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Item Type: Concertina
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Reeds and Reed Pans
Reed Pans Summary: Full width rectilinear arrangement of reed chambers, with mahogany chamber dividers.
Reed Pans Main Labels: Inked L & R on outer faces.
Reed Pans Gasketry: Pale chamois
Reeds Summary: 40 wedge profiled round-ended brass reed frames, 10 on each side of each reed pan. Round-end frames, with steel tongues each secured by two tall domed brass screws. The reeds have the unusual open-sided tongue-securing cross pieces, in common usage on Nickolds instruments. Unusually, NO note names stamped on each reed-frame.
Reed Frame Material: Brass
Reed Tongue Material: Steel Tongues.
Reed Frame Shape: Round-ended
Reed Tongue Profile: parallel
Reed Securing Screws: Two brass screws per reed.
Stamps on Reed Frames: NO note names on reeds.
