Rikki Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) Here's something I've never seen before - someone has replaced the ends of a Lachenal Anglo with some made of cast aluminium. Whilst on the face of it it might perhaps have seemed a good solution if the existing ends were damaged - it has made it feel a little heavier. Edited March 6 by Rikki typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON GABRIELOW Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I suppose I it does the job that's the main thing; after all they are made to be played not just displayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Schulteis Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Wild. It looks well executed. It's not to my taste, but if it was anodized (black being the obvious safe color) it might look very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 It kind of looks like they took an impression from a wooden upper action box, so the metal is a lot thicker than it really needed to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I like that tough and sturdy look, thick as wooden ends and not so shiny. Is aluminium much heavier than rosewood or ebony? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I looked it up myself. Aluminium is about 2½ times heavier than ebony. That considerable.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 2 hours ago, Leonard said: I looked it up myself. Aluminium is about 2½ times heavier than ebony. That considerable.... Imagine if they had cast it in bronze! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Thorne Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 22 hours ago, alex_holden said: It kind of looks like they took an impression from a wooden upper action box, so the metal is a lot thicker than it really needed to be. I guess that if the weight was a problem you stick the end on a milling machine and machine over half of the metal away, with no degredation in performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikki Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Yes it definitely felt a little heavier than the norm and could perhaps benefit from a little milling/ thinning. I still can't believe that it was sold as silver painted mahogany ends. Well - that's Ebay for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassconcertina.net Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 3/7/2023 at 12:05 AM, alex_holden said: Imagine if they had cast it in bronze! Thor's concertina 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Middleton-Metcalfe Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 very very thick metal! Are the sides of the action box in that metal as well? It sort of looks as if they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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