Last year I started playing my girlfrend's fiddle and now that I can play some tunes on it we'd like to play together. That would require more than one fiddle.
That's where the concertina sale comes in. I was hoping I could get some help with an estimate on what my concertina is worth.
It was originally purchased in Custys in Ennis 8 or nine years ago. It is a "Clareman" and the agent is J. Shiels. It has a #280 on it. Has 15 buttons on each clapper. Stainless steel, black wood of some sort and black leather. Nice wooden box case included. The original price was $1500. I have no idea if that was a good price or not.
The second part of my question is whether now is a bad time to sell an instrument. I've seen a lot of instruments for sale recently. I'm wondering if I should wait until the market is better. We could get by with one fiddle a little longer.
The Clareman is an A.C. Norman, a hybrid similar to Edgley, etc.
Theres not much for sale at the moment in that range, and that price is reasonable. Put it up for sale on Concertina.net, and if it sells, it sells, and if it doesn't, blame the econonmy!
"...these instruments have accordion reeds , and in my experience,dont sell on as well as instruments with concertina reeds..."
Yes- but a hybrid is much less expensive than a new concertina with concertina reeds, and generally cheaper (and less trouble) than such good antique concertinas as Lachenals and Jones. They are also far less expensive than Wheatstones and Jeffries.
No, definitely don't tune a concertina reed with a bargepole !
On the Norfolk wherry ( a simple sailing barge ) two long bargepoles are carried, for pushing the wherry in places of unfavourable wind.
These bargepoles are known as QUANTS.
Could the quant be a name for a concertina-tuning device ? It's an intriguingly short and unfathomable word.
Hey Pete, Quant .... Bargepole. I do see a connection alright. After all, in the 60s Mary Quant's creation, the Mini Skirt, often produced a 'bargepole' in my trousers!
Those accordion reeds may be so reedy and weak, but it's been proven time and again that it's a matter of preference. Some of us actually like that sound.
Of course, Mr Grover, you are talking about the difference of a few grand for the difference. Concertina reeds are statistically VERY FUGGIN EXPENSIVE.
Thanks for the couple of useful replies. I did post on concertina.net. Suggestions were that they should have held their value pretty well. And asking $1500 is not too much.
Concertina for sale?
Concertina for sale?
Hello all,
Last year I started playing my girlfrend's fiddle and now that I can play some tunes on it we'd like to play together. That would require more than one fiddle.
That's where the concertina sale comes in. I was hoping I could get some help with an estimate on what my concertina is worth.
It was originally purchased in Custys in Ennis 8 or nine years ago. It is a "Clareman" and the agent is J. Shiels. It has a #280 on it. Has 15 buttons on each clapper. Stainless steel, black wood of some sort and black leather. Nice wooden box case included. The original price was $1500. I have no idea if that was a good price or not.
The second part of my question is whether now is a bad time to sell an instrument. I've seen a lot of instruments for sale recently. I'm wondering if I should wait until the market is better. We could get by with one fiddle a little longer.
Nate
# Posted on February 13th 2009 by elbowmusic
Re: Concertina for sale?
The Clareman is an A.C. Norman, a hybrid similar to Edgley, etc.
Theres not much for sale at the moment in that range, and that price is reasonable. Put it up for sale on Concertina.net, and if it sells, it sells, and if it doesn't, blame the econonmy!
# Posted on February 13th 2009 by Splendid Isolation
Re: Concertina for sale?
Hi. Try asking the same questions over on Concertina.net -
http://www.concertina.net/forums/
# Posted on February 13th 2009 by Mike C
Re: Concertina for sale?
you beat me to it!
# Posted on February 13th 2009 by Mike C
Re: Concertina for sale?
"...these instruments have accordion reeds , and in my experience,dont sell on as well as instruments with concertina reeds..."
Yes- but a hybrid is much less expensive than a new concertina with concertina reeds, and generally cheaper (and less trouble) than such good antique concertinas as Lachenals and Jones. They are also far less expensive than Wheatstones and Jeffries.
# Posted on February 13th 2009 by David Levine
Re: Concertina for sale?
No, definitely don't tune a concertina reed with a bargepole !
On the Norfolk wherry ( a simple sailing barge ) two long bargepoles are carried, for pushing the wherry in places of unfavourable wind.
These bargepoles are known as QUANTS.
Could the quant be a name for a concertina-tuning device ? It's an intriguingly short and unfathomable word.
# Posted on February 14th 2009 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Concertina for sale?
Hey Pete, Quant .... Bargepole. I do see a connection alright. After all, in the 60s Mary Quant's creation, the Mini Skirt, often produced a 'bargepole' in my trousers!
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa41/frecklebalm_495/Twiggy.jpg
# Posted on February 14th 2009 by Ptarmigan
Re: Concertina for sale?
Those accordion reeds may be so reedy and weak, but it's been proven time and again that it's a matter of preference. Some of us actually like that sound.
Of course, Mr Grover, you are talking about the difference of a few grand for the difference. Concertina reeds are statistically VERY FUGGIN EXPENSIVE.
# Posted on February 14th 2009 by Ashkettle
Re: Concertina for sale?
Thanks for the couple of useful replies. I did post on concertina.net. Suggestions were that they should have held their value pretty well. And asking $1500 is not too much.
# Posted on February 15th 2009 by elbowmusic