David S Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 (edited) This looks like a good deal for someone just starting out on the Anglo - and the seller is a known musician, so it should be OK Sutherland C/G anglo with Italian reeds http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sutherland-C-G-Anglo...A1%7C240%3A1318 David. (No personal interest in the sale - just happened to see it there and I know that there are always folk on the lookout for a starter instrument!) Edited April 28, 2009 by David S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtimer Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 This looks like a good deal for someone just starting out on the Anglo - and the seller is a known musician, so it should be OK Sutherland C/G anglo with Italian reeds Sure looks nice -- like that 1930s toaster style (Art Deco?) fretwork in the metal ends. Wonder what the button action feels like? --Mike K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 This looks like a re-badged Bastari/Stagi. I believe that it's their W-15 model, as in this pic from their web site: Daniel This looks like a good deal for someone just starting out on the Anglo - and the seller is a known musician, so it should be OK Sutherland C/G anglo with Italian reeds Sure looks nice -- like that 1930s toaster style (Art Deco?) fretwork in the metal ends.Wonder what the button action feels like? --Mike K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I think that Daniel's right. I'd just found one looking like it at http://www.eaglemusicshop.com/details1.asp...0-key-anglo.htm where it's selling new for £279. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marien Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 This looks like a good deal for someone just starting out on the Anglo - and the seller is a known musician, so it should be OK Sutherland C/G anglo with Italian reeds Sure looks nice -- like that 1930s toaster style (Art Deco?) fretwork in the metal ends. Wonder what the button action feels like? --Mike K. Some of these actions have been adapted by the owner after they left the factory. But if it is the original action, I assume that it is the same as in the similar looking hohner's and bastari's, the buttons are posted on the ends of the levers and held in place by rubber bands. It is okay for a starter concertina, but if you play fast then the button may shift on the lever and the button can easy be repositioned but you will have to stop playing to do that. The action in a Rochelle is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtimer Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Some of these actions have been adapted by the owner after they left the factory. But if it is the original action, I assume that it is the same as in the similar looking hohner's and bastari's, the buttons are posted on the ends of the levers and held in place by rubber bands. It is okay for a starter concertina, but if you play fast then the button may shift on the lever and the button can easy be repositioned but you will have to stop playing to do that. The action in a Rochelle is better. Right. SOmeone loaned me a starter cheapo EC, whose buttons are held onto the levers with rubber tubing, and a couple important notes are always shifting along the lever so the buttons jam up and the note ciphers (keeps sounding). FWIW the Stagi Hayden Duets use a much less troublesome action, and I htink most newer Stagis above the starter level do the same. --Mike K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 You don't suppose it could be one of the type Ken wrote about a while back with the "real concertina action" spoke of in this article: http://www.concertina.net/kc_bastari.html That might be too much to wish for, but, if it is it could be a real bargain. I'm really curious, but since I live in the US, the auction said I can't bid on it, so........????? Thanks Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Extremely unlikely, I'd say. I believe that this was Bastari's only 30-button model for many years, and there are hundreds or thousands of them floating around. (I had one as myself as my only concertina for a few years in the early 1980's.) I would think that the chances of finding another oddball like Ken's concertina would be very low. You don't suppose it could be one of the type Ken wrote about a while back with the "real concertina action" spoke of in this article: http://www.concertina.net/kc_bastari.html That might be too much to wish for, but, if it is it could be a real bargain. I'm really curious, but since I live in the US, the auction said I can't bid on it, so........????? Thanks Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 It will have the type of action shown, with repair instructions, in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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