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Reeds and Reed Pans

Reed Pans Summary: Conventional radial pans with the central hole offset towards the smaller chambers in a now standard layout. Pan inset flush to bellows-frame, and with narrow dividers clad in conventional yellow chamois. The pans are flush to the bellows-frame and reed-pans. There has been a contemporary addition of a a further 20 woode/chamois-capped cross pieces to all the other chambers in each pan, possibly at Wheatstones

Reed Pans Main Labels: Circular pan label with the wording "Wheatstone & Co, Patentees, 20 Conduit St., Regent St., London" and "Small Notes Right Hand Side, 48 Keys." Reed frame sizes now added in Arabic Numerals. The large annular pan-label bearing the Wheatstone & Co address has in this instrument been modified with the addition of an oval inked rubber stamp of Wheatstone's "London W" address, inked in red one an area of each pan label from which the underlying paper has been scraped away.

Reed Pans Stamps: L & R twice

Reed Pans Serial Numbers: 5860 Once

Reed Pans Gasketry: pale yellow chamois

Reed Pans Right Hand Cross Pieces: RH: 4 Wooden cross-pieces, (superceding the previous use of cork cross-pieces), each chamois-capped, on top chambers. There has been a contemporary addition of a further 20 wooden/chamois-capped cross pieces to all the other chambers in each pan, possibly at Wheatstones.

Reed Pans Left Hand Cross Pieces: LH: 4 wooden cross-pieces, (superceding the previous use of cork cross-pieces), each chamois-capped, on top chambers. There has been a contemporary addition of a further 20 wooden/chamois-capped cross pieces to all the other chambers in each pan, possibly at Wheatstones

Reeds Summary: 96 wedge profiled round-ended brass reed frames, 24 on each side of each reed pan. Round-end frames, with Brass, with original Steel tongues , each secured by two flat-topped steel screws. Note names stamped on each reed-frame.

Reed Frame Material: Brass

Reed Tongue Material: Original Steel tongues.

Reed Frame Shape: Tapered round-ended brass reed frames

Reed Tongue Profile: parallel

Reed Securing Screws: Two flat steel securing screws.

Stamps on Reed Frames: Note names stamped on reed-frames





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The Concertina Museum Collection

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