The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-179.



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Item Type: Concertina

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End Frets

Summary: Hand-cut rosewood ends, some areas of damage around RH label cartouche, in a fancy annular ring of fret-work.

End Shape: Hexagonal

End Sides: Six

End Diameter: 155mm

End-Profile: Flat

End Material: Rosewood: solid on frets, sides veneered

End Bolts: Medium cheese-head brass

Fret Pattern: Standard Case Pattern

Label Embouchure Pattern: Scalloped cartouche, some damage to edges.

Strap Screw-insert type: Inset circular brass disc with one steel securing screw.

Finger-rest: Brass sheet, outer faces only clad in original green leather, three securing screws.

Fret Condition: Some fret damage.

Damage Summary: Slight fret damage





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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

This page created Tuesday 14 February 2012.