The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-108.



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Item Type: Concertina

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Fingering System

Fingering System: Maccann Duet.

Fingering System Site Links: www.concertina.com/maccann-duet/index.htm

Key/Buttons Summary: 84 Keys, made up of: 83 notes: 46 RH, 37 LH, plus one air-key.

Keys/Buttons Quantity: 84 keys.

Keys/Buttons Material: Dome-Nickel-plated keys with wooden cores and pegs. The nickel caps have two crimped indentations below fret-level to secure them to their wooden cores.

Keys/Buttons Labelling: None.

Keys/Buttons Bushing: Dark felt bushing to all keys, the bushings fixed to a large scalloped-edged softwood sheet pinned across the key area beneath the frets.

Keys/Buttons Base Mounting: Standard peg, single dark felt washer per key.

Air Button method: Single RH air Button, identical in design to note keys, but operating a large air valve pallet.

Effects Buttons: None.





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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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