OFF THE MARKET FOR NOW (1951 64-button Wheatstone Aeola)

[Matthew Heumann]

DECIDED FOR NOW TO TAKE THIS OFF THE MARKET, sorry.

 

 

 

Edited October 8 by Matthew Heumann
sale discontinued

[conzertino]

What is the lowest note? How many keys? If it reaches down a full actace, it is a baritone-treble!? If it reaches up a whole octave as well, it should have 72 keys?? Anyway: it sound really nice, when you play it...

[Matthew Heumann]

64 keys, exactly same layout as standard 48-key treble but one octave above & below. link to specs: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hkx3e9msjm0ebwpiexekl/64-key-models-19A-Aeola.jpg?rlkey=656q4nxv2delfl270f75xv7a4&st=75v6ec8c&dl=0

[conzertino]

It goes down to C, hence only a fifth down, not an octave: the correct descirption would be a 64-key extended tenor-treble.

[Matthew Heumann]

I have corrected the description in the original posting, of course I didn't take into account accidentals. So 8 total keys down & up from normal 48-key treble configuration, not an octave. But the important point for treble players is that the fingering remains the same as treble and doesn't do the "reversed side" predicament found on most tenor-trebles.

[Little John]

9 hours ago, Matthew Heumann said:

... the fingering remains the same as treble and doesn't do the "reversed side" predicament found on most tenor-trebles.

 

Most tenor-trebles are the same. Indeed, by the definition that I and some others use, all tenor-trebles are like this. They are tenor-trebles by virtue of the fact they finger like a treble but have the extra low notes that take them down to a tenor range. Tenors don't suffer the "reverse side" predicament either: they just have the notes one row higher than on a treble or tenor-treble.

[Matthew Heumann]

To some of us, one row off is enough after 50 years of finger memory. Guess I've gotten lazy & inflexible in my old age. I think we're done with this topic, just wanted to offer a box for sale................................

[Geoffrey Crabb]

Bit late to this but the attached may prove useful.

 

64b English Tenor -Treble C3 to G7.doc