Smallest Duet Ever?

[Ivan Viehoff]

Only thirty five buttons

I think miniature Maccanns with much fewer buttons have been referred to on this forum from time to time.

 

I think the 42-button Crane can be a useful starter instrument. 35 button would just be annoyingly limiting.

 

The general problem with 42/35-key Crane and 39-key Maccann is that if they aren't in nicely playable condition and you need to pay to have them restored, then it wouldn't cost much less than restoring a 46/48 key; and their value is such that you probably wouldn't get your money back on reselling them, unless you got it for peanuts in the first place.