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Item Type: Concertina
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Reeds and Reed Pans
Reed Pans Summary: Shallow radial pans with the central hole offset towards the smaller chambers now in a shallow and symmetrical 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: No circular pan label on this instrument.
Reed Pans Stamps: L & R twice.
Reed Pans Serial Numbers: None - L or R, and Batch Number "960" on inner face only.
Reed Pans Gasketry: Pale yellow chamois.
Reed Pans Right Hand Cross Pieces: RH: 28 Wooden cross-pieces, (superceding the previous use of cork cross-pieces), each chamois-capped, on top chambers.
Reed Pans Left Hand Cross Pieces: LH: 28 wooden cross-pieces, (superceding the previous use of cork cross-pieces), each chamois-capped, on top chambers.
Reeds Summary: 112 wedge profiled, long-scale round-ended aluminium reed frames, 28 on each side of each reed pan. Blued steel reed-tongues, with pairs of small steel securing screws.
Reed Frame Material: Brass.
Reed Tongue Material: Blued steel reed-tongues.
Reed Frame Shape: Tapered long-scale round-ended aluminium reed frames.
Reed Tongue Profile: Parallel.
Reed Securing Screws: Two small flat steel securing screws.
Stamps on Reed Frames: Note names stamped on reed-frames.
