24 key C/G Anglo Lachenal/ Wallis date ?

[Sunbeamer]

hello folks,

i have recently purchased a a 24 key c g Anglo , it has rosewood ends , it looks like this instrument was manufactured with 24 keys from the get go.

i haven’t seen another like this . It does require a good service , buts seems quite sound .

serial number inside of ends and bellows says 29512 , Also has the J. Wallis , London label on the other end .

can any one help with a date / information  ?

thanks in advance 

 

Edited January 30, 2019 by Sunbeamer

[Mikefule]

That's interesting.

 

Are the extra keys a continuation of the scale, or accidentals, or reversed duplicates?

[Wolf Molkentin]

they are not that rare, but mostly of the cheaper mahogany kind / the one I played had a C#/Eb button and a G/A reversal (on each side, if my memory serves me well)

[Sunbeamer]

Hello all , you are correct we have a C# D# , on the right hand side + another C#/ b  where the C/b would normally live.

the left hand side is not yet identified, the reeds are not sounding and I can’t see a note “stamp” , investigation ongoing!

thanks for your input 

 

[Mike Jones]

I have two, both mahogany ended with brass reeds. 18273 has two Gsharp/Bb keys on the LHS and two Csharp/Eb keys on the RHS. The other, 167878, has Gsharp/Bb and A/G reversed on the LHS and Csharp/Eb plus A/G reversed on the right. I use them for practicing on at home in a separate room so I do not annoy my wife.

[Sunbeamer]

Thanks for your help everyone, anyone have any idea of the approximate date of the serial number ?

[Takayuki YAGI]

19 minutes ago, Sunbeamer said:

Thanks for your help everyone, anyone have any idea of the approximate date of the serial number ?

I have no idea but I suppose @Dowright can provide approximate date from the serial number.

 

YAGI ?

[Takayuki YAGI]

Slightly off topic, Barleycorn now lists 22 key Lachenal C/G which has G#/Bb on the LHS and C#/D# on the RHS.

 

YAGI ?

[Chris Ghent]

I have one of these; the extra buttons on each side are the notes you would expect to find on the first two accidental row buttons. 

[Dowright]

Your 24-key was made in about 1875. Though yours is labeled as "J Wallis", other Lachenal Anglos of the period were labeled as "Louis Lachenal" or "Lachenal & Co.". The company transitioned from "Louis Lachenal" to "Lachenal & Co" in 1873, and started using "Lachenal & Co" labels on some instruments. But they had left-over  "Louis Lachenal" labels which they continued to use on some instruments. In my data, No 24786 , a 22-key, is the first one labeled "Lachenal & Co"; No 27250 is the last one labeled "Louis Lachenal."

[Sunbeamer]

That’s amazingly good information! Thanks to all .

the instrument will get a tune up and some pads , should be good for a few years yet !

Edited January 31, 2019 by Sunbeamer
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[Francisco Escobar Bay]

Hi all. Recently I bought a 26-button Lachenal concertina with C / G tuning, which I'm trying to find out about.
The brand is "Lachenal & Co", in addition it reads "Patent concertina manufacturers London" "Trade mark" "English made" "Steel reeds"
  The number is 178403.
  Some information? Attached photos. Thank you.

Edited July 11, 2019 by Francisco Escobar Bay

[Dowright]

Francisco,

See your other post. Circa 1906