otsaku Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 WOOOHOOO! I'm in shock. In a good way. 48 key nr: 58494 though in a couple of places the 8 looks like a 2... Needs new valves, new thumb straps and the action needs cleaning. The reeds are slotted into the reed pan and look for the most part clean. One reed on the right hand side looks like a steel replacement - the others being brass. It's missing a couple of end screws and one of them has sheared off so the tip remains inside. My one concern is that the end plates seem slightly smaller than the piece of wood between them and the bellows and they don't sit tight to the bellows frame. I'm wondering if the ends have been reversed. The bellows seems to be airtight, though difficult to tell with the missing valves allowing a constant airflow. Beautiful mellow tone. Me thinks I got bargain for the $242 I paid incl. shipping. Now to order the parts I need Ps. Haven't checked the pitch yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Congrats, have lots of fun with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otsaku Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 Thanks. It is already exerting a lot of pull on me. Went out for an hour and all I could think about was coming home to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsrblu Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Just wondering how your getting on with your Lachenal - Kave you tried to restore it? How did it go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Hi Your description reminded me of the one eyed, three legged, deaf old dog named Lucky! Good luck, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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