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Concertina; bandoneon
Small diatonic bandoneon. Black plastic-covered wood ends, 6.38x6.88in/162x175mm, with white and glitter strips of trim. 34 metal-capped wood buttons, three rows per end, with numbers impressed adjacent to each key. Left-hand has 16 buttons; right-hand has 18 plus chromed air-lever acting on a sprung air flap, under a metal grille. Steel reed tongues on thick zinc reed plates. 9-fold metal-edged bellows with dark papers; thick central fold with strap mount. Leather hand straps. No label or serial number.
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Germany - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 325 x 178 x 163 mm