This is a Lachenal 48-Key Treble with brass reeds. It has been fitted with pads and valves in recent years, and has been tuned to concert pitch (A=440hz).

Despite being a 4-fold, brass-reeded concertina, this is a cracking little player. There’s nothing that should really make this model of Lachenal such a responsive player other than a really well-made set of brass reeds. The 4-fold bellows would make this more suited to somebody looking to learn to play tunes as opposed to chords and song accompaniment.

A great thing for somebody starting out.

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