Big Maccann Aeola

[Stephen Chambers]

... the bushing boards are held in with rivets or tacks, not screws as I've seen before ...

 

Wheatstone's didn't start to do that with the bushing boards until the mid 1930s, so the instrument was probably worked on by them in later years.

 

Sounds like it should be a good one...

[Pete Dunk]

I see the pictures are still up there. 'Tis a loverly old thing and I wish you joy of it. Eight folds and al fresco - now there's daring!

[Chris Drinkwater]

Who's is this Al Fresco? An Italian duet player?

 

Chris

[Dirge]

Last I heard he was hanging about with Mike Stand.

[Pete Dunk]

I remember Mike Stand, always falling over at the wrong moment.

[JimLucas]

I remember Mike Stand, always falling over at the wrong moment.

Comes from trying to hold too many drinks, I suspect.

[Dirge]

He never could hold his drink...

[DerekR]

I was just looking at that wonderous beast in admiration, and she-who-must-be-obeyed asked me why I wanted a "bigger one"

She obviously does not understand the man's way of thinking at a statement like that!! :lol:

[Pete Dunk]

Here we go again but this time it's a Lachenal. There should be a law against hanging a concertina up by it's strap!

[PeterT]

There should be a law against hanging a concertina up by it's strap!

Maybe it should be a hanging offence! Perhaps that's a bit harsh; maybe confiscation for a first offence.

[Dirge]

You're scraping the barrel now.

[malcolm clapp]

Here we go again but this time it's a Lachenal. There should be a law against hanging a concertina up by it's strap!

 

 

Know its knot; its a Latchenal. And a McCann.

 

MC (inn spellin pedent moad)

[Paul Read]

Just to even things up I've got a baby one on ebay now (nice example though).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...E:IT&ih=008