Daniel Hersh Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 This 36-button 8-sided red pearloid concertina is on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/36-Button-Concertina_W...1QQcmdZViewItem . Anyone seen one of these before? Am I right in thinking that it's a Stagi/Bastari Anglo? But if it is, I didn't know that they ever made these with this many buttons or sides... Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Read Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 And a friend pointed out this one to me. Strangest I've seen yet Oddball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipcmo Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Yup, That is a Bastari. Had one back in the 70s. As I recall they were for the South American market. Cheers, Geo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 And a friend pointed out this one to me. Strangest I've seen yet<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Paul, They look pretty strange, but it seems to have been a standard model up until the 1930's (I've seen them in trade catalogues that late). They often turn up on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm clapp Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 (edited) Concerned about the description of the second concertina: "...Bellows are in god condition..." Presumably they are holey I'm outa here.... MC Edited to correct my own typo! (Nobody's perfect!) Edited September 22, 2005 by malcolm clapp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted September 22, 2005 Author Share Posted September 22, 2005 Hmmm....I didn't even know that a South American market existed, except for bandoneons. Was your concertina an Anglo with "extra" buttons or some kind of stripped-down bandoneon? Daniel Yup,That is a Bastari. Had one back in the 70s. As I recall they were for the South American market. Cheers, Geo <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Morse Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 (edited) There is a very sizable South African concertina market. So large that Wheatstone and Bastari made models expressedly for export to those areas. The Boer concertina players have developed their own distinctive style of playing concertina which requires extra bellows folds.... Sean Minnie (from the Republic of South Africa) was at this year's NESI and gave us all wonderful insight into what Boermusic is about. There's an article on concertina.net about South African concertinas here and a nice website all about Boer music and the concertina in South Africa by Sean Minnie here. Oops... I just realized that you folks were talking about the South American market, not South African. Please ignore! Edited September 22, 2005 by Richard Morse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Hmmm....I didn't even know that a South American market existed, except for bandoneons. Daniel, There was some dicussion of the concertina in South America in this thread. For that matter, they played them in Antigua too : As witnessed by this post card of Thomas Joseph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 For that matter, they played them in Antigua too ...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not forgetting the ripsaw music of the Bahamas ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 I've corresponded with the fellow who outbid me for the 36-button 8-sided Italian Anglo that started this thread, and here's some info that he sent me about it: "The extra low button on the treble side C row is G on open & F on close. G row, Bb & Ab. Accidental row, C sharp & Eb. Bass side C row top button, E on open & Bb on close. G row, Ab & F. Acc. row, C sharp & F sharp (...) Incidentally,this has to be the largest concertina that I have ever seen.It's 9 1/2 inches tall & 30 inches with the bellows fully open. It sounds as if 2 sets of reeds sound on playing." Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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