The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-346.



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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: Curved top brass sheet pivots, (except for air-valve's pivot) with tall rectangular slot receiving the bent brass levers within pivot, each pinned into "house-shaped" raised plinth of action board.

Action Board Pivot: Curved top brass sheet pivots, (except for air-valve's pivot) with tall rectangular slot.

Action Board Levers: Brass wire levers, bent at pivot area.

Action Board Springs: Brass.

Action Board Pallets: The pallets are all of circular white cardboard.

Action Board Securing-screw pattern: One screw from lower area of action board entering via a cylindrical wood support, via the frets to the centre of the hand bar.





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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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