Theo Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 This brass-reeded 48 key English sold on ebay for £461. It is quite an early one serial number 5449, but apart from that it looks to me to a quite ordinary basic model. The final price was about double what I would have expected. Have I missed something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Jowaisas Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 (edited) Theo, The large "button" rivet to fasten the reed tongue to the shoe is unusual to me. I've only seen them occasionally, I suppose as replacements. That is not to say they are rare in early instruments, just uncommon to my experience. At $750. USD I don't find that a terribly outrageous price although once the reconditioning costs and tuning expenses are added.... The bidding was spirited at the last minute. Perhaps two fascinated competitors threw caution and good fiscal sense to the wind. Greg Edited June 19, 2009 by Greg Jowaisas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bradshaw Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 This brass-reeded 48 key English sold on ebay for £461. It is quite an early one serial number 5449, but apart from that it looks to me to a quite ordinary basic model. The final price was about double what I would have expected. Have I missed something? Brass reeds coming back into fashion ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 It was an outrageous price for the cheapest model that Louis Lachenal built for Wheatstone's, there were plenty of much better quality ones made, with better brass reeds than those rivetted ones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Stout Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Brass reeds coming back into fashion ? I think that's possible. On occasion this past week as I was playing my brass reeded very early Wheatstone (for my own enjoyment, but so as not to bother other people, so I had deliberately taken my quietest instrument) people commented on its beauty and the gentle music I was making with it. One or two asked where to get one and expressed interest in taking up EC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 It was an outrageous price for the cheapest model that Louis Lachenal built for Wheatstone's, there were plenty of much better quality ones made, with better brass reeds than those rivetted ones... That's what I thought too. The price is about what I would expect to see for the same concertina fully restored with new pads and valves and tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marien Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 it must be a crisis... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_Hardy Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Brass reeds coming back into fashion ? I think that's possible. On occasion this past week as I was playing my brass reeded very early Wheatstone (for my own enjoyment, but so as not to bother other people, so I had deliberately taken my quietest instrument) people commented on its beauty and the gentle music I was making with it. One or two asked where to get one and expressed interest in taking up EC. I certainly play my brass-reeded wheatstone (8461) more than any of the steel reeded ones, as it's my main practice instrument around the house. It has a sweet tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I certainly play my brass-reeded wheatstone (8461) more than any of the steel reeded ones, as it's my main practice instrument around the house. It has a sweet tone. Paul, Yes, but #8461 is of better quality than the one on eBay, which is a very basic model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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