From the Archives - Concertinas and Accordions - Big old ones with knobs on!

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Mulga Wire no. 73, June 1989 Singabout article by Bob Bolton

Concertinas and Accordions - Big old ones with knobs on!
I had a letter from Geoff Seymour, from Bateman's Bay, asking for an article on concertinas and accordions ... types ... range ... what keys you play them in ... can you make them?... why are they so expensive?... what else is available? ... do the Japanese make reasonable ones?... do Australians? This covers a lot of territory and it may not be a good idea to let me loose on it, but here goes ...

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From the Archives - Concertina & Accordion images from the Bob Bolton collection

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Photos © Bob Bolton unless otherwise noted

1. NFF 1997 Bob Bolton

2.  NFF 1997

3-18.   series of photos taken by Bob in 2002.

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19.  no.1- Two interesting transitional concertinas found in Australia. 
top - Powerhouse Museum (examined ~ 1987) Donated in 1889 with one broken key.
bottom - "Harley" London rebuild & extension of early German model.  I purchased this ~1997.

20. no. 2 - Boomerang RH end - octagonal body

21. no. 3 - 120530 - Italian

22.  no. 4 - 120530 Italian Concertinas

23. no.5 - 851129a03 - examined in 1987 at Powerhouse Museum

24.  no.6 - lyrics & music - The Old Concertina by Henry Lawson, tune & arrangement for Anglo Concertina by Bob Bolton
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25.  Rob Willis & Maureen Hazelwood - NFF98,  980412-18

26. concertinas, accordions, mouth organs - undated

27.  Antique/Vintage images collected by Bob - windjammer

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29. Found in Bob's files, origin unknown

30.   2Dallapè VM
31. Dallapè 1918 VM

32.  Dave Mathias - Hohner 114-100 (John Meredith photo?)

33.  Frontalini BB

34.  Hohner blond 2915 BB

35.  Melodeon 1898-Le Fis

36. Mezon VM

37. Merro & Mezon accordion (Rob Willis photo)

38.  Mezon Grand Organ

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39.  Mezon what ex RW

40. Mezon treble end

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46.  H. Crabb & Son

47.  Lachen & Co

48.  Wheatstone & Co

49.  Lachenal paper

50.  Jeffries Bros.

51.  C. Wheatstone & co

52. Ingham's original English & Anglo German concertina

53.  Ingham's original English & Anglo German concertina

 54.  Ingham's original English & Anglo German concertina

55.  Cranston's  Patent concertina Liverpool

 56.  Ingham's original English & Anglo German concertina

 57.  Ingham's original English & Anglo German concertina

58. Cranston's Patent concertina Liverpool

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60. Concertina 

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