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Item Type: Concertina
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Fingering System
Fingering System: Maccann Duet.
Fingering System Site Links: www.concertina.com/
Key/Buttons Summary: 53 Keys, made up of: : 43 RH, 37 LH, plus one air-key.
Keys/Buttons Quantity: 53 Keys
Keys/Buttons Material: Domed Nickel keys, of very large diameter, with white plastic cores and pegs.
Keys/Buttons Labelling: None
Keys/Buttons Bushing: Dark felt bushing to all keys, the bushings fixed to a large scalloped-shape softwood sheet pinned across the key area beneath the frets, the sheet bearing the "119" Batch Number..
Keys/Buttons Base Mounting: Standard peg, single dark felt washer per key.
Air Button method: Single RH air Button, the wooden key-top screwed on a lever, which pokes though the oval plastic-edged embouchure on the fretwork. There are complex levers that are mounted on a brass plate on the action board, with later steel spring, operating a large air valve pallet.
Effects Buttons: None
