Item Type: Concertina

Summary

Full Description: A very early George Jones 22+1-Key Anglo concertina, Serial No 609. No Label . Possibly the earliest serial-numbered Jones to have yet come to light. The extra black stained keys on the top row of each end are an early inclusion of accidental notes to the basic 2-Row Anglo format. A very early form of the Jones two-row anglo concertina, with an early style of stained rosewood ends and simple fretwork that appears on the many basic 2- and 3-row anglo concertinas produced by the George Jones workshops. Replacement RH hand-bar, and no case. Stained rosewood end-frets, but stained mahogany action- and bellows-frames. The chamois sub-fret baffle is only present on the LH end. It has broad bone buttons, stamped with numbers 1 to 10, and simple part-rectilinear reed-pans, and 5-fold green leather bellows with standard Gold Crosses and Dots papers. A very early and unusual form of the Jones two-row 22+1-Key anglo concertina, label absent.

Concertina Summary: A very early George Jones 21+1-Key Anglo concertina, Serial No 609. No Label . A common form of the Jones two-row 20+1-Key anglo concertina, with the early style of stained rosewood ends and simple fretwork that appears on the many basic 2- and 3-row anglo concertinas produced by the George Jones workshops.

Owner or Collection: Concertina Museum, Belper

Maker: George Jones

Maker Links: Concertina by George Jones. A good source of George Jones information is here: and the Wes Williams' data on Jones and other makers is here.

Region of Manufacture: London

Main Maker's Label Wording: Maker's Label absent.

Principal Serial Number: The very early Serial Number 609 is stamped on the chamois sub-fret baffle within the LH Oval embouchure.

System Type: 22 + 1 Key Anglo system - an early layout of the basic Anglo with two extra accidental black keys, giving a 22+1-key format.

Source Catalogue No: The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-347.