Comically Long Duet Concertina

[Squeezebox Of Delights]

Here's an oddity I just discovered on eBay.

It appears to be a fairly standard Lachenal Maccann duet that has been modified to make the ends unusually long, for music-hall performance. I imagine it's a one-off; I've certainly never seen anything like it, and I thought the good people of concertina.net might be interested.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325259378720?hash=item4bbaf84020:g:A~4AAOSwxGlixx66

 

[Richard Mellish]

Oddity indeed! In the words of Eccles "You learn something new every day".

[gcoover]

Would love to see the insides of this one, why the ends are so elongated.

 

Gary

[wunks]

Might it have to do with increasing volume for stage performance?

[Fanie]

Maybe is was to accomodate the amplifier and loudspeakers. 

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

Maybe something was hidden inside the ends? for surprise effect?

[Mikefule]

It says up to 20 special effects.  Those ends probably enclose bells and duck calls and bike horns etc.

[Richard Mellish]

Either still there on eBay or re-listed. It's to be hoped someone on here buys it and can tell us more about it, but that may not happen at the currently quoted price.

Edited September 3, 2022 by Richard Mellish
Corrected a typo

[Doug Anderson]

When saw it here a while ago I wondered if it might have been intended to be played by two people (assuming they were good friends). 

[Clive Thorne]

On 7/11/2022 at 1:54 PM, SIMON GABRIELOW said:

Maybe something was hidden inside the ends? for surprise effect?

What, like Doves, or bunches of flowers?😁

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

Yes, that's probably the idea; or an  impossibly big extra concertina, then inside even that..  going down in sizes ( like the Russian dolls that stack inside each other!)..to the to y lite one!😁

[Michael Eskin]

I'm hoping there are two little concertinas stored in the ends.

Edited January 11, 2024 by Michael Eskin

[Richard Mellish]

Listed on eBay again https://www.ebay.com/itm/325259378720

 

If this is the same person still trying to sell it, maybe someone should offer a more realistic price.

[robert stewart]

I noticed the reference to "Vauderville" (sic). With an "r". It seems that the vendor thinks VaudeRville was a place? or a specific theater? Of course Vaudeville was the widely used American name for what in Britain was called  Music Hall entertainment...and this would be the obvious home for an exotic probably comedic instrument .

 

We might guess that the vendor should look carefully inside both ends, and take photos. What if there is a signature in there...as there often was?

 

Robert

[David Barnert]

3 hours ago, robert stewart said:

I noticed the reference to "Vauderville" (sic). With an "r". It seems that the vendor thinks VaudeRville was a place? or a specific theater?

 

I think it’s more likely the vendor just doesn’t know how to spell Vaudeville.

[seanc]

7 hours ago, Richard Mellish said:

Listed on eBay again https://www.ebay.com/itm/325259378720

 

If this is the same person still trying to sell it, maybe someone should offer a more realistic price.

You All need to get better Maps..

Vauderville is located just east of Podunk and north of  Boondocks..

 

[David Barnert]

It’s still on eBay.

[Yuxin Ding]

reasonably I'd rather believe it's a baritone with super big reeds which are mounted vertically like on accordions.