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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

Reeds and Reed Pans

Reed Pans Summary: Standard Radial pan, with narrow pale chamois topping, no radial pan-label

Reed Pans Further Labels: Hand-written note-names have been added in pencil to the inner end of each reed area on the inner pan-face, possibly to aid the tuner in allocating reeds to the correct chambers.

Reed Pans Stamps: L & R

Reed Pans Serial Numbers: 1666 (Pans & Bellows 1667), stamped once in outer top chambers.

Reed Pans Gasketry: Pale yellow Chamois

Reed Pans Right Hand Cross Pieces: RH: 5 cork cross-pieces in small reed-chambers, with later additions of wooden cross pieces to all other chambers.

Reed Pans Left Hand Cross Pieces: LH: 5 cork cross-pieces in small reed-chambers, with later additions of wooden cross pieces to all other chambers.

Reeds Summary: Round-end brass beds, with brass tongues, (and many later steel additions) secured with two large, tall and domed brass screws, securing a brass cross-piece: None of the reeds' cross-pieces now have the early feature of Open-Sides to the screw areas, a feature that has been linked to early parts suppliers and manufacturers such as Nickolds.

Reed Frame Material: Brass

Reed Tongue Material: Brass

Reed Frame Shape: Round-ended

Reed Tongue Profile: parallel

Reed Securing Screws: Two tall and domed brass screws per reed.

Stamps on Reed Frames: Note-names





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The Concertina Museum Collection

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

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