Any Concertina Dealers In New York?

[Mr. Bellows]

I'm trying to buy a concertina from a private party located in New York State ( I live in the South West US). Can anyone recomend a reputable third party in the Plymouth New York area? I need someone who can verify the concertina's condition and who can handle the money.

 

Thanks all.

[Bill Keaveney]

You might want to try www.escrow.com They seem to be pretty reliable, and offer the services you are seeking.

 

Bill

[JimLucas]

...www.escrow.com ... offer the services you are seeking.

They have concertina experts who can verify the instrument's condition? Cool!

[JimLucas]

Can anyone recomend a reputable third party in the Plymouth New York area?

I need someone who can verify the concertina's condition and who can handle the money.

Here's a more serious response than my quip to Bill: He's right about handling the money; use a professional service.

 

As for checking the instrument's condition... Plymouth is a bit out of the way. If there are no C.net members near there, Binghamton and Ithaca may be your closest bets for finding a knowledgeable squeezer. I think the right way to go would be to contact one of the local Morris teams and hope they can help. Here are names and web-site URL's, and I'll leave the rest to you:

 

Binghamton Morris Men

http://www.gilbertsville.com/morrisdancers.htm

B. F. Harridans

http://www.tc.cornell.edu/%7Emitchell/harr...dans-intro.html

Heartwood Morris

http://www.rso.cornell.edu/morris/

[Mr. Bellows]

Thanks, I'll give that a try.