GEDI Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I recently acquired a 20b vintage concertina. The label reads Barnett Samuel of 31 Houndsditch London. I know they were not makers. I have read a fair bit of the history pages here and am almost certain it will be a Lachenal. The serial no is 16946. The reeds are steel on brass mounts which are drilled not slotted. The palm rests don’t have any trade mark stamps. The guy who sold it had anecdotal evidence that it had been purchased in 1885 and came to Australia in 1889 but there was no documentation of this. I am not too fussed about finding the make date as we know that is problematic but it is old and needs to be preserved. I would like to verify that it is a Lachenal. Now I will try to post a pic or two but my computer skills are not good. Cheers and thanks for this wonderful pool of knowledge. Gerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowright Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Yes. it was made by Lachenal (about 1870). It undoubtedly has 5-fold bellows, but we are not told if it has brass or steel reeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowright Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 (edited) I guess that we can tell from the third photo, through the bellows, that it has steel reeds. Edited September 22, 2018 by Dowright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEDI Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 (edited) Yes thanks Dowright they are indeed steel. I might add it is in at the moment getting a new set of pads & felt bushes throughout. So I have to wait a little longer before I start. Will be worth it though. G Edited September 23, 2018 by GEDI Added detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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