412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir

English system. Serial number 18. No label. 6.19" diameter rosewood flat ends, neat fretwork with large 1.5" label hole on each end, an curved rosewood block for finger rest. End bolts on eyelets, 'action within frame' construction. 48 domed ivory buttons, black accidentals, stamped. Later straps and screws. Four-fold green leather bellows, cambered bellows frames, silver embossed hexagonal papers. Square-end nickel reeds, harmonium-style. Pans stamped 'D18' (droit) and 'G18' (gauche). Pan cradle is like that of a flutina - a continuous 'shelf' around the frame.

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MUSEUM NUMBER
M57-1996
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 165 x 163 x 185 mm
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
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