The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-218.



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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

Reeds and Reed Pans

Reed Pans Summary: Radial standard pan.

Reed Pans Main Labels: A pencilled - but illegible - note in the centre of the inner action-face - see image of wording here

Reed Pans Stamps: L & R

Reed Pans Serial Numbers: 135, twice, in top two small reed chambers of each pan.

Reed Pans Gasketry: Pale Chamois

Reed Pans Baffles: Hexagonal pine sub-fret baffles, now screwed directly to fret-faces due to added longer screws in thumb-straps and securing the brass fingering plate. The baffles are also supported on the three rectangular chamois-clad action board supports.

Reed Pans Right Hand Cross Pieces: RH: 5 chamois-topped cork cross-pieces in small reed-chambers.

Reed Pans Left Hand Cross Pieces: LH: 5 chamois-topped cork cross-pieces in small reed-chambers.

Reeds Summary: Square-end Brass, with Brass tongues and screws, securing a brass cross-piece: no Open-Side cross-pieces.

Reed Frame Material: Brass

Reed Tongue Material: Brass

Reed Frame Shape: Square-end Brass, reed frames.

Reed Tongue Profile: parallel

Reed Securing Screws: Two tall and domed brass screws per reed

Stamps on Reed Frames: Note-names

Reeds Sound Effects: No






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The Concertina Museum Collection

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Last Modified 07 February 2012 by Neil Wayne, Chris Flint, Wes Williams

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