The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-156.



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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

Action Board

Action Board Summary: The pivot of the action is of the "dome-topped brass sheet pillar with rivet through" form.

Action Board Pivot: Dome-topped brass sheet pillar with rivet through.

Action Board Levers: Brass sheet, flattened and wider at the pivots, and wider still along the length of the lower, longer levers..

Action Board Springs: Brass

Action Board Pallets: 24 white card pallets per side, three different sizes. Some moth damage to lambswool padding.

Action Board Air Valve: No

Action Board Securing-screw pattern: Triangle of three wooden conventionally-shaped cylindrical pillars.

Action Board Sub-fret-board Supports: No supports, since Chamois baffle now used.





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The Concertina Museum Collection

Created August 2009 by Neil Wayne
Last Modified 07 February 2012 by Neil Wayne, Chris Flint, Wes Williams

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