BILL321
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OK - MANY THANKS - BILL
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hi - apologies for posting - CHETTLE - in wrong section - my mistake I don't use the site regularly
BILL
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HI GEOFF - MANY THANKS - MUCH APPRECIATED - DID YOU RECEIVE THE PHOTOS I POSTED ??
BILL
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HELLO GEOFFREY - MANY MANY THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY AND INFORMATIVE DETAILS RE THE 'CHETTLE CLAN'
MY REASON FOR ENQUIRY CONCERNED DETAILS WHICH HAD BEEN WRITTEN INSIDE A NICKOLDS 32 BUTTON CONCERTINA
HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE - IF THE PHOTOS COME THROUGH OK WITH THIS REPLY
CERTAINLY THE NOTTINGHAM CONNECTION WOULD SEEM TO MATCH - AND THE DATE NEXT TO THE SIGNATURE
I ONLY KNOW A LIMITED DETAILS REGARDING THE NICKOLDS MANUFACTURE PERIOD - JUST WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET - SO IF YOU CAN GIVE ME ANY POINTERS TO FIND FURTHER INFO IT WOULD BE GRATEFULLY RECEIVED
THANKS ONCE AGAIN - BILL JENKINS
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Does anyone have knowledge of a concertina repairer named S. CHETTLE around 1860/70's period
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that's good - many thanks GEOFF - regards BILL
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OK - MANY THANKS WOLF
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RECENTLY ACQUIRED A LACHENAL 48 BUTTON AND NOTICED THAT THE THE THUMB STRAP SCREWS FIX TO THE BODY OF THE INSTRUMENT VIA A BRASS THREADED PLATE - DOES THIS APPLY TO ALL OF THE LACHENALS OR DOES IT INDICATE A CERTAIN PERIOD OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION
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hi DANIEL - many thanks for your link to the SEDGWICK GUIDE - very informative - where on earth did you manage to find it - because I was having no luck at all with my investigations
and as you rightly say the tie in of keys follows a similar pattern
thanks again - BILL
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hi JOHN - thanks for your observations - I think you are correct about the background of the instrument - it's appearance is as you say "english inspired " and another piece of the "jigsaw" into it's history - regards - BILL
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hi TAKAYUKI - thanks for that - yes the photo looks practically the same as mine - regards - BILL
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hi DANIEL - thanks for your reply - you are correct with the description of the internal action, which seems to be in very good condition as I was not sure about the age - my main reason for wanting to find out a little more about the instrument is that there appears to be nothing online about GERMAN 28 models - just ENGLISH - and similarly nothing on concertinas in E and B - as I think Eb and Bb are the favoured keys - BILL
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THANKS KEN - YOURS IS MY FIRST REPLY - BILL
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thanks LATE TO THE GAME - I will follow up on your advice - BILL
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hi MEULEBROEK - I have the same problem - I have a 48 button THE GREMLIN with some broken buttons which look identical to the one in your photo - did you manage to get hold of some replacements - or a supplier
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OK - CHEERS THEO
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I'm new to this - so all suggestions gratefully received
of course what you say JIM makes sense - the sound from the reeds needs to come through and not be blocked - thanks
your comment about the colour of the reeds was also correct - brownish red
ROD you mentioned about woven fabric - should I get this from a specific supplier or use a generic material ??
one other thing - it looks like I may need some springs replacing - where would be the best place to get these ??
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Thanks ADRIAN for your comments - yes it's directly under the fretwork - as you say - probably just glue it back
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YES THANKS - MY MISTAKE - SHOULD BE - LL
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CHEERS JOHN - BILL
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OK - Fdracula110 - will do - BILL
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Hi - just joined the site
I've bought a LACHENAL 20 button - serial 104203 - but it needs a bit of work to be 'up and running'
my initial project concerns the velums?? under the fretwork at each end - they have curled up and pulled away obviously letting air through although they are not torn and appear complete
judging by the difficulty in removing the end sections the instrument would appear to have had little or no corrective work and be in almost original condition
QUESTION - should I try and repair and fix /glue the existing velums - keeping as much of the original instrument together and maybe sustaining it's value - or should I try and fix it with a newer and better material which will last for a few more years ??
BILL
S. CHETTLE - REPAIRER
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OK - MANY THANKS - BILL