Blackmore Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Hi! I Inherited This Concertina from my Grandfather in Sweden. He played it in Salvation Army. Its from Italy. Cant see no brand. Does anybody know something about it? Brand, Value. Anything? tnx for helping! simonsdragspel@gmail.com simonsdragspel@gmail.com simonsdragspel@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) a Stagi it seems, not worth much I’m afraid - you’ll find a similar one at 450 GBP (for a brandnew one) here f.i.: https://www.eaglemusicshop.com/concertinas Edited July 4, 2023 by Wolf Molkentin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmore Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 4 hours ago, Wolf Molkentin said: a Stagi it seems, not worth much I’m afraid - you’ll find a similar one at 450 GBP (for a brandnew one) here f.i.: https://www.eaglemusicshop.com/concertinas I contacted Italian concertine. They were interested. Maybe its a Bastari. They said Ancient. Are you a pro on this? I know Nothing….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Tedrow Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 That is a Bastari english concertina, Dr Bastari and his engineers showed great ingenuity in this concertina. The reeds are probably more than acceptable as well. That has, I believe 48 buttons, standard for treble english. I think the button linkage is mechanical and does not rely on that awful surgical tubing that later Stagi concertinas display. Dr Bastari passed the baton to Lorenzo Stagi who made some changes in production. I don’t know if the current line up of Stagi concertinas include a 48b english. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmore Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 5 hours ago, Bob Tedrow said: That is a Bastari english concertina, Dr Bastari and his engineers showed great ingenuity in this concertina. The reeds are probably more than acceptable as well. That has, I believe 48 buttons, standard for treble english. I think the button linkage is mechanical and does not rely on that awful surgical tubing that later Stagi concertinas display. Dr Bastari passed the baton to Lorenzo Stagi who made some changes in production. I don’t know if the current line up of Stagi concertinas include a 48b english. Thanks for your answer! Do you know anything about the value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmore Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 16 hours ago, Bob Tedrow said: That is a Bastari english concertina, Dr Bastari and his engineers showed great ingenuity in this concertina. The reeds are probably more than acceptable as well. That has, I believe 48 buttons, standard for treble english. I think the button linkage is mechanical and does not rely on that awful surgical tubing that later Stagi concertinas display. Dr Bastari passed the baton to Lorenzo Stagi who made some changes in production. I don’t know if the current line up of Stagi concertinas include a 48b english. I had mail correspondense with the factory. They say its a Chinese fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill N Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 It with all due respect to the folks who have recently taken over Stagi, I doubt that this is a Chinese fake. It has some age to it, and even from your photos of the instrument and the case it is obvious that it is higher quality than that. If you were to open it up and post pictures of the interior, that would remove all doubt. Bob Tedrow has seen a lot of these old Italian concertinas- I would trust his opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blackmore Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 3 hours ago, Bill N said: It with all due respect to the folks who have recently taken over Stagi, I doubt that this is a Chinese fake. It has some age to it, and even from your photos of the instrument and the case it is obvious that it is higher quality than that. If you were to open it up and post pictures of the interior, that would remove all doubt. Bob Tedrow has seen a lot of these old Italian concertinas- I would trust his opinion. Ok, Well I can see if I can open it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmore Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 5 hours ago, Bill N said: It with all due respect to the folks who have recently taken over Stagi, I doubt that this is a Chinese fake. It has some age to it, and even from your photos of the instrument and the case it is obvious that it is higher quality than that. If you were to open it up and post pictures of the interior, that would remove all doubt. Bob Tedrow has seen a lot of these old Italian concertinas- I would trust his opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmore Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 I found this label now on case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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