Pete Dickey Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 (edited) I was fortunate to come across this concertina a few weeks ago from a chap who had it stored in his garage. It was bought and played by his Grandad many years ago and has been lying around largely untouched ever since. Serial number is 167167 and it is in old pitch but also Bb/F. It plays very well considering it has hardly been touched for so long. What I was wondering and perhaps Stephen can help is - was this not one of Lachenal's top-end models? The name Peerless seems to stick in my mind. Perhaps you can put me out of my misery. Thanks Pete (modified to re-add photo) Edited September 7, 2005 by Pete Dickey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 (edited) What I was wondering and perhaps Stephen can help is - was this not one of Lachenal's top-end models? The name Peerless seems to stick in my mind. Perhaps you can put me out of my misery.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Pete, "The Peerless" was a trade mark of John G. Murdoch & Co. Ltd., a firm with a nation-wide chain of shops, and who sold musical instruments wholesale, for whom Lachenal's built concertinas. There was some discussion about them in this thread, and yours is the metal-ended version of the ebony-ended Peerless, and my "Unique Anglo German", described in that thread. It should be a nice instrument. Cheers, (Edited after seeing photo.) Edited September 8, 2005 by Stephen Chambers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Dickey Posted September 8, 2005 Author Share Posted September 8, 2005 That's marvellous, at least I know I'm not imagining things. Thanks a lot Stephen Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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