Hello to all. I am a long-time reader of the board and I'm kind of hoping someone can help with some questions re my Wheatstone anglo.
I've been playing since the late 1960s when the Oiler from a trawler I was on went ashore when we were tied up in Tromso, Norway came back with a East German anglo and showed me a couple tunes. I still consider myself a beginner.
As you can see from the pic it is a 30 MB metal ended Linota, serial no. 34323. The Wheatstone ledger (SD02, page 183) online shows this number in series for 1936 but shows no instrument for that serial number.
Is this one of the 'life's mysteries' I'll have to live with?
The box came to me from David Levine (Hello, David) in the early '90s when he was living in New Hampshire and I was taking a few lessons from him and drinking excellent tea in his kitchen.
Looking through old postings I see some reference to some Linotas having endplates that are inset into the wooden end frames as compared with the flush-fitted ends mine which my box has. Are the inset ends a later feature?
I also found some reference to a different type of hand-strap attachment on Linotas. Does this refer to the brass staple which keeps the strap against the handrest?
Best wishes and Holiday Greeting to all.
Jim Richardson aka oldchief
