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Paul K

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  1. I don't know if this is the actual instrument under discussion here, but I recently bought a Campbells of Glasgow badged anglo on Ebay. This particular instrument was listed twice on Ebay in Australia (the first winning bidder failing to pay). The instrument has 22 buttons and was in good condition by and large. No warping and the bellows are in excellent condition. It required some repair work; new pads and tuning etc. I had Richard Evans do the work and he did a great job and it is now playing beautifully. Richard confirmed that it is a rebadged Lachenal dated 1870. The extra 2 buttons (over the standard 20) included a duck squawker on the bass end (and an empty hole on the upper end, though Richard thought it migh have once had a whistle)! I didn't retain the duch squawker and had Richard convert the extra buttons to some useful chromatic notes. Richard's assessment of the instrument is that it is a "fine example of the breed". Hope this helps clear up a bit of a mystery. Paul
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