Anthony Cipolone Posted February 19, 2007 Posted February 19, 2007 Well, this looks like quite the fixer-upper (looks like the bellows were taped on to the one side!), but I'm just intrigued by the scroll work on the left hand side around the keys. I'd say it looks pretty (besides the broken bits) but what purpose would that serve? Is it possible that someone decided to do a little bit of "extra work" on it, or maybe it's a replacement end? Item # 300082707636 Very strange. And "will need some restoration" seems a bit of an understatement. Hehe. - Anthony
Chris Ghent Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 (edited) I find myself more amazed by the shape of the reed shoes in the closeup... Its here Chris Edited February 20, 2007 by Chris Ghent
Larry Stout Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 The reeds look a lot like the ones in my Wheatstone from 1851. What struck you as amazing about them? The perspective on one of the photos is a bit wierd, but the reeds and reed shoes looked standard for the period to me.
Chris Ghent Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 I could not make sense of the shot. The reed shoes look like they bend at a 90° angle at the clamp. Later... went back and now realise the photo is upside down and what I had taken to be the partitions is the sides of the bellows... Chris
chris Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Hi The action , as shown thru the frets, looks a lot like Nickolds 'hook' action-did Wheatstone use this action? chris
Stephen Chambers Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 ... I'm just intrigued by the scroll work on the left hand side around the keys. I'd say it looks pretty (besides the broken bits) but what purpose would that serve? Is it possible that someone decided to do a little bit of "extra work" on it ... Anthony, I expect they were trying to make it louder, but it's strange that they only "improved" one end. The action , as shown thru the frets, looks a lot like Nickolds 'hook' action-did Wheatstone use this action? chris, It originated with Wheatstone's, and the Nickolds family used a modified version of it. This instrument is typical of those made by Louis Lachenal for Wheatsone's, and you can read about that if you follow the link (below) to my website.
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