devon89 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Hello - I am a new concertina owner, having inherited two from an elderly friend who recently passed away. He was never much of a player, only a collector, and he left me the following two Lachernal and Co. concertinas along with many other items. Unfortunately, I know essentially zero about concertinas. I was wondering if the good people of this forum might help me with identifying, dating, valuing and otherwise commenting on the two I now own please? I am not sure what to do with them, whether they are fit for playing, selling, repairing, keeping to collect, etc. In my mind I refer to them as "the mahogany one" and "the black one" but I don't know what the materials might be exactly. Any views or expertise would be very welcome please. Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devon89 Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) Apologies for the double-post (size limit reached on first one). Here are the pictures of the second instrument. BELOW: 89257 Edited April 5, 2023 by devon89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanc Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 They appear to both be Lachenal 48 button english concertinas. The first one (to me) appears to be a lower grade. The second is (what I would judge) a mid grade. Depending on where you are. It would be best to get these into the hands of a repair person to go over them and give you an idea of condition, quality, repairs needed and a ball park on value. If you are in the UK youhave a lot more options than elsewhere. Chris Algar and Theo Gibbs seem to be the accepted "go to" people in the UK. It is impossible to put a $$ on something without knowing condition and playability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devon89 Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 That's very helpful, thank you. If anyone has any further insights it would be appreciated as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanc Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Devon, Where are you located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devon89 Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 I'm in Devon, UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Smith Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Or ask Nigel Sture in Kingsbridge, South Devon. http://www.concertinas-uk.co.uk/ Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) The second concertina, with metal buttons, appears to have had work done recently. The red felt bushes round the buttons look new, and the thumbstraps look fairly new too, and looking through the fretwork I can see new looking pads. It is quite likely to have had a recent full overhaul. The other one is a lower quality instrument and appears to be unrestored. Edited April 5, 2023 by Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devon89 Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 That’s helpful thank you. It will act on all your advices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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