JimLucas Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 It must be catching, I can see letters on my fretwork!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hmm. On the left I see what looks like "£", then "&", then "Co". Clearly, badge engineering for "Sterling & Co." Then again, that could be just an "L" on the left... standing for "left", of course. They seem to have gotten the "C" for "center" too far to the right, obscuring the "R", but they've acknowledged their error with the "&" and little "o", so the whole thing reads: "Left, & Center offset"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Read Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 (edited) Lachenal and Co? Edited May 23, 2005 by Paul Read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike byrne Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Can anyone shed any light on these initials in my other semi-miniature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 And I wonder what these stand for? Christopher John Timson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 And I wonder what these stand for? Christopher John Timson <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That might cause heated debate among concertina historians in 200 years time! John Wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Read Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Sally Army InitialsHere's a nice example of a Sally Army one. Is this a Jones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Sally Army Initials Here's a nice example of a Sally Army one. Is this a Jones?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yep, Jones had the Salvation Army contract at that time. It was only when Jones closed down that Lachenal's got the contract and started to make concertinas with the initials SA worked into the name oval in the fretwork. Salvation Army concertinas tend to be in Ab/Eb to play in the same keys as brass instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Yep, Jones had the Salvation Army contract at that time. It was only when Jones closed down that Lachenal's got the contract and started to make concertinas with the initials SA worked into the name oval in the fretwork. Salvation Army concertinas tend to be in Ab/Eb to play in the same keys as brass instruments. I have a nice little Jones G/D that is the twin of that one. I have always assumed that it started life as an Ab/Eb for the reason Stephen gives. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Humphrey Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 (edited) There are initials in the fretwork of my New Model. Does anybody know the meaning? Nils How about a photo of another New Model for comparison? This photo was taken by Paul Read, before he sold the instrument to me. Although the pattern is not the same, the "y" seems to be present, so is not unique to Nils' concertina. Edited July 23, 2005 by Brian Humphrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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