CHRISTY HENGEL, IS ONE OF A FEW MANUFACTURERS OF CONCERTINAS IN THE TODAY. HE HAND CRAFTS HIS INSTRUMENTS USING PARTS FROM A FACTORY WHICH WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. SINCE 1955 HE HAS MADE MORE THAN 200 CONCERTINAS AND CURRENTLY HAS A BACKLOG OF 118 ORDERED ALTHOUGH THEY COST $1,100. THE CONCERTINA IS THE PRIME MUSICAL INSTRUMENT FOR OLD TIME POLKAS AND WALTZES. AT ONE TIME IN THE 1950'S MORE THAN 15 OF THESE OLD TIME BANDS WERE WORKING OUT OF NEW ULM

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