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I had to open up my Wheatstone anglo to deal with a reed/button issue and encountered a problem. I needed to remove two tiny screws that help align the outside of the end to a guide for the buttons. (I have no idea what the proper name of that part is.) The first photo shows where these screws are, with one screw missing. It's the screw that belongs in that empty hole that's the problem. If you look at the second photo, you'll see two screws, both 7/32 in. long. The top screw is the one I took out of the hole after great effort. (It had a Philips head that a previous owner had stripped.) It's a little machine screw totally unlike any other tiny screw on the concertina. The bottom screw is the one that's in the first photo -- a tiny wood screw. Every other external screw that holds buttons or button guides in place looks like this second screw. So I need to know what the proper name is for that 'correct' screw, and where I can get some of them. I'm not about to put that evil machine screw back onto my concertina. So does anyone have answers for me? Pretty please?

Hello all, My anglo search is progressing...Not least because I've gotten in contact with John Dipper and may be joining the waiting list - unfortunately it looks like it's 4 years! But one can wait, and hope.. In the meantime, my search for a more immediate upgrade has been narrowing to 38-40 button anglos, wooden-ended, and higher quality than my current 1949 Wheatstone. I found this c. 1939 Wheatstone on Hobgoblin music's website, which is at their shop in London. Their asking price is £4,550 which seems to be a bit high for a Wheatstone but just wondering what all of you well-versed box-players/makers/dealers think? They might be flexible on price but it's a music shop so I imagine they'll be more on the rigid side of the spectrum... https://www.hobgoblin.com/local/sales/products/SHLO20350/wheatstone-40-key-cg-anglo-concertina-we-mb-6f-sr-cp-circa-1939-absolute-stunner-with-original-hard-c/ cheers for any opinions/advice... Magpie