Used Edgley Professional Model

This instrument is less than three years old, in the 200 series, and is in excellent condition. It is ebony with seven fold bellows, and angled reedpans. It comes with a hard case. Asking price is $2400 O.B.O.
Contact me by e-mail at fedgley@cogeco.ca . THIS INSTRUMENT HAS BEEN SOLD.

A Few New Instruments

Here are a couple of new instruments, just recently completed. One is a birdseye maple with pau forro trim. It was recently shipped to a customer in Yokohama, Japan. The other instrument is a wooden ended special Professional Model, of bubinga with pau ferro and bloodwood trim. Here are the comments of the new owner:
"Hi Frank,
Just wanted to let you know the concertina arrived safely yesterday afternoon and we love it ! We thought the pictures you posted on the web site were beautiful and of course it's even more so in person. Thanks very much for your fine work. The bubinga wood and the trim woods are great and we love the way you oriented the grain on the ends and the way you did the handles, beautiful stuff. Now it's on to learning to
play it. Would it be possible for us to get a copy of your concertina tutor ? Once again, thank you for building us a beautiful musical instrument>"
Joe

Bocote Concertina

This instrument is still available for immediate sale & shipping. If you will notice, the pattern on this instrument matches side to side (bookmatched). This is not only a great looking instrument, but really made me want to sell my own and take this one...great sound. Contact me at fedgley@cogeco.ca for details.....special price available! This instrument has been SOLD, but please check out the instruments below. A few are still available.

A Recent Concertina

Here are photos of a eucalyptus burl concertina recently finished at my workshop. The eucalyptus looks a lot like amboyna, doesn't it? It is destined for someone in Michigan. I have a very limited amount of this wood, but could make one for a couple of interested people. In fact, I really like it, myself, so I think one of these will become mine in the near future. If you would like one of these beauties, call me at 519-991-3100 or send me an e-mail at fedgley@cogeco.ca .

On the Workbench

The following instruments are currently on the workbench and are available for sale when completed (Updated on March 3rd):

1/ Birdseye Maple with Pau Ferro trim, Professional Model with angled reedpans. Hand-polished stainless end grills. Bellows with seven deep folds. SOLD

2/ Indian Rosewood with bubinga trim, Professional model with angled reedpans. Hand-polished stainless end grills. Bellows with seven deep folds. AVAILABLE

3/ Ebony, Professional model with angled reedpans. This is the basic traditional look, with genuine ebony body. Hand-polished stainless end grills. Bellows with seven deep folds. SOLD

4/ "Special" wooden-ended "Tree of Life" model. This instrument is constructed of African Bubinga, with pau ferro and bloodwood trim and special handles. Professional Model with deep seven fold bellows and angled reedpans. This will be a very distinctive instrument. (see May 3, 2010 for design appearance) SOLD

5/ Sapele Wooden-ended Tree of Life concertina. Sapele has a subtle grain and is of a walnut hue. Professional model. This instrument should have a warm tone. (see May 3, 2010 for design appearance) AVAILABLE

All the above instruments may be configured as either Jeffries or Wheatstone C/G or Bb/F. All are made using specially designed hand-made reeds by Voci Armoniche. At this point in time, the angled reedpans have not been installed, so these instruments may be finished as Performer's Models, if requested. The key can be changed to G/D Wheatstone if the requst is made before reedpans are installed. A "Fallon" custom case is available as an option.

Please contact me at fedgley@cogeco.ca for details and prices, or call 519-948-9149.

Did You Know?

I have thirty-five years experience with concertinas. I started out repairing vintage instruments many years ago. I wrote a regular maintenance and repair article for the "Concertina & Squeezebox" magazine for several years. For the past eleven years, with the years of experience behind me, I have been making concertinas. Some of the hundreds of instruments I have made have gone to places like Ireland, Germany, England, France, Belgium, Japan, Australia, South Korea, and Indonesia, as well as the USA and Canada, of course.

Sapele with Rosewood

Thanks to this blog and a vigilent customer, my confusion about the Sapele with Rosewood instrument has been corrected. Thank you for getting back to me!