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Summary
Full Description: A Joseph Scates 48-Key Baritone English system, Serial Number 529, hand-cut solid rosewood frets with bevelled edges, and rosewood veneer over softwood side-frames. A later baritone model, though still with Scates's "32 New Bond Street" address label. Nickel keys with solid silver-caps in a circular engraved pattern. Now with sub-fret chamois baffle, and large raised wooden baffles positioned over the lower half of each reed pan's inner face. Square-ended brass reeds, 5-fold green leather bellows with later period "gilt crosses and dots" papers but still with the early silk reinforced bottom bout
Concertina Summary: A Joseph Scates 48-Key Baritone English system, Serial Number 529, hand-cut solid rosewood frets with bevelled edges. A later baritone model, though with Scates's "32 New Bond Street" address label. Nickel keys with solid silver-caps in a circular engraved pattern. Square-ended brass reeds, 5-fold green leather bellows with later period "gilt crosses and dots" papers but still with the early silk reinforced bottom bout.
Owner or Collection: Concertina Museum, Belper
Maker: Joseph Scates
Maker Links: Joseph Scates information at Chris Flint's web-site: http://www.scatesconcertinas.com/ (Chris Flint mentions that Scates's early instruments were also supplied to J Alvey Turner). Futher info at the Wes Williams Archive: www.concertinas.org.uk/others.htm#Scates
Region of Manufacture: London
Main Maker's Label Wording: Joseph Scates Manufacturer, 32 New Bond Street, London
System Type: Standard 48-Key Baritone English system
Source Catalogue No: The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-156.
