Seán Ó Fearghail Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I've come across this concertina that might be of interest to people. Inside i found the stamp of T. Bostock (maker) in it. I know he had a connections with the Crabb family which is very evident. The levers are rounded with the middle flattened and the levers are parallel but rotated by 60 degrees on either end. I'll put up a few pictures of the fretwork..lovely little box. C/g. Just thought it might be of interest. Was it bought from (or in parts) from Crabb and sold on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 John Crabb certainly made concertinas for T. Bostock, in fact I have a rosewood-ended example of one myself, but both the fretwork design and the way the metal end is framed by the side veneers suggest to me that this one was probably made by Nickolds. Pictures of the lever mechanism and the "nut"/clamping plate on the reed shoes could say more. Bostock is much better known for banjos, than for concertinas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seán Ó Fearghail Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Very good. Thanks Stephen. Yes clamping plates were rectangular and had gaps on either side showing the screw threads.... Yes very similar to pictures of nickold reeds. The action looks like crabb though.... But shinny... Might have been replaced... Ill add a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seán Ó Fearghail Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Excuse the poor quality... Ive had to give it back. The reed isnt an actual reed. Just very simliar. Square heel and the clamping very similiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 The "nibbled" (instead of drilled) reedframe nut confirms it - the instrument is a Nickolds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seán Ó Fearghail Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Thanks Stephen! Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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