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This was my
1988 model quad Star Beauty, key of "C", from Star
Concertina in Chicago. The original owner had traded it in
on a new Star Old-timer model. I purchased it used from Star in
1996. In September 2001, I sold it to Doug Busch of
Ferndale MI. This concertina is "Chicago
tuned" with waved reeds.
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This was my
1952 model quad Star Streamline, key of "Bb". I
purchased it used from Accordions and Concertinas in Burnsville
Minnesota in 1993, and traded it in to Star Concertina in
Chicago in 1996 for my 1988 Star Beauty. It is "Minnesota tuned" with
no tremolo. Note the curved corners verses the cut corner
style.
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This is my 1964 Hengel;'s Concertina.
This was the last Hengel's Concertina made by Christy Hengel in
Wasceca Minnesota before he moved to New Ulm. It was
manufactured for Fay Gettinger of Green Bay Wisconsin. later
owned by Boots Muelbauer, Cletus Gobirsch, and Joyce Smeija of
he Jolly Fishermen. It is a quad in the key of
"C" and is Minnesota tuned.
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This unusual Star concertina has 70 buttons, or 140 tones. The size of this box is 12"deep X 13" high X 15 long. It has 5 Switches on treble side - 3 on bass side. It is in the Key of Bb and was built in 1979. | |
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This is a Wolfe quad in the Key of "C" made by Anton Wolfe in Stephens Point Wisconsin |
The following Concertina Photos are courtesy of Loren Schaeffler of Lafayette, Minnesota. Most of these photos are of Concertinas in Christy Hengels collection.
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This is a Brown quadruple reed
concertina manufactured by Bill Brown of Brown's Music Store in
New Ulm, Minnesota. It was built in the late 1960's. This instrument belongs to David Suess of New Ulm. Loren Schaeffler installed a midi system in this concertina.
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This is a picture of Elmer Scheid's
Patek Deluxe that he bought new in October of 1937. This is
probably the best Chemnitzer concertina ever built. It's
reeds were made by John Friedl, who made the finest concertina
reeds ever produced.
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This is a 1925 Lange quadruple reed
concertina made in Germany. Unlike other Chemnitzer
concertina's, Lange concertina's had the opening for the air
valve on the back side of the concertina. Most others have the
air valve cutout on the front of the melody side bellow frame.
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This is Whoopee John Wilfahrt's 1939 Pearl Queen Low Triple | |
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This Echo belongs to Virgil "Butch" Herrmann of Belle Plaine, MN. The concertina was built in 1985 by Stan Uhlir of Minneapolis. It's a B-flat quad with long plate reeds. | |
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This is the first concertina that Christy Hengel made. It was built in 1957 in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota and is now owned by Ed-Vern Black of Fairfax, Minnesota. Donnie Klossner from rural New Ulm Minnesota was its first owner. It is a 'Key of C' and is an excellent sounding and playing concertina. |
