Item Type: Concertina
End FretsSummary: Later style, less intricate (but still hand-cut) pattern of hexagonal flat two-ply, Amboyna-on-hardwood fretwork, with embouchures for maker's label and for a serial number (both present). The divided end arrangements of Fretwork-frame and action frame are of Amboyna veneer End Shape: Hexagonal End Sides: Six End Diameter: 156mm End-Profile: Flat End Material: Amboyna Veneer on hardwood backing End Bolts: Shallow-height cheese-head brass bolts, securing the fretwork end to the action frame and bellows. Label Embouchure Pattern: Oval to RH, shield-shaped to LH Strap Screw-insert type: Inset circular brass screw-fittings to side, each secured by a single steel screw Finger-rest: Standard format curved-end brass finger-rests, dark green leather cladding, (complete on both rests). Three securing screws. The fret pattern beneath both the finger-rests and the thumb-strap mountings are extended to provide support beneath the full footprint of these parts. Fret Condition: Some warping of the veneer, with fragments now loose in case. Damage Summary: Some fret warping,. The bellows and pans are an early replacement, each with no 1111. |
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Created August 2009 by Neil Wayne
Last Modified 07 February 2012 by Neil Wayne, Chris Flint, Wes Williams
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