The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-098.



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Item Type: Concertina

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End Frets

Summary: Large single-action "Stretched Octagon" flat Rosewood ends, chamfered to the edge, onto rosewood veneered softwood end-frames. Simple but quality hand-cut solid rosewood frets.

End Shape: Sttretche Octagon

End Sides: Eight

End Diameter: 172wide x 229mm tall, with 75mm corner-side angles.

End-Profile: Flat Rosewood ends, chamfered to the edge.

End Material: Quality hand-cut solid rosewood frets.

End Bolts: Six very long mediuum cheese-head brass bolts, one at top & bottom of each end, two to each of the longer sides of each end.

Label Embouchure Pattern: Oval to RH, smaller oval to LH

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

Fret Condition: Fine





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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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