This is a Wheatstone Aeola Tenor-Treble with brass reeds. It has been fitted with new pads and valves, and has been tuned to concert pitch (A=440hz).

It is quite rare to find a Wheatstone Aeola with brass reeds. It was certainly something that was done occasionally- usually when an instrument was going to be taken to extreme climates where the steel would rust. What’s perhaps more surprising is the tone of this concertina- it’s a bright instrument, and nobody would be able to tell the difference between this and a steel-reeded concertina. It is a responsive player, and cheaper than it would be if it were steel-reeded.

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