Squeezebox Of Delights Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mellish Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Oddity indeed! In the words of Eccles "You learn something new every day". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Would love to see the insides of this one, why the ends are so elongated. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunks Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Might it have to do with increasing volume for stage performance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanie Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Maybe is was to accomodate the amplifier and loudspeakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON GABRIELOW Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Maybe something was hidden inside the ends? for surprise effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikefule Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 It says up to 20 special effects. Those ends probably enclose bells and duck calls and bike horns etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mellish Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Anderson Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Thorne Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 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?😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON GABRIELOW Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 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!😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) I'm hoping there are two little concertinas stored in the ends. Edited January 11 by Michael Eskin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mellish Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert stewart Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanc Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 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.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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