Item Type: Concertina

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.

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: 5848 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

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

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

Reed Frame Material: Brass

Reed Tongue Material: Brass, with many Steel tongue replacements.

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