412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir

Accordeon or Seraphine. No serial number. Wheatstone 1830-35. No label. 11.88" x 3.94" diameter walnut veneer ends with some purfling, and four pearl feet on left-hand end, both left-hand pearl embouchure mountings are absent. Left-hand has a simple hinged internal air flap, controlled via two holes in the end board. The right-hand has 10 keys, originally pearl clad (only 3 remain pearl clad), and with solid pearl levers and pallets (only one lever and no pallets remain). Two nickel pallets controlled by slides on the end of hand bar. Fabric thumb loop on small nickel hand bar. Four-fold painted beige leather bellows, with gold on white papers, two pearl touches on side of bellows.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
M586-1996
Date
1830-1835
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 118 x 303 x 95 mm
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
In storage
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