The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-348.



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Item Type: Concertina

Summary Labels and Serial Numbers End Frets Fingering System Straps and Holding Devices Fret Baffle Action Board Reeds and Reed Pans Bellows Case and Other

Straps and Holding Devices

Straps Summary: Later professionally-made leather thumb-straps, some wear.

Thumb-straps Summary: Later professionally-made leather thumb-straps, some wear.

Thumb-strap Material: Black Leather.

Thumb-strap Holes/Slot: Holes.

Thumb-straps Original: No.

Thumb-straps Replacement: yes.

Thumb-straps Screws & Fittings: Two original single-knurled brass strap-screws, 14.5mm diameter. Inset brass rectangular screw inserts, secured by two steel screws. Plus a badly-inserted further pair of circular brass screw-inserts, to enable full Hand-straps to be connected to the end-frames.

Wrist-straps Summary: Later pair of circular brass screw-inserts, to enable full Hand-straps to be connected to the end-frames. No Hand-straps present.

Wrist-straps Screws & Fittings: Later pair of circular brass screw-inserts, to enable full Wrist-straps to be connected to the end-frames. No Hand-straps present.





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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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