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Theo, you would know better than I would - but I was surprised by the numbered buttons and to some extent by the six-fold rather than five-fold bellows.

 

Looks to me like a very typical Lachenal. Serial number backs that up.

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... I was surprised by the numbered buttons and to some extent by the six-fold rather than five-fold bellows.

 

And you never even mentioned the length of the rails (strap handles) or woodscrews in the ends (instead of bolts) Daniel! ;)

 

But actually, the six-fold bellows are the only feature that I'd find unusual - those other things would be pretty normal on such a relatively early Lachenal (late in 1868 based on my computation from average annual production, though Randy may be able to supply more accurate information?) Perhaps the dealer specified longer bellows, or maybe they've been taken off another instrument? :unsure:

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... I was surprised by the numbered buttons and to some extent by the six-fold rather than five-fold bellows.

 

And you never even mentioned the length of the rails (strap handles) or woodscrews in the ends (instead of bolts) Daniel! ;)

 

But actually, the six-fold bellows are the only feature that I'd find unusual - those other things would be pretty normal on such a relatively early Lachenal (late in 1868 based on my computation from average annual production, though Randy may be able to supply more accurate information?) Perhaps the dealer specified longer bellows, or maybe they've been taken off another instrument? :unsure:

 

Thanks, Stephen! I don't how to tell woodscrew heads from endbolt heads.

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I don't how to tell woodscrew heads from endbolt heads.

 

Woodscrew heads are domed Daniel, so half-round in profile - steel endbolts have cheeseheads, so rectangular in profile with flat tops.

 

 

Can be a little more complicated with the end bolts/screws historically used on concertinas.

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Geoffrey

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I don't how to tell woodscrew heads from endbolt heads.

 

Woodscrew heads are domed Daniel, so half-round in profile - steel endbolts have cheeseheads, so rectangular in profile with flat tops.

 

 

Can be a little more complicated with the end bolts/screws historically used on concertinas.

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attachicon.gifScrew and Bolt heads.doc

 

Geoffrey

 

It most certainly can Geoff, and I've seen all those styles - which is why I was very careful to specify that I was talking specifically about steel end bolts/screws in the context of an inexpensive early Lachenal instrument... ;)

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The common concertina machine screw head is classified as a Fillister Head, deeper than the Cheese head with a domed cap

 

These are sometimes referred to as raised cheese head, see BS 57 (1951) (page 23)

 

Dave

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