malcolm clapp Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 I am selling a Lachenal 30 key C/G anglo for Australian $2,350 including postage worldwide. (That's a bit under 1000 pounds or US$1,750). The finely cut rosewood ends have no cracks, neither do the action boards or reedpans. The pads, valves and handstraps are new, and tuning is concert pitch A:440. Reeds are steel and buttons *pretend* bone. Bellows are 6 fold originals with star papers. I would describe the condition as close to mint. There is *very slight* wear to the french polishing from errant pinkies near the extreme highest and lowest buttons. The only other fault is that the bellows papers are a little stained from, I would imagine, an over-enthusiastic application of leather dressing at some point, but the bellows seem to be holding together OK with no leaks and a new set of bellows papers is not prohibitive in price for the decoratively minded! Photos available upon request from mclapp@bigpond.net.au, along with any questions you may like to ask. Regards Malcolm Clapp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm clapp Posted April 25, 2004 Author Share Posted April 25, 2004 I thought this concertina had sold, but the deal was never completed. So it is once again on the market if any one is interested. Regards Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm clapp Posted April 25, 2004 Author Share Posted April 25, 2004 A photo too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm clapp Posted May 4, 2004 Author Share Posted May 4, 2004 This concertina is now sold, but I will have another similar one ready shortly. Currently has aluminium buttons, which look surprisingly original, but will be replaced with something a little more tasteful...unless somebody can convince me that they are of immense historic value Regards to all, Malcolm Clapp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boney Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 I'd like to see a good high-res scan of the concertina with aluminum buttons, that sounds interesting. As most of you here probably know, aluminum was quite expensive before a process was discovered in 1886 that allowed it to be cheaply extracted from ore using electrolysis. Was this concertina from the "expensive aluminum" era? http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele013.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm clapp Posted May 5, 2004 Author Share Posted May 5, 2004 Hi, Boney, Was this concertina from the "expensive aluminum" era? No, it is quite a late Lachenal, no. 200*** ish, being 1930s. Regards Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 As most of you here probably know, aluminum was quite expensive before a process was discovered in 1886 that allowed it to be cheaply extracted from ore using electrolysis. Was this concertina from the "expensive aluminum" era? I doubt that the instrument would be from the early days of "cheap" aluminum. ... This post explains why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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