Encore German Concertina

[Jackie D]

I have an anglo concertina, brass reeds set on 6 plates (3 per end), 20 buttons, 40 reeds, air button, attractive classic red patterned bellows with nickel corner guards. It has a pleasant sound - the reeds look exactly the same as those in a Lachenal I have, and sound similar. The concertina is called Encore, made in Germany, and has plain quite ugly ends made from some pseudo-wood veneer.

 

Does anyone know anything about these? I cant find any reference to Encore concertinas anywhere so far. There is something reminiscent of East German manufacture about the look of it. I would like to learn where it was made, and when. Also what its worth may be.

Cheers, Jackie

Edited April 14, 2008 by Jackie D

[Daniel Hersh]

I know a bit about German-made concertinas but don't know this brand. Your statement about the reeds is a surprise, though. Might you be able to post some pictures of the reeds?

 

Daniel

 

I have an anglo concertina, brass reeds set on 6 plates (3 per end), 20 buttons, 40 reeds, air button, attractive classic red patterned bellows with nickel corner guards. It has a pleasant sound - the reeds look exactly the same as those in a Lachenal I have, and sound similar. The concertina is called Encore, made in Germany, and has plain quite ugly ends made from some pseudo-wood veneer.

 

Does anyone know anything about these? I cant find any reference to Encore concertinas anywhere so far. There is something reminiscent of East German manufacture about the look of it. I would like to learn where it was made, and when. Also what its worth may be.

Cheers, Jackie

[Stephen Chambers]

The painted wood-graining of the ends and the shape of the bellows frame corner plates suggest the instrument was made in Klingenthal, and may be related to the well-known Scholer workshop, but I too would be very surprised if it had reeds like those of a Lachenal...

 

"Encore" was the brand name of a British importer/wholesaler between the two world wars, whilst in more recent times the name has been prominently used in that capacity by John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. of Leeds, established in the mid-1960s.