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Item Type: Concertina
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End Frets
Summary: Later style, less intricate pattern of hexagonal flat three-ply rosewood fretwork, with embouchures for maker's label and for a serial number (though this is not present on the pine board). Shallow-sided, radial grained, with the sides fitting flush to the bellows-frame. The ends have mounting slats glued around the inner edges of their underside, which assists the ends to nest into the action frame, and controls warping to some extent, though the corners of the ends are lifting and warped away from the mounting slats.
End Shape: Hexagonal
End Sides: Six
End Diameter: 157mm
End-Profile: Flat
End Material: Three-ply rosewood with fine and near perfect fretting, of a somewhat less intricate pattern to earlier models.
End Bolts: Very flat cheese-head brass bolts.
End Stamps / Labels: Oval paper label, with "His Maj" wording, glued to sub-fret pine board.
Label Embouchure Pattern: Oval to RH, shield-shaped to LH (for serial No, but none present).
Strap Screw-insert type: Inset rectangular brass screw-fittings to side, each secured by two steel screws.
Finger-rest: Original short and curved-end brass strip finger-rests, clad in original dark green leather, three securing screws
Fret Condition: Very fine
Damage Summary: Good condition: some warping; trio of end-securing screws rusted.
