Hello All,

I asked this in the 64-button Wheatstone topic and then decided it warrants its own topic..

Is there an existing thread or other explanation on this site or elsewhere that explains the columns, designations, and abbreviations in the Wheatstone ledgers?

If so, please note the source and I will proceed there.

If not, will someone, please explain, describe, define (whatever the correct term is) the meaning of the designations and abbreviations, e.g., the SV, WS on the 64-button Wheatstone concertina of note and numerous others throughout the ledger.

Thanks.

Be Well,

Dan

Hi Dan,

The jury is still out on the meaning of some of the abbreviations in the ledgers, but I think we have reached a consensus that SV is for "single valve", meaning a single lever-type wind key, as this instrument has (as opposed to a pair of them, or "bowing valves") and WS is for "wrist straps".

You can see the earlier discussion of this topic here.

Cheers,