conzertino Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 I just noticed this pinhole Aeola for sale at ebay: ebay It used to be mine and has a long story: I first saw it on ebay some 12 years ago offered in Victoria / Canada. So I bought it and took a boat across to pick it up ( during a trip to the US ). It had been restored by Bob Tedrow, but still had it's original 4-fold bellows. I wanted to give it a fair chance as a top instument, so I had it restored a second time by David Robertson, who repolished the ends and fine-tuned it. Next I had seven-fold bellows made for it by Mark Loyd-Adey. The action is low and extra-light. Now it is a quite unique instrument with enough bellows-volume for full-hand playing and the typical ultra soft and quiet sound of the pinhole Aeola. A few years ago I parted with the instrument - and it's even rarer big brother, a pinhole baritone... Here now is a chance to aquire this very special early Aeola in exceptional condition at budget-price - from a top concertina-player! PS: Since all Wheatstone concertinas were made on the same jigs, I was able to swap the ends of the pin-hole with a Model 22, which now turned into a screamer! Which proved that the sound of concertinas depends on the quality of the reeds and the fretwork... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wooff Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 It is almost 50 years since I was out for a walk one Saturday morning and bought one of these Pin hole Aeolas for £9 in a pawn shop in South East London. Since then I have always had a great liking for Wheastones of this period... I'm guessing it will have a serial number in the 22, 000 or 23,000's . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckyBoots Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Did you sell it to the current owner (eBay seller)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conzertino Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 Yes I did a couple of years ago. She is a great concertina-player and has a number of good Aeolas to play on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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