Linda G Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 I inherited a beautiful concertina from my father but really have no history on it except that he used to play when we were children. I would love to see fi can find out more about it. The logo on it appears to be a globe with two eagles? It is octagonal with gold facings and trim with leather straps and 10 buttons on wither side. I can try to send more pictures if needed. It is in excellent condition and although I don't know how to play it it sounds good to me! Thank you for any assistance you can provide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill N Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 It's a "Scholer" brand concertina, made in East Germany. If you do a search of the forum you'll find lots of threads about them. I can't remember the exact dates, but they were in business from the 1940s until shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. I've seen lots of Scholers, but never one with pierced metal ends like this. It also looks to be in remarkable condition. They don't have a great monetary value, but can be a lot of fun to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G Posted November 6 Author Share Posted November 6 Thank you so much, Bill! I really appreciate the information and I will do further searching as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 (edited) 9 hours ago, Bill N said: It's a "Scholer" brand concertina, made in East Germany. 'Fraid not Bill N (though it was made in East Germany), it's an "Araldo" - made by J. C. Herold und Söhne, of Georgenthal (Klingenthal), Saxony, who were trading from 1836 right up until 1970. There's a, very clean, badged one like it on eBay at the moment. Edited November 6 by Stephen Chambers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G Posted November 7 Author Share Posted November 7 Hi Stephen, I took a look at the Araldo one on ebay but the logo seems to be very different from mine although the rest of the instrument looks quite similar to mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill N Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 Ha! I stand corrected. The "birds and planet" badges on each brand are so similar I was fooled. The metal ends on the Araido are pretty cool. How do the two brands compare quality wise Stephen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 11 hours ago, Linda G said: Hi Stephen, I took a look at the Araldo one on ebay but the logo seems to be very different from mine although the rest of the instrument looks quite similar to mine. Hi Linda, the badge on the left-hand side looks the same to me, only the light is different. But anyway, it would not be unusual for there to be differences from batch to batch of instruments - depending on the availability of parts/materials. I'm retired now, but I used to have direct dealings with factories in the Klingenthal region, and visited there several times. They'd make them for you with the factory name, or no name, or your name (if you ordered enough of them!) Here's another thread about one of these Araldos, from 20 years ago: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 Here are photos of another Araldo: https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/1384761269/antique-araldo-concertina-accordion?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G Posted November 8 Author Share Posted November 8 Hi Stephen, Oh, I see now! Thank you so much! I found some words in white on one of the end where the leather straps attach. Can't quite make out what it says but will see what I can do. My father was in Stuttgart, Germany in the nmid-50s but I don't know if he got it there or not. Any idea on a value of my instrument? Thank you so much for your help, Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 16 minutes ago, Linda G said: My father was in Stuttgart, Germany in the nmid-50s but I don't know if he got it there or not. That sounds a very possible date for it, so I'd suspect he probably did. Quote Any idea on a value of my instrument? Well that one on eBay has been listed at £90.00 for a while, and nobody has bid on it, but here's a listing for one that sold in the U.S.A. - https://reverb.com/item/2109106-antique-araldo-concertina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G Posted November 8 Author Share Posted November 8 Super! Thank you again. This is has all been so helpful and enlightening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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