Milwaukee Craftsman Concertina

[srhill]

Hi,

 

Just wondering if anyone has heard or played these concertina's sold by Jim Laabs music?  Saw this on reverb

https://jimlaabsmusicstore.com/store/milwaukee-craftsman-concertina-30-key-anglo/

 

Thanks!

 

Steve

[Don Taylor]

Looks like a Chinese-made concertina that has been badged.

[holdyourponies]

3 hours ago, Don Taylor said:

Looks like a Chinese-made concertina that has been badged.

Maybe the craftsman is a Milwaukeean making them in China.

[Daniel Hersh]

3 hours ago, Don Taylor said:

Looks like a Chinese-made concertina that has been badged.

 

I agree.

[Lappy]

Before you buy it, make sure it’s in stock. Check out the post entitled “dodged a bullet”.

[alex_holden]

The branding seems like an insult to genuine Milwaukeean craftspeople.

[Cornfield]

I was born in Milwaukee and I oughta know……

 

 

 

[srhill]

Thanks for the responses, 

 

I have an high end concertina on order,  I was just looking for something cheap to play in the mean time.  I was thinking this might be an alternative to the rochelle, etc.

 

Steve

[Don Taylor]

1 hour ago, srhill said:

I was thinking this might be an alternative to the rochelle

I believe that Wim at the Concertina Connection uses the same Chinese-made ends and bellows as the one that you see, but he replaces (or has replaced in China?) the action mechanism and the reeds.

 

FWIW,  I found this  concertina shaped object on Alibaba: