The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-026.



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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

Fret Baffle

Action Board Sub-fret Baffles: Hexagonal sub-fret fine-grained pine baffles, each secured with FOUR blued-steel end-screws into FOUR cylindrical support pillars.This instrument has the white Chamois baffle from a later concertina, (Serial No 5335 still visible), inserted below each end's Pine Baffle and above the pallets, possibly to add a muffling effect.





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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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