This is a Lachenal 20-Key in C/G with steel reeds. It has been fitted with new pads, valves and straps, and been tuned to concert pitch (A=440hz).

This is a very basic model of 20-Key Anglo, and it’s a decent example of that model. It only really serves the purpose of being an introduction to the genuine concertina-reeded Anglo system, which would need to be upgraded if a player was ever to get to a certain level, but it will do that job well and is at the very cheap end of the spectrum.

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