Vintage Georgi & Vitak 38key Chemnitzer Concertina RARE Pink W/ Case
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:43768786 | Brand: pearl queen |
here some history first: The Vitak-Elsnic story is a classic American success story. It was built initially on the musical skills and business acumen of Louis Vitak, who was born November 27, 1862 in Janovice, Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. Vitak emigrated to the U.S. in 1881 and settled in Canton, Ohio. He derived his livelihood from providing instruction in wind and stringed instruments and also had a wholesale musical instrume...nts business. Vitak was active in the local community, composing marches for Canton’s Grand Army of the Republic Band. He began to actively compose and arrange music including the Duke Albrecht March, self-published by Vitak in 1894. (MPA now publishes and sells a new arrangement of this for marching band.) Vitak was also a violin professor at Mt. Union College in Alliance, Ohio from 1896-1897
In 1902, Vitak moved his music business to Chicago, which had a burgeoning Bohemian community. There, he formed a partnership with a local concertina virtuoso, Otto Georgi, forming the Georgi & Vitak Music Company. Georgi & Vitak published a variety of musical arrangements, in addition to selling music instruments.
The concertina is in rough shape the case is in okay shape. Amazingly it still makes sound. when i opened it up i didnt see any holes, tears or anything repaired. it does pull open hard. it does need work!! some of the keys are missing thier tops. i dont have the key to the case, sorry. One of the sheet music books has no cover. THE BOOK WITH NO COVER IS DATED 1905. THE BOOK WITH A COVER IS DATED 1919. There are some lightly writen numbers above some of the keys. The handle to the case has been replaced with a wire.
In 1902, Vitak moved his music business to Chicago, which had a burgeoning Bohemian community. There, he formed a partnership with a local concertina virtuoso, Otto Georgi, forming the Georgi & Vitak Music Company. Georgi & Vitak published a variety of musical arrangements, in addition to selling music instruments.
The concertina is in rough shape the case is in okay shape. Amazingly it still makes sound. when i opened it up i didnt see any holes, tears or anything repaired. it does pull open hard. it does need work!! some of the keys are missing thier tops. i dont have the key to the case, sorry. One of the sheet music books has no cover. THE BOOK WITH NO COVER IS DATED 1905. THE BOOK WITH A COVER IS DATED 1919. There are some lightly writen numbers above some of the keys. The handle to the case has been replaced with a wire.
