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English Concertinas from Barleycorn Concertinas   English Concertinas At present the second most propular instrument with good availability. Prices for English concertinas start from as little as £400, (all instruments restored and in concert pitch), For this you would expect a very basic, brass reeded concertina with bone buttons, wooden ends and probably only 4 fold bellows. Better quality brass reeded concertinas would begin at £500. Example of a typical 1930s Lachenal Edeophone 60 key with amboyna ends and brown bellows. When you hit the £800+ mark you would expect to get a decent Lachenal concertina with steel reeds, metal buttons and 5 fold bellows. A similar Wheatstone concertina with flat ends, metal buttons, steel reeds and five fold bellows would be £900+ (metal ends probably slightly dearer). Lachenal New Models (raised ends - usually ebony but often metal and occasionally rosewood) would begin at £1250. A similar Wheatstone model would cost £1500+. Lachenal Edeophone concertinas, (top model - 12 sides) would be between £1600 and £1800+. Virtually any decent Wheatstone Aeola (8 sided) would be £2250 - £2500, the only exception being a very late one which could be sold for less. Always remember that there are a variety of finishes which are found on all concertinas but most often on Englishes which will affect the price. You would expect to pay a high premium for any concertina with amboyna ends or some rare finish like maple, sycamore, ivory or tortoiseshell.

 

| About Us | Export | Policy | Service | | News | Our Stock | | Anglo Concertinas | Duet Concertinas | English Concertinas | | Other Folk Instruments | | Reproduction Concertina Postcards | What Next? Send us an e-mail ring us or drop us a line giving: Kind of concertina you are interested in Approximate price range and what requirements you have for it. Your postal address. We will send a personal list of suitable instruments to let you know what is available.   Chris Algar Barleycorn Concertinas Located in Stoke-on-Trent, England Tel: + 44 (0) 1782 851449 Email:barleycorn@concertina.co.uk We reply to every email. If you don't receive a reply it must mean that we didn't receive it for one reason or another. Please email us again or give us a ring. Set of 8 reproduction postcards available at a cost of £6 ( $12 ) including Post & Packing. Tim Collins CD 'Dancing on Silver' Barleycorn will be helping to distribute the new Tim Collins CD 'Dancing on Silver' in the English market. It is a truly marvellous concertina album and a must for the collection of all Irish music and concertina lovers. Please contact us for details.  Prices There are no strict rules as to the cost of a concertina. Factors such as condition, rarity and finish all come into the equation when it comes to concertina prices. There are endless varieties of concertinas and any prices on these pages are only guidelines as of January 2006. So don't be disappointed to find that you won't be able to acquire a Hayden duet, or buy a Jeffries for £200! Web Site design and hosting by Mayo Ireland Ltd provider of Irish-Music.Net