Piccolo EC wanted

[smallcoals]

I’ve been looking for a nice piccolo English concertina, for playing not collecting 

would like to find a ‘nice’ one but anything considered 

 

Rob 

[conzertino]

I do have possibly the finest and rarest piccolo concertina or even concertina for sale: an Amboyna-ended 48 key Aeola piccolo with gold-keys and gold-stamped bellows! It was restored twice, by Wim Wacker and Steve Dickinson and is in perfect condition in a perfect leather-box. 

 

You can see and hear her at the end of this video.

[Matthew Heumann]

There is also available from concertinashop.com.au (but they must sell as a pair):

AEOLA PICCOLO
S/no 31355
AEOLA TREBLE
s/no 31358 ENGLISH

Made in 1926 for Cecil Astley, white Erinoid with buff bellows in original double case

[4to5to6]

You won’t regret getting a piccolo!  They are so much fun!

 

And it even got my wife playing the concertina again… she thinks they are so cute 🥰 

 

From the grateful owner of a 48 key gold ended 5-1/2” and a 25 key plus air 2 octave 4” (thank you conzertino!).

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Edited April 1 by 4to5to6

[smallcoals]

11 hours ago, conzertino said:

I do have possibly the finest and rarest piccolo concertina or even concertina for sale: an Amboyna-ended 48 key Aeola piccolo with gold-keys and gold-stamped bellows! It was restored twice, by Wim Wacker and Steve Dickinson and is in perfect condition in a perfect leather-box. 

 

You can see and hear her at the end of this video.

are you in the market to sell it? It’s a nice box, I’ve a nickel allergy so it would suit me down to the ground 

 

 

[djangojessie]

Here is a scan of a letter from Frank Butler in 1959 that might be of some interest here.

It came with the Astleys aeolas 

Patrick and Chris 

The concertina shop 

[djangojessie]

And a photo 

[Ken_Coles]

Stewart Dean (sdean.net) of New York state has had a piccolo EC on offer for a while.

 

Ken

[conzertino]

I'm fine to sell the Amboyna piccolo - the problem is that I paid far to much! It came from the private collection of a wellknown dealer and was done up again by Steve Dickinson... I was told that someone offered 4 EE TT Aeolas for it, and he wouldn't part...

[smallcoals]

2 hours ago, Ken_Coles said:

Stewart Dean (sdean.net) of New York state has had a piccolo EC on offer for a while.

 

Ken

Hi Ken, how can I contact him? I’ve found his page but no link to contact 

[Ken_Coles]

1 hour ago, smallcoals said:

Hi Ken, how can I contact him? I’ve found his page but no link to contact 

 

I can reach him through another forum and will PM you what I find out.

 

Ken

[Ed Stander]

It looks like you may be able to reach him at stewart at sdean  dot net

Best - Ed

[symon]

19 hours ago, djangojessie said:

Here is a scan of a letter from Frank Butler in 1959 that might be of some interest here.

It came with the Astleys aeolas 

Patrick and Chris 

The concertina shop 

Wonderful.  We know where the concertinas are. I wonder what happened to the music?

[juan jose]

On 1/4/2025 at 12:19, conzertino said:

Tengo a la venta posiblemente la concertina piccolo más fina y rara: un piccolo Aeola de 48 teclas con terminación Amboyna, llaves y fuelles dorados. Fue restaurado dos veces por Wim Wacker y Steve Dickinson y se encuentra en perfecto estado en una caja de cuero impecable. 

 

Podrás verla y escucharla al final de este  vídeo.

Concertino Please could you send me the current audio and a quote so I know how much it would cost to play that marvel. Thank you. I'm in Barcelona right now.

[wes williams]

On 4/2/2025 at 11:56 PM, symon said:

Wonderful.  We know where the concertinas are. I wonder what happened to the music?

Most of Frank Butler's collection of concertina related stuff went to one of the national 'libraries' in Scotland, but I don't know if the music was part of it.

[symon]

24 minutes ago, wes williams said:

Most of Frank Butler's collection of concertina related stuff went to one of the national 'libraries' in Scotland, but I don't know if the music was part of it.

Oh, thanks! That's interesting. For some reason, I thought Neil Wayne had been the recipient of all things Frank Butler (but I can't remember why I think that). I sense a story sits behind this comment, maybe one for a different thread or a private conversation?