At Auction: {starting at reserve}  Wally Carroll 30-Button Anglo Concertina, C/G, No. 003, Built 2004                                                      The 1st Wally Carroll Concertina ever Sold!      Construction:  Black lacquered wooden ends,  6-fold leather over card-stock bellows, rivet action w/steel springs,
                         Steel reed tongues in brass shoes, Buttons with nickel steel caps, Leather straps.  Dimensions:   Width across fingerboard = 6-1/4"    across diagonally = 7-1/4"                         Bellows Closed = 5-1/4"                            Wood Case (blocked) 8-3/4" x 8-1/4" x 7-1/2" high w/handle {built by The Button Box)  Year Sold:    2004 {instrument's birthday August 15, 2004}, Re-sold to present seller January, 2008   Made In:    Erlanger, KY  U.S.A.     Layout:     LEFT HAND (push/pull)                                       RIGHT HAND (push/pull)  Top Row:  1-E/F   2-A/A#   3-C#/D#   4-A/G   5-G#/A#           16-C#/C#  17-A/G  18-G#/A#   19-C#/D#   20-A/F   "C" Row:  6-C/G  7-G/B     8-C/D       9-E/F   10-G/A              21-C/B       22-E/D  23-G/F       24-C/A        25-E/B   "G" Row:  11-B/D  12-D/F#  13-G/A  14-B/C  15-D/E              26-G/F#     27-B/A  28-D/C      29-G/E         30-B/F#                                                                                                                    31-Air Button    Condition:   "Very Good to Excellent"   Overall, the instrument plays as good as it looks.  There is slight wear     underneath on right bellows edge where instrument rest while playing (see photo 4).   Until these photos were taken,   Wally Carroll was the last person to open it for service and tuning after purchase in 2008.  {And would highly  encourage the new owner to do the same}.   The instrument has not been played much since 2008, and as a result    the tuning has wavered ever so slightly.  Those notes played most often are pretty much dead on, but others outside    the norm have gone sharp by a half-degree to as much as two degrees (one degree being first hash mark past center  on a digital tuner).   The response is what you'd expect from an instrument of this quality, but it could be improved  noticeably if you had Wally service it {but playing it now at top speed at an Irish Session is no problem}.   As to sound, it has is a slightly "brighter" sound than his current instruments-- listening to instrument #21 on the   Wally Carroll website is a fair example.    Presently, these instruments new start at $6,000  and have a 2 year waiting list, and they rarely come up for sale.       Please read before bid:     To guarantee the insurance policy at UPS, this instrument must be packaged for shipment by them, including signature       for delivery.   The instrument will ship by UPS insured at full value to anywhere in the USA for a flat $95.   Seller will NOT ship internationally.   Terms:    Refunds at 100% allowed without question.  Item will ship next day following payment, feedback always provided.  Please contact with any questions.   USA shipments only at S&H specified!!    Smoke Free Home.   Thanks for Looking and Happy Bidding!!!