The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-269.



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Item Type: Concertina

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Reeds and Reed Pans

Reed Pans Summary: Conventional radial pans with the central hole offset towards the smaller chambers, now in a shallow and symmetrical layout. Pan inset flush to bellows-frame, and with narrow dividers clad in conventional yellow chamois. The pans are flush to the bellows-frame and reed-pans.

Reed Pans Main Labels: No circular pan label on this instrument.

Reed Pans Stamps: L & R twice.

Reed Pans Serial Numbers: Serial Number of the instrument "232". Stamped within the topmost reed chamber.

Reed Pans Gasketry: Pale yellow chamois.

Reed Pans Right Hand Cross Pieces: RH: 4 Wooden cross-pieces, (superceding the previous use of cork cross-pieces), each chamois-capped, on top chambers.

Reed Pans Left Hand Cross Pieces: LH: 4 wooden cross-pieces, (superceding the previous use of cork cross-pieces), each chamois-capped, on top chambers.

Reeds Summary: 96 wedge profiled, long-scale round-ended brass reed frames, 24 on each side of each reed pan. Round-end frames, with all steel tongues each secured by a single small domed steel rivet - another early appearance in the Collection's instruments of this fixing style. Note names stamped on each reed-frame.

Reed Frame Material: Brass.

Reed Tongue Material: Steel Tongues.

Reed Frame Shape: Tapered long-scale round-ended brass reed frames.

Reed Tongue Profile: Parallel.

Reed Securing Screws: A single small domed steel rivet.

Stamps on Reed Frames: Note names stamped on reed-frames.





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The Concertina Museum Collection

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