The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-102.



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Item Type: Concertina

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End Frets

Summary: High quality extremely rare octagonal Tortoiseshell-veneered ends & sides, with to RH an unusual gilt "Wheatstone" label.

End Shape: Octagonal

End Sides: Eight

End Diameter: 69mm

End-Profile: Octagonal raised chrome-plated metal ends, inset to ebony-veneered 4-ply plywood end-frames.

End Material: Octagonal Tortoiseshell-veneered ends and sides.

End Bolts: Four per end: Slim domed profile nickel head bolts, nesting into depressed nickel washers.

Fret Pattern: Very fancy pattern, hand-cut Tortoiseshell-veneered ends

Label Embouchure Pattern: No embouchure - label is pinned into the metal of the RH end.

Fret Condition: Fine





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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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