The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-312.



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Item Type: Concertina

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Reeds and Reed Pans

Reed Pans Summary: Standard radial

Reed Pans Main Labels: Round Louis Lachenal, Lit James St., label, with address details inked over. Note-names and reed-frame size codes.

Reed Pans Stamps: L & R

Reed Pans Gasketry: Yellow Chamois

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

Reeds Summary: Round end brass, with brass tongues and steel screws, stamped with note names, plus each reed with the tiny stamp of the "Reed-frame size number" (corresponding with the adjacen tnumber on the radial pan label).

Reed Frame Material: Brass

Reed Tongue Material: Brass

Reed Frame Shape: Round-ended

Reed Tongue Profile: Parallel

Reed Securing Screws: The Brass tongues each secured by a pair of steel cheese-head screws.

Stamps on Reed Frames: Note-Names, plus each reed with the tiny stamp of the "Reed-frame size number" (corresponding with the adjacentnumber on the radial pan label).





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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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