BruceB Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Lachenal Crane 48b Crane #4934 in Salvation Army high pitch for sale. 1400 USD. I bought this as a project concertina from Chris Algar several years ago. It sat for a year and then I sent it to the Button Box to be restored. The tuning was touched up but left in high pitch. New springs, valves, pads and whatever else Bob Snope deemed needed. While not a Wheatstone, it now plays very well and sounds good. I like this Crane and was thinking about keeping it in case I ever get the urge to play again, but flute and uke are already enough. Check out the attached pics, it's a neat concertina for the price. It ended up costing me hundreds more than my asking price by the time Bob was done restoring it, but I think 1400 is fair for both parties. bruce boysen email b4bru@aol.com if interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieppe Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Lachenal Crane 48b Crane #4934 in Salvation Army high pitch for sale. 1400 USD. I bought this as a project concertina from Chris Algar several years ago. It sat for a year and then I sent it to the Button Box to be restored. The tuning was touched up but left in high pitch. New springs, valves, pads and whatever else Bob Snope deemed needed. While not a Wheatstone, it now plays very well and sounds good. I like this Crane and was thinking about keeping it in case I ever get the urge to play again, but flute and uke are already enough. Check out the attached pics, it's a neat concertina for the price. It ended up costing me hundreds more than my asking price by the time Bob was done restoring it, but I think 1400 is fair for both parties. bruce boysen email b4bru@aol.com if interested. What exactly is the layout on that? Those pictures make it seem unnaturally blue too. I suspect that's really more of a black, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceB Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 >>What exactly is the layout on that? Those pictures make it seem unnaturally blue too. I suspect that's really more of a black, huh?<< The layout is standard Crane. There should be charts on this site somewhere. It is blue! The shot of the bellows is pretty accurate colorwise on my computer. Blue bellows, rosewood frames. The ends are rosewood too but very dark. bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 What exactly is the layout on that? Those pictures make it seem unnaturally blue too. I suspect that's really more of a black, huh? Looks to me like a standard Crane/Triumph layout, with the buttons for the accidentals colored black, those for C-natural red, and the rest white. Those same colors assignments were also often used on many Englishes over an extended period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieppe Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 >>What exactly is the layout on that? Those pictures make it seem unnaturally blue too. I suspect that's really more of a black, huh?<< The layout is standard Crane. There should be charts on this site somewhere. It is blue! The shot of the bellows is pretty accurate colorwise on my computer. Blue bellows, rosewood frames. The ends are rosewood too but very dark. bruce Ah, yes Crane layout. D'oh. So it really is that blue huh? Well, best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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