Dowright Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Happy New Year! I have been waiting for the post-holidays to sell some concertinas. I have several English, Anglo, duet miniatures that I acquired while researching "Miniature and Semi-Miniature Concertinas," Papers of the International Concertina Association, Vol. 9, 2012 (available online; see PICA tab in concertina.org) . Now I plan to sell a number of them, but not all at one time. Very soon, I will post "For Sale" notices for two semi-miniature Anglos and a very special 12-key Wheatstone English miniature. I will also be selling several full-size Anglos--Wheatstone, Lachenal, and Jones. Sorry English and duet players: I do not have any full-size ones. I will place them on consignment with dealers, if necessary. However, I wish to give the first opportunity to potential buyers among concertina.net members. A couple types are still being made, and therefore retail price quotes are available. For all the others, I have recently obtained appraisals by a well-known dealer. I will be selling all of them at below-appraised value (or retail replacement cost). Of course, any sales on concertina.net will be followed by a donation to the site. Why am I selling. I have lots of concertinas but only two hands. I will keep a few for my playing, but the others need to be in other players' hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunks Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 38 minutes ago, Dowright said: Why am I selling. I have lots of concertinas but only two hands. I will keep a few for my playing, but the others need to be in other players' hands. Bravo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little John Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 37 minutes ago, wunks said: Bravo! I second that! LJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saguaro_squeezer Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Keep me in mind for a wee Crabb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathhag Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I definitely only need my one lovely but I still got very excited to see what you will be selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowright Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 saguaro_squeezer, I would have sent you a personal message but did not know how to do so. I have two 12-key English Crabb miniatures --one with crimped metal fretwork (No. 17553, circa 1965) and one with totally flat metal fretwork (No. 10169 , circa 1945)--each with hexagobal ends measuring 2 7/8 inches across the ends. I may (or may not) keep one of them for myself, but I would not care which one. When I advertise in Buy and Sell, I will keep you in mind for first choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Albeit possibly not having the funds I‘m eagerly anticipating what you might have to offer in the field of semi-miniature Anglos (and I would be happy with one in non-common keys just the same) Best wishes - ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Smith Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I too would be interested in any miniature or semi-miniature duets or Anglos that you might be parting with. Waiting with anticipation. regards Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Sylte Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I would be stoked to find another true miniature Anglo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saguaro_squeezer Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 17 hours ago, Dowright said: saguaro_squeezer, I would have sent you a personal message but did not know how to do so. I have two 12-key English Crabb miniatures --one with crimped metal fretwork (No. 17553, circa 1965) and one with totally flat metal fretwork (No. 10169 , circa 1945)--each with hexagobal ends measuring 2 7/8 inches across the ends. I may (or may not) keep one of them for myself, but I would not care which one. When I advertise in Buy and Sell, I will keep you in mind for first choice. No worries, Dowright, I sent you one. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Weinstein Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Just checking to make sure I didn't miss this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJones Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Do you still have an Anglo for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fdracula110 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Have to admit, I've been waiting quietly to see what anglo you may have available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowright Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) I swear that I am not trying to build up anticipation. I have just been busy with other things. So here is a preview of just some of them. I will not be posting all of them at the same time; I cannot handle all the anticipated correspondence at one time. I will have to give names to the concertinas to ensure that I and the prospective buyer are talking about the same instrument. Maybe I will just the names of fruit. All the instruments were recently appraised. I will be selling each at 10-to-20 percent below appraised market value. Here is a sample of some of them. 26-key Jeffries in C/G. 26-key Jeffries in G/D. 30-key Jeffries in C/G. 50-key Jeffries in Bb/F. (all are Jeffries Anglos, obviously) 30-key Lachenal in C/G in piccolo range. 20-key semi-miniature Lachenal in C/G. 26-key Jones in Bb/F. Wheatstone Edeophone (Yes, Wheatstone) in D/A, a very special one. 2 12-key miniature Wheatstone duets. 2 12-key miniature Wheatstone English (the 1911 one has a very strong provenance) 2 12-key miniature Crabb English. That is most, but not all, of them. I will start the official advertisements here, in the near future. And for each sale, there will be a donation to concertina.net. Edited February 26, 2019 by Dowright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Weinstein Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Very keen on the miniatures. What are the layouts on the duets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saguaro_squeezer Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 +1 on the Duets. But then there is s Crabb mini. Perhaps I should hold out for the Cranes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 5 hours ago, Dowright said: 30-key Lachenal in C/G in piccolo range. 20-key semi-miniature Lachenal in C/G. 30b is one octave higher, 20b is not, I seem to understand - could be interested re the 20b then I think... Best wishes - ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Weinstein Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 The tension is killing me here... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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