Gaucho Concertina?

[JenStClair]

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

[Stephen Chambers]

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.

[TapTheForwardAssist]

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?

[JenStClair]

I’m curious as to whether it would be setup like an English or an Anglo. I’m guessing English? 

[Randy Stein]

Edited January 22, 2021 by Randy Stein
Groucho Concertina

[Stephen Chambers]

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.

 

[JenStClair]

Oh, OK. Gotcha. Sorry. 😔
 

I meant the push and pull/different notes or same notes. I would assume same note on push/pull. 

[Stephen Chambers]

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. 

 

[mike_s]

Well, someone thought it was what they wanted----it shows as "Sold"

[Stephen Chambers]

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!

[Jim2010]

14 hours ago, Randy Stein said:

Great one, Randy. Especially with NINA in Chico's bellows.

[David Barnert]

12 hours ago, Jim2010 said:

Great one, Randy. Especially with NINA in Chico's bellows.

 

See this thread from 5 years ago.

[Jim2010]

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.

[JenStClair]

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. 

[charleschar]

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

[JenStClair]

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!

[Geoff Wooff]

There is  a Gaucho  for  sale  currently  in France  for  €130  if  anyone is  interested  I  can  send  a link.

[TapTheForwardAssist]

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.

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