PeteH

Little used concertina made for me in 2016 for playing Irish music. Beautiful Instrument bright tone between a Jeffries and a Wheatstone. http://www.kensingtonconcertinas.com/ £3200

Hi all I have just acquired a 46 button metal ended MacCann, with the ambition to restore and learn to play this instrument. Serial No seems to be 2133 so presumably fairly early? The metal ends have a raised section where the buttons are which I have not seen before on a metal ended instrument. It is in modern concert pitch and has been "restored" before, at present there is nothing between the ends and the button levers which I guess is not original? What should I use to replace it. Some dove tail slot have been cut in the ends? again I have not seen this before. Is this original? Looking forward to the answers!! Pete H.