Side sound vents

[chris rowe]

I have not seen one of these before, Wheatstone # 8253 has sound vents ??? in the sides, I could not find the number in the ledgers.

[chris rowe]

Sorry, wrong photo of the number

[Rod Pearce]

Could that be a 6 instead of a 5?

 

I have a Lachenal with number 196655 (I had assumed). The 6 and 5 are very  similar

 

 

similar. See attached

[wes williams]

It looks like Lachenal made this, either for Wheatstone or for his own firm after he started. The main question here is which firm. If it was Wheatstone, near numbers suggest 1856, or if Lachenal then  c.1862. So we have a fairly good idea on date, unless any of the experts can determine something different.

[chris rowe]

How common were the side vents, this is the first that I have seen on Lachenal or Wheatstone ?

 

[Takayuki YAGI]

1 hour ago, chris rowe said:

How common were the side vents, this is the first that I have seen on Lachenal or Wheatstone ?

 

I enjoy observing anglos on the internet, I have seen a few in Lachenal (only 8 in nearly two decades). One was a C/G anglo with the Amboyna ends, which was listed in Barleycorn last year.

Edited May 27 by Takayuki YAGI
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[gcoover]

Scan Tester's Crabb Anglo has metal ends and sides with vents, but I was surprised to find out it's not that loud.

 

Dipper made an early one with metal ends and sides with vents, that they called the "Acoustic Band" model, and according to Colin it was very loud.

 

Gary

[doodle]

According to The Concertina Doctor, my Dipper with extended metal sides is the loudest anglo he's ever had through his hands!

Edited May 27 by doodle

[chris rowe]

Thanks Wes, i think you are spot on, the levers certainly look like Lachenal, with the internal paperwork Wheatstone