mike Acott]

Hello, A lot of reeds appear to have solder on the tips which may mean that the pitch may be lower than a standard treble. can you tell me what the lowest note is on the right hand end. 

Many thanks .

Mike

[AdrianJ]

Hi Mike,

Sorry about the slow response, I don’t seem to get notifications from this forum.

To be honest I haven’t checked the lowest note (I don’t have the instrument, this post is on behalf of its non-playing owner), on my instruments it’s often an F next to the bottom G instead of a G sharp.

I did a rough ear check against my treble and it seems to be in concert.

The bottom “inside” note is G below middle C. I think the note next to it is G sharp but I can’t swear to it and don’t want to disturb the owner unless there is some prospect of a sale.

I think the solder on the reeds is due to its retuning from Salvation Army or some other band pitch, but that’s just a guess.

Regards,

Adrian

Edited October 10, 2018 by AdrianJ