Orm Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) Forgive me if this was discussed before, but I couldn't find a thread about it. Looking at different concertinas online I can't stop but wonder - how unique are concertina ends? In particular, I look at higher end Lachenal anglos with certain features - ebonized ends, inset metal ends. As far as I know, the dimensions of such concertinas are (mostly?) standard - 6 1/4 across flats. Still, I see quite a difference in the fretwork. It could be, of course, explained by production date difference - maybe they were making different ends during different years? But I just thought I'd ask - I'm quite sure there is a knowledgeable person here who knows everything about it. For the reference I can add pictures of my 32-buttons Lachenal anglo: Edited October 11, 2021 by Orm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 In one sense yes, because delicate fretwork like that has to be cut by hand - so each one is likely to be slightly different, but not significantly so. Though they do seem to have made significant changes, periodically. With the letters SA fret-cut in the cartouche, this one must have been made for the Salvation Army. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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