frances

Thank you so much to everybody for all this helpful information!

thanks - I'll give that a go!

Thank you for this - is there anything I need to be particularly careful about in opening it? Something I've not attempted before!

Thank you - here are some pics... I've tried to show all angles, I hope they are clear enough. If there are any other shots that would be helpful, I'll try and take them!

Hello Can anyone provide any clues about a concertina maker called Richard Cook & Co? I have a 48 button concertina in its box which has a label saying the maker is Richard Cook & Co of 133 Fenchurch Street, London. Just in case anyone does know anything about this firm, there is also a serial number; 13,180. The instrument seems (to my entirely inexpert eye) to be intact, though some of the buttons are definitely stuck down or sticky, and there is scuffing and wear on the sides. It looks very similar in style to this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270896325288?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648 I do appreciate, of course, that the picture is of an instrument by a very well renowned maker, I am simply using it as a reference for the design of the concertina and box I have! If anyone has any knowledge that could help us decide whether, for example, it is worth having repaired, that would be great! Many thanks in advance