S q u e e z y t u n e s

Only On Ebay - Flutina

There's another flutina on Ebay.

This is a complete item all the key pads are pressent and it seems to play all the notes, two of the mother o pearl finger buttons have been lost and replaced with white (plastic) ones I think, other than this the instrument looks original. I think this dates to the 19th century but exactly how old it is I am unsure. It has wooden inlayed decoration around the edges, this has faded but the green wooden inlays still retain much of their original colour. The instrument has a suppliers or makers stamp it reads W Winrow & Sons Hollow Stone Nottingham  STEEL REEDS. This label is applied to the wood like a transfer or sticker it may be later than the actual instrument, I believe most accordions of this type were made in France. The bellows are in very good condition no holes, the base has two pads and a bigger central pad all three work. The top of the instruments veneer has a few small age cracks but this is not too noticeable and does not effect the playing of the instrument. It measures nearly 12.75 X 6.5 X 5.25 inches in its fully closed position.

Link: Ebay auction Flutina

 

B3 Player Magazine

Hammand B3 organ fans now have their own web-based magazine.

It's published in PDF format and includes sheet music, MP3 and midi files as well as a bunch of other good stuff.

Link: B3 Player Magazine

Lego Harpsichord !

This is a full-size, fully working harpsichord made out of Lego !

It took two years to design and build, and it consists of over 100,000 bricks.

There's an MP3 on the website so that you can hear how it sounds, and also a little movie too so that you can see it in action.

Click here to see the Lego Harpsichord

See also: Beautiful Harpsichord on Ebay

Benoni Rocket Record Found !

The other day I wrote about Benoni Rocket the South African Elvis sound alike.

I played the tracks to some friends and they all loved them, and agreed with me that this was something special. In fact, we wondered if this wasn't in fact a clever hoax - the tracks were just so good !

Well, I have just found a 78rpm 10" record by Benoni on Ebay.

It appears the Mr Rocket's real name is (or was) Joseph Nkhoda.

Link: Ebay auction Benoni Rocket Record
Previously on Squeezytunes: Benoni Rocket

Interesting New Bandoneon

Harry Geuns is a Dutch collector and builder of mainly bandoneons but also a few other interesting instruments.

I'm particularly interested in his latest offering which is a hybrid bandoneon that actually appears to have a button layout that seems to make some sense (to me at least). It's actually built in China which means the price is much less than Harry's other bandoneons.

Also worth checking out is Harry's collection which includes some fantastic and beautiful looking vintage instruments.

Harry Geun's Bandoneon Site