This morning I happened to see another type of blow accordion on eBay that I hadn’t seen before. Unfortunately the photos aren’t great, or plentiful, but they are good enough to show some of the instrument’s detail.
Source: ptflash
Source: ptflash
This 8-key blow accordion doesn’t appear to have the 2 bass/chord keys that some makes or models have. For example, this Haro is a 10-key model of blow accordion, with the extra keys.
What makes this instrument a bit more interesting than some, is the trumpet-like mouthpiece attached to the metal neck. These are usually found on more toy-like instruments, like this one that was made in France.
The current blow accordion on eBay is being describe as follows by seller… (Font size preserved as much as possible to preserve authenticity.)
Vintage Wooden Sax Horn
!!!!!WORKS !!!!!
THIS IS WAY COOL PEOPLE
I believe it came from Germany
I bought this from a old man in South Caroline in Aiken.
he was in the war..
I think it’s from the 1930 – 1940 ‘s and it could be earlier..
It’s made out of Wood and brass.. the reeds all work and different sounds come out of each hole. You blow in it ..
Oh ther eis leather under each key.
VERY COOL.. I hate to sell it, but I sure someone will far in love with it.
OK then, you get the idea. He’s pretty excited about this blow accordion.
While it might be German, it could also be from another European country. Sadly there is no manufacturer’s name, or country of origin, imprinted on the instrument.
Also sadly, the bell has been quite badly crinkled. It looks like it got crushed or something. However, as the following photo shows, the bell is purely decorative, since the wooden bow is solid at the bell end.
Source: ptflash
If you’d like to read more about blow accordions, and check out some of the various makes and models that I have seen over the years, you will find a fairly extensive section on my website. There you’ll also find links to other resources about these vintage instruments.
Perhaps owning an instrument like this is of interest to you. If so, you have until September 24 to get your bids in.
The auction for this saxophone-shaped blow accordion is a reserve auction. Bids are to start at $20.00. At the time of writing there were no bids yet on the vintage, most likely European, blow accordion.
Update: I must say that I’m confused by the way eBay works. The original auction was to run until September 24. That link shows that the auction ended with 0 bids, but that the item was re-listed. The new auction ended on October 8, and again it shows that there were 0 bids.
However, under the seller’s feedback score, the item appears to have sold in the first half of September already—before I even wrote this article—for $38.00. What’s going on? I don’t get it. :scratch:
So since the seller & the buyer seem to agree that the item has a new home, and that $38.00 changed hands, I’ll go with that, but it just seem rather odd. Is there something about eBay auction pages that I don’t understand?