This is a ‘Clareman’ 30-Key Anglo Hybrid in Ab/Eb, which comes in its original condition but has been tuned to concert pitch (A=440hz). The serial number is 258.

The Clareman is, we believe, a hybrid concertina (accordion-reeded) made by Andrew Norman and then branded for sale in Ireland. Whilst hybrid concertinas will never be able to sound like a genuine concertina, they play extremely fast and this one doesn’t sound bad at all- it has a lot of volume, too. It is in the key of Ab/Eb which wouldn’t be for somebody looking to use this as their main instrument to play Irish music, but at £950, it’s a bargain concertina for somebody looking to explore new keys and play with different kinds of instruments (bagpipes, brass etc.).

This concertina doesn’t come with a case.

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