conzertino Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I own a lovely ME 20 key Lachenal with exactly the same layout as Geoffrey's 20 key layout. I would suggest that the tort-mini starts at C and has the same layout, but missing the Bb on the rigt side. Unfortunately we have no picure of the left side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Unfortunately we have no picure of the left side... Yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johansson1991 Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Interestingly, the Ledger entry description (18 button) has an additional note added above, "extra button added Jan 3 1928". This would bring it in to line with OP description (19 buttons). If, it is an English, the position of the buttons on the right is more similar to the 20 button example in the attached than the more usual 18 button. Crabb 18 and 20 button English.doc Not knowing the core key, the top two notes (F# & G or equivalents) of the 20 button may not have have been provided originally. In the absence of a picture of the left end, it is not possible to identify where the later extra button was fitted. Geoffrey Hi guys, for your interest I will post another picture after work. I can see the imperfections where the extra key was fitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Taylor Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 If you have an iPhone or an Android phone then there are free tuning apps that you could use to measure what notes are played by the various buttons. I don't know what the iPhone app is called, but I use DATuner on Android. A listing of the notes for all of the buttons would be interesting and would settle a few discussions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) Steve, so the lowest note on your 8-note miniature must be a C ( if you can play a major scale without accidentals! )? That's right! It must be a pretty rare configuration because, in an earlier thread, Jim reckoned: I have recorded three 2"-miniatures from the post-1909 Wheatstone ledgers ...25500 2" 8b Miniature hex30524 2" Miniature hex NP 33898 2" 8b Mig metal ends gilt spray To which I responded "There must have been at least one more made, because I've got it! Described as: 32151 N.P. Hex 8 Keys" Edited November 16, 2014 by Stephen Chambers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johansson1991 Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hey guys, for those who were interested in the tuning, I used DATuner on andriod to find the notes. I dont know much about music but here is what i found... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conzertino Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Thanks, this is a great help! The F and F# on the top left side ( the side with the serial number ) should certainly be exchanged. Can you check again? It helps to read D# as Eb and A# as Bb, ( even though they sound the same ). Alltogether an unexpected layout ( I was wrong ). It looks a bit like a Stagi Mini ( lowest C on the left side ), but it should certainly be one octave up. If I am correct this time, layout and sounding notes don’t correspond to a treble, but to a piccolo! I would certainly miss a Bb on the right side. Somehow I prefer the layout of my 20-key Lachenal with the low C on the right side ( may be because I am used to it ;-)!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Somehow I prefer the layout of my 20-key Lachenal with the low C on the right side ( may be because I am used to it ;-)!? You'd be at home on my mini-miniature then too, though maybe a bit stuck for accidentals! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Crabb Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Just a few of my thoughts re: 31431 Geoffrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johansson1991 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Just a few of my thoughts re: 31431 Wheatstone 31431.doc Geoffrey Thanks for your notes Geoffrey, upon further inspection I've found that the range is C4- G5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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