Sunbeamer Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikefule Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 That's interesting. Are the extra keys a continuation of the scale, or accidentals, or reversed duplicates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbeamer Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Jones Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbeamer Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 Thanks for your help everyone, anyone have any idea of the approximate date of the serial number ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takayuki YAGI Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 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 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takayuki YAGI Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 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 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ghent Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowright Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 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." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbeamer Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) 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 Mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francisco Escobar Bay Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowright Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Francisco, See your other post. Circa 1906 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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