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Item Type: Concertina
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Action Board
Action Board Summary: The pivot of the action is of the "divided cylindrical brass pillar with rivet through" form, slightly narrower than on earlier Scates models. The whole action board is of mahogany, with a white softwood action-plinth.
Action Board Pivot: Slotted brass cylinder with cross-pivot.
Action Board Levers: Brass wire rods, flattened and wider at the pivots.
Action Board Springs: Brass.
Action Board Pallets: 24 white cardboard pallets per side, three different sizes, with the 8 bass-area pallets of chamfered oval profile.
Action Board Air Valve: No.
Action Board Securing-screw pattern: Triangle of three wooden conventionally-shaped cylindrical pillars.
Action Board Sub-fret-board Supports: Trio of three narrow and slender wooden rectangular pillars, with chamois top-mounts.
Action Board Labels: The stamped initials ofJabez Austin, in a curly script, are stamped "JA" amongst the keys on each action-plinth.
