Alf Edwards concertina for sale.

[Anglogeezertoo]

There is an auction of musical instruments on the 16th June at Gardiner Houlgate, of Corsham, Wiltshire, U.K.

They have 4 English concertinas listed.

here :- Catalogue page

Lot 1570. A Wakker dated 2000. Starting bid £1200

Lot 1571 .A Wheatstone No. 27437. Starting bid £1600

Lot 1572 .A Wheatstone Aeola, 56 buttons, No.  35272. Starting bid £1600

and lastly ...

Lot 1573. A Wheatstone Aeola, 48 button, No. 34523 (1937) especially made for Alf Edwards & restored in 2009.

Starting bid £4000

 

here for Alf Edwards concertina

[Wolf Molkentin]

it’s not the golden Æola I seem to recall in connection with AE however

[robert stewart]

It certainly looks like the famous "golden" Aeola: Alf Edwards had the bellows gilded, and I think this instrument matches various photos of same. The golden treatment gradually wore off over the years. As featured elsewhere, Alf Edwards had several sets of reed pans that he could exchange in the concertina according to musical need.

 

best wishes, Robert

[conzertino]

As far as I know the original famous golden Aeola passed through Steve Chambers hands some 20 years ago and now is owned by a player / collector in Britain ( not me )!?

[conzertino]

I just checked: it is the original instrument that belongs to that player / collector I was referring to. How do I know: I sold him the Geuns baritone that is for sale as well... So here is Alf Edwards famous instrument for sale once more....

[conzertino]

Here the whole lot:

https://issuu.com/gardinerhoulgate/docs/music_cat_june_2023-compressed?fr=sMjIxNDU0MzUzMDg

[Wolf Molkentin]

ich hatte mir immer (auch) vergoldete end-plates vorgestellt 

[conzertino]

Once I'm at it: I'm selling Alf Edwards extremely rare metal ended 48 key tenor-treble - in perfect condition without auction-fees!!!?! It is 33075, but has been made to the highest standards and has the traditional labels and riveted action... In the ledgers that number stands for a black model 19a ( 64 key TT ), but I have seen on a few occasions that the ledger was wrong on special custom-made instruments...

 

[Wolf Molkentin]

very tempting, Robert 🤩

[Anglogeezertoo]

On 5/28/2023 at 6:27 PM, Anglogeezertoo said:

There is an auction of musical instruments on the 16th June at Gardiner Houlgate, of Corsham, Wiltshire, U.K.

They have 4 English concertinas listed.

here :- Catalogue page

Lot 1570. A Wakker dated 2000. Starting bid £1200

Lot 1571 .A Wheatstone No. 27437. Starting bid £1600

Lot 1572 .A Wheatstone Aeola, 56 buttons, No.  35272. Starting bid £1600

and lastly ...

Lot 1573. A Wheatstone Aeola, 48 button, No. 34523 (1937) especially made for Alf Edwards & restored in 2009.

Starting bid £4000

 

here for Alf Edwards concertina

Just checked this auction out.

Lot 1572 sold for £1900, hammer price.

Lots 1570, 1571 & 1573 were unsold, I presume they failed to meet their reserve.

 

Jake

[JimR]

The Fotodina is an interesting device/instrument.