The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-183.



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Item Type: Concertina

Summary Labels and Serial Numbers End Frets Fingering System Straps and Holding Devices Fret Baffle Action Board Reeds and Reed Pans Bellows Case and Other

Reeds and Reed Pans

Reed Pans Summary: Radial standard pan. Later hand-written note-names added to inner face of pans.

Reed Pans Stamps: L & R

Reed Pans Serial Numbers: 528, Twice, in top two reed chambers, with nos 512, 513, and 460 on other parts.

Reed Pans Gasketry: Pale Chamois

Reed Pans Baffles: No

Reed Pans Right Hand Cross Pieces: RH: 5 chamois-topped cork cross-pieces in small reed-chambers, with large cork piece added to the low D chamber on RH pan.

Reed Pans Left Hand Cross Pieces: LH: 5 chamois-topped cork cross-pieces in small reed-chambers.

Reeds Summary: Round-end Brass, with Brass tongues and screws, securing a brass cross-piece: some steel tongue replacements. No Open-Side cross-pieces.

Reed Frame Material: Brass

Reed Tongue Material: Brass

Reed Frame Shape: Round-ended

Reed Tongue Profile: parallel

Reed Securing Screws: Two tall and domed brass screws per reed

Stamps on Reed Frames: Note-names

Reeds Sound Effects: No





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The Concertina Museum Collection

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Last Modified 07 February 2012 by Neil Wayne, Chris Flint, Wes Williams

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