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Anglo Concertinas from Barleycorn Concertinas   Anglo Concertinas The cheapest anglo concertina is undoubtedly the 20 key because of its limitations. A Lachenal brass-reeded 20 key would be £250+, a good steel-reeded one with mahogany ends £300+, a rosewood ended one £400+. (In all anglo models, Jones versions will probably cost less than Lachenals). (prices £sterling at Jan 2006) Typical Wheatstone 32 key rosewood ended Anglo Concertina The mahogany ended 30 key concertina would be from £550 with brass reeds and from £800+ with steel reeds (26 keys and 28 keys slightly less). The favourite Lachenal 30 key rosewood would begin at £1300 depending on quality. Metal ended ones tend to cost slightly more but the cheapest metal end - with the crude fretwork and the metal going right to the ends - would probably be less. There is not really much in the £1500 - £2000 range - probably only odd 40 keys - late Wheatstones and late aluminium ended Crabbs. At £1600 we start with the cheapest new concertinas - budget models by John Connor (although these prices are rising justifiably) and the rebuilds of old instruments which Connor does for me alone and which are one of my steadiest sellers. You would expect to pay £3000+ for a good old Crabb and £3750+ for any decent old Wheatstone or Jeffries concertina. (prices £sterling at Jan 2006 )

 

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