The Concertina Museum: 5.4.6-002



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Item Type: Tutor - Wheatstone's

Summary

Full Description: A facsimile copy of C Wheatstone’s two-page introductory document about his new invention, the “Double Concertina”. The ‘Double’ concertina was introduced by Wheatstone’s Conduit Street manufactory from about 1845. A good summary of its history appears together with details of Robert Gaskins’ Double No 23 appears here ; [http://www.concertina.com/double/wheatstone-double-no-23/index.htm] The Collection has an early 66-key double concertina as Item C.100 , [http://www.concertinamuseum.com/CM00100.htm] which was acquired together with the ‘Double’ Tutor, Item NC.5.4.6-001 [http://www.concertinamuseum.com/NC50406-001.htm] in the Collection.
The major source for information and listings of all known Concertina Tutors is Randall Merris’s paper at www.concertina.com/merris/bibliography/english-tutors.htm

Source Catalogue No: The Concertina Museum: 5.4.6-002





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