Lachenal English Provenance

[David G Lee]

Can anyone suggest the provenance of this Lachenal English:

Buttons are flat top, and it came in an old-shape hexagonal wooden box.

To me this suggests pre 1900.

However, reed pans are both identified with serial number 54735, suggesting circa 1926.

 

Could this be a case of new reed pans in an old body?

[meltzer]

Or a newer concertina in an old case...

 

(Doesn't explain the buttons, though)

Edited November 24, 2007 by meltzer

[Christian Husmann]

Can anyone suggest the provenance of this Lachenal English:

Buttons are flat top, and it came in an old-shape hexagonal wooden box.

To me this suggests pre 1900.

However, reed pans are both identified with serial number 54735, suggesting circa 1926.

 

Could this be a case of new reed pans in an old body?

 

And in addition I have another question:

How common was it to have the metal part being attached to the machine with the end bolts? Another version of metal ends seems to be that the part is screwed to the end with another set of bolts.

Might it be an instrument taken back to the factory for a change of the ends?

 

Thanks and greetings

Christian

[David G Lee]

Good thought about the ends; in fact, there is no marking to indicate that the body is in fact Lachenal - no badge/label - so the body could be something else entirely.

 

Can anyone confirm from pattern of ends?

[Pete Dunk]

This Lachenal picture looks like proof positive to me

[David G Lee]

This Lachenal picture looks like proof positive to me

It does indeed! Thank you for sorting one problem.

 

Now how on earth did you find that picture from the universe of the web? - and do you know anything about the instrument you pointed to - specfically age?

[Pete Dunk]

I Googled 'Lachenal' but selected 'Images' - it was on page 2 I think. Foreshortening the link to the home page will give you the website - I'm sure that any further detail will be somewhere in there.

[Larry Stout]

Now how on earth did you find that picture from the universe of the web? - and do you know anything about the instrument you pointed to - specfically age?

 

That photo is from Lark in the Morning's listing of antique and one of a kind instruments. They have several Lachenals pictured (and for sale).

[David G Lee]

Now how on earth did you find that picture from the universe of the web? - and do you know anything about the instrument you pointed to - specfically age?

 

That photo is from Lark in the Morning's listing of antique and one of a kind instruments. They have several Lachenals pictured (and for sale).

 

Thanks to all who have got me somewhere to resolving my conundrum. You learn all sorts of things here, apart from things about concertinas!