The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-104.



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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

Action Board

Action Board Summary: The instrument's Action is made up of an inserted brass sheet with a riveted pivot that holds in the brass-sheet levers. Pallets are now circular pale cardboard, with those to bass reeds of a larger diameter, the treble pallets smaller, and the large chopped-sided air-valve pallet 38mm wide.

Action Board Pivot: An inserted brass sheet with a riveted pivot that holds in the brass-sheet levers.

Action Board Levers: Brass-strip levers.

Action Board Springs: Brass

Action Board Pallets: The pallets are circular pale cardboard, with those to some lower reeds of a larger diameter.

Action Board Securing-screw pattern: Two wooden cylindrical supports receiving the two long wood-screws from the wooden hand-strap, bar; no visible screws or supports are now used in the fret area.

Action Board Sub-fret-board Supports: No sub-fret baffle supports.





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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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