This is a Lachenal New Model 46-Key Maccann with steel reeds. It has been fitted with new pads and valves, and the bellows are fairly new. The instrument has also been tuned to concert pitch.

The serial number on this concertina is 965, which would probably date to the early 1890s.

As you can see in the photos, there is some minor wear to this instrument, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that it is a good player. We’re big fans of the New Model, and it’s a step above Lachenal’s flat wooden-ended Maccanns with less buttons.

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