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We have a couple of nice toy pianos this week. First is this cute little Musikland one.

Musikland Toy Piano - link to Ebay auction

Update: Sold for £10.50

Next up is this very attractive Stradivarius by Brazilian company Hering. Hering make some excellent and interesting harmonicas and it’s a surprise to find that they make toy pianos too.

Hering Toy Piano - direct link to eBay auction

Update: sold for £63 (wow, that is a lot !)

If a toy piano isn’t big enough for your ego then how about a 4 octave ‘ships’ piano such as this one.

Ships Piano - link to eBay auction

Update: sold for £255

Or perhaps what you really want is a grand piano, but unfortunately you don’t have the space. Then this unusual upright grand is what you need.

Upright Grand Piano - link to eBay auction

Update: at £302 bid this did not reach its reserve price - unsold

And so on to some squeezeboxes.

There’s something about this tiny 8 bass Vissimio piano accordion that I just love - it just seems a far better looking accordion than most 8 basses.

Vissimio Accordion - link to eBay auction

Update: Sold for £22

Extremely unusual is this accordion with a Kratsov keyboard. The Kratsov keyboard is intended to be an improvement on a piano keyboard in that the notes of an octave are closer together. Looks a bit tricky to play if you ask me though.

Accordion with Kratsov Keyboard - link to eBay auction

Update: Sold for £1,550 (wow!)

Here is another good example of a flutina. This one appears to have what must be its original case too, which I’m sure will add to the value. By the way the owner has incorrectly described it as a Handaeoline. Sadly it isn’t a Handaeoline - that would be a real find.

Flutina - link to eBay auction

Update: sold for £312 (this is the most expensive flutina I've ever featured !)
Update 2: the original buyer didn't pay up. The flutina was re-sold for £226.10

This combo organ seems to be rare, early and English - it’s a Thundabird made by Bird. It comes with a pedal board and an amplifier.

Bird Thundabird Organ - link to eBay auction

Update: Sold for £50

And finally this is a portable Hammond organ, a real analog one not digital. It’s a Hammond B-250 and not a modified B3 or C3 that wasn’t portable to begin with. The auction claims that only 400 of these were ever made. If that’s true then this should do well. It certainly seems to fold up into a small size.

Hammond B-250 - link to eBay auction

Update: Sold for £726 (seems very reasonable for what it is)

Comments

[Grady Johnson]

I recently bought a B250 in France, and now use it as my principal keyboard (I also have an analog Roland synth and an Elka X-50 B3 clone). I love it. It needs a little attention (the percussion section) and we'll give it a good service this summer. I've also bought a Leslie 825 to go with it, but it's not wired-in yet (9-pin Leslie/11-pin organ).

Only 400 made ? A pity. It's a fine instrument.

[Squeezyboy]

Cool. Thanks for letting us know about your lucky find.

[Rob Millis]

Hi - great site. I had a Hammond B250 once and I would urge all who have one NOT to part with it. Hideously unfashionable - laughed at, even - among purists but I know one thing: through a decent Leslie they sound fat and ballsy. I've had most of the currently championed digital clones, and apart from offering certain B3 features that this little baby never had (most notably a credible scanner-vibrato style chorus effect) they don't even come close to offering the sheer satisfaction and fun that playing the old B250 (let's not forget this a Hammond console organ) gave you in bucketloads.

[Squeezyboy]

Thanks for the info Rob. So now you know, B250 owners, keep it.

[frieda peppercorn]

hi, I am looking for a ships piano, second hand, anything, they all seem to be at least a grand every where I look, and I don't have that sort of money, and I was looking at the ones on here any they all seem so cheap! I was just wondering if anyone knew any one else who was selling one

my email [email protected]

Thanks,
Frieda

[Nancy Budich]

Hello, I recently purchased a Toy, Hering, Wood Piano, 20 total keys, Made in Brazil. How do I find the value of this piano? Thanks

[stacey]

hi i owwn a hering toy stradvarius piano, which i see you one sold recently, some of the keys no longer work and i was wondering if you know of anyone who could repair the piano?