Wheatstone English Concertina 1920 W/case Memb

[melodion]

 

WHEATSTONE ENGLISH CONCERTINA

 

Metal Ends, 48 Metal Buttons

 

Serial Number 28059 --circa 1919/1920

 

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This is my personal concertina --have played it for many years and

it has been well cared for.

It is AS DESCRIBED in ebay listing.

 

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[JimLucas]

WHEATSTONE ENGLISH CONCERTINA

Metal Ends, 48 Metal Buttons

Serial Number 28059 --circa 1919/1920

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June 25, 1919 is the date in the Wheatstone ledger.

[melodion]

WHEATSTONE ENGLISH CONCERTINA

Metal Ends, 48 Metal Buttons

Serial Number 28059 --circa 1919/1920

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June 25, 1919 is the date in the Wheatstone ledger.

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Thanks for the information--will add it to listing

[Paul Read]

This seems to have quite coarse fretwork. Anybody any idea where this would be in the Wheatstone model heirarchy of the time?

[Stephen Chambers]

This seems to have quite coarse fretwork.  Anybody any idea where this would be in the Wheatstone model heirarchy of the time?

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The ledger lists it as a model No. 21, which was the least expensive one with metal ends, at a price of £11 0s 0d. For comparison, the cheapest model on my price list was No. 1a at £3 3s 0d, and the nearest to this one was No. 4, with flat rosewood ends, at £10 10s 0d. No. 17, the 48-key ebony-ended Æola, cost £18 10s 0d.

 

I would expect 28059 to probably have a mahogany action board and brass-wire levers (similar to a Jeffries). It should be a good session instrument, with lots of poke. I recollect that Robin Morton used to favour this model when he was playing with Boys of the Lough.

 

Jim,

 

I see that it's listed as an S.V. W.S., though the slot for the "single valve" wind key is now empty, and only the thumb screws for the "wrist straps" remain.

[JimLucas]

I see that it's listed as an S.V. W.S., though the slot for the "single valve" wind key is now empty, and only the thumb screws for the "wrist straps" remain.

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And as was standard, there are actually slots for "valves" in the fretwork of both sides, but usually only the right-hand one actually contained a lever.