Identification Of Concertina

[steve.warnes]

Hello every one - my first posting

 

I have two old concertinas. An old English one in good nick and has Lachenal badge and serial number on it. Is this sellable?

 

The socond I always thought was a Lachenal Anglo but on reexamination I cant find any label for the maker. There is a serial number 177700. I attach 3 pictures in the hope someone can help identify.

 

 

Thanks

 

Steve

 

 

[Pete Dunk]

Hello every one - my first posting

 

I have two old concertinas. An old English one in good nick and has Lachenal badge and serial number on it. Is this sellable?

Hello Steve, welcome to the forum. All concertinas are salable but you'd have to define 'good nick' in order to find out how salable. Pics would help too.

 

The socond I always thought was a Lachenal Anglo but on reexamination I cant find any label for the maker. There is a serial number 177700. I attach 3 pictures in the hope someone can help identify.

Looks like a Lachenal to me. The clue is in the 'steel reeds' stamped on the handrest. The bellows look shot to me; is there any reason why you've posted two photos of the right hand end and none of the left?

[steve.warnes]

No reason other than incompetence - I will add the other end

 

You have got good eyesight the wooden handle says STEEL REEDS on the top andblow on the side.

 

TRADE

ENGLISH (Reed symbol) MAKE

MARK

 

The bellows have been repaired. There is leaking air but I think it is from the pads not the bellows.

 

This one obviously needs work doing to it.

 

Do you know what date it would be?

 

Thanks

Steve

 

 

Edited November 20, 2007 by steve.warnes

[Pete Dunk]

There are several formulae for dating Lachenals (and probably as many threads on the same subject on here), have a look around on Concertina.com and run a search through the old posts on this forum. Hopefully someone who remembers more about it than me will be along in a while to point you in the right direction.

[Paul Read]

Based on your description of the stamp this is a Lachenal. These were a cheaper model but usually quite nice instruments.

[Pete Dunk]

Now it's on ebay

[Paul Read]

Now it's on ebay

And here's the English:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lachenal-English-Con...1QQcmdZViewItem

[Pete Dunk]

And here's the English:

 

Another fairly low end model but it does look in quite nice condition. That will be the last we see of our 'new member' then ...

[steve.warnes]

Not necessarily so

 

If I sell these older ones then I intend to buy a newer one that I know is in tune and doesn't need me to know a lot about the things to get to pipe out a tune.

 

So I may well be back

 

And thank you for the advice - it was/is very helpful

 

Regards

Steve

[JimLucas]

The socond I always thought was a Lachenal Anglo but on reexamination I cant find any label for the maker. There is a serial number 177700. I attach 3 pictures in the hope someone can help identify.

Looks like a Lachenal to me. The clue is in the 'steel reeds' stamped on the handrest.

Based on your description of the stamp this is a Lachenal. These were a cheaper model but usually quite nice instruments.

Lachenal also based on the serial number alone. No other maker had serial numbers exceeding 5 digits.