Handmade 20-key concertinas inspired by the design of Anglo concertinas used by Maskandi and Boeremusiek musicians in South Africa for over a century.
Inkostini is the isiZulu word for concertina. This handmade variant is based on the design of old-school European Anglo concertinas, which began being imported into South Africa around the turn of the 19th century.
To order your own handmade Inkostini or to discuss refurbishing and re-tuning concertinas, contact David Jenkins:
qadasimusic@gmail.com
Inkostini features:
– 20 buttons
– Two Reeds per note
– Stainless steel ends
– Nine fold leather bellows
– Stainless steel embellishments (optional)
– Leather hand straps
– Steel reeds made in Europe
– Western or Maskandi note layouts
– Keys: C/G, G/D, D/A
(Please enquire re availability of keys)
Large Inkostini features:
– 20 buttons
– Two Reeds per note
– Stainless steel ends
– Nine fold leather bellows
– Stainless steel embellishments (optional)
– Leather hand straps
– Steel reeds made in Europe
– Western or Maskandi note layouts
– Keys: C/G, G/D, D/A
(Please enquire re availability of keys)
Standard Inkostini features:
– 20 buttons
– One Reed per note
– Stainless steel ends
– Eight fold leather bellows
– Stainless steel embellishments (optional)
– Leather hand straps
– Steel reeds made in Europe
– Western or Maskandi note layouts
– Keys: A/E, C/G, G/D, D/A
(Please enquire re availability of keys)
