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Item Type: Concertina
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Reeds and Reed Pans
Reed Pans Summary: Radial standard pan. A first appearance of full-width inner pan baffles on Case and Case/Boosey instruments; The 138mm diameter fine-grained pine baffles are supported clear of the inner reeds by a trio of tall threaded brass bolts, and held in position by two brass washers either face of the board. Many later Case-named productions have such pan-baffles, or have pans with a full array of reed-chambers added to their inner pan-faces.
Reed Pans Stamps: L & R
Reed Pans Serial Numbers: 549, Twice, in top two reed chambers, with nos 547 and 545 on other parts.
Reed Pans Gasketry: Pale Chamois
Reed Pans Baffles: Another appearance of full-width inner pan baffles on the Collection's Case and Case/Boosey instruments; The 136mm diameter fine-grained pine baffle (LH baffle absent) is supported clear of the inner reeds by a trio of tall threaded brass bolts, and held in position by two brass washers either face of the board.
Reed Pans Right Hand Cross Pieces: RH: 4 white smooth chamois-topped cork cross-pieces in small reed-chambers.
Reed Pans Left Hand Cross Pieces: LH: 4 white smooth chamois-topped cork cross-pieces in small reed-chambers.
Reeds Summary: Round-end Brass, with Brass tongues and screws, securing a brass cross-piece: some steel tongue replacements. No Open-Side cross-pieces.
Reed Frame Material: Brass
Reed Tongue Material: Brass
Reed Frame Shape: Round-ended
Reed Tongue Profile: parallel
Reed Securing Screws: Two tall and domed brass screws per reed
Stamps on Reed Frames: Note-names
Reeds Sound Effects: No
