JenStClair Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-French-Canadian-GAUCHO-32-Button-Concertina-Plays-Sounds-Looks-Great-VGC-/233869001314 I’ve searched the site but found no information (EDIT: one small mention) about these? Interesting layout? Edited January 22, 2021 by JenStClair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Probably the most useless layout ever devised, with a very limited piano layout (on which you can't even use your thumbs to play because of the hand straps)... It looks like it was made in Germany, possibly by Andreas Koch because they used similar quatrefoil holes in the grilles of some of their accordions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TapTheForwardAssist Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Do I recall right there's some kind of online "museum" of concertina variant photos? Any way to get this info over there for the record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenStClair Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 I’m curious as to whether it would be setup like an English or an Anglo. I’m guessing English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Stein Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) Edited January 22, 2021 by Randy Stein Groucho Concertina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 24 minutes ago, JenStClair said: I’m curious as to whether it would be setup like an English or an Anglo. I’m guessing English? Neither. It fingers like a piano, as I said - but useless to a piano player because they couldn't use their thumbs on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenStClair Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 Oh, OK. Gotcha. Sorry. 😔 I meant the push and pull/different notes or same notes. I would assume same note on push/pull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 2 hours ago, JenStClair said: I meant the push and pull/different notes or same notes. I would assume same note on push/pull. On this one, yes. But some of them have the chromatic piano layout on the right hand side, and diatonic German (Anglo) layout on the left. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_s Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Well, someone thought it was what they wanted----it shows as "Sold" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, mike_s said: Well, someone thought it was what they wanted----it shows as "Sold" I hope they're very happy with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim2010 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 14 hours ago, Randy Stein said: Great one, Randy. Especially with NINA in Chico's bellows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 12 hours ago, Jim2010 said: Great one, Randy. Especially with NINA in Chico's bellows. See this thread from 5 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim2010 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 3 hours ago, David Barnert said: See this thread from 5 years ago. Thanks for the link, David. Great stuff. Imagine if Chico could play the concertina the way he played the piano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenStClair Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/22/2021 at 8:41 PM, mike_s said: Well, someone thought it was what they wanted----it shows as "Sold" Yeah, that was me... that’ll teach me to lowball an offer. 😒 Through some weird and amazing post office quirk, it arrived today, and I really do quite like it, weird layout and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charleschar Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/22/2021 at 3:02 PM, TapTheForwardAssist said: Do I recall right there's some kind of online "museum" of concertina variant photos? Any way to get this info over there for the record? Have you visited this page? There is a vast archive of documentation on many types of concertinas, including extensive photos of the inner workings of each. Search "Jedcertina" with Ctrl +F and you'll find a concertina just like the aforementioned. https://www.concertinamuseum.com/cmusindex1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenStClair Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 28 minutes ago, charleschar said: Have you visited this page? There is a vast archive of documentation on many types of concertinas, including extensive photos of the inner workings of each. Search "Jedcertina" with Ctrl +F and you'll find a concertina just like the aforementioned. https://www.concertinamuseum.com/cmusindex1.htm I did find the museum, but didn’t come across the page you linked; thanks! I have to say this one’s awfully simple to play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wooff Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 There is a Gaucho for sale currently in France for €130 if anyone is interested I can send a link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TapTheForwardAssist Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 31 minutes ago, Geoff Wooff said: There is a Gaucho for sale currently in France for €130 if anyone is interested I can send a link. Also Piano Duet layout? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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