A bound ledger containing reed charts, probably originally from the Lachenal factory. Comprises handwritten reed charts for different models of concertina, with the sizes of all the reeds for each model from the largest to the smallest, correlated with the notes played on each size of reed, and the thickness of each reed.
Ledger containing reed charts
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