Which Model Lachenal?

[Pete Dickey]

I was fortunate to come across this concertina a few weeks ago from a chap who had it stored in his garage. It was bought and played by his Grandad many years ago and has been lying around largely untouched ever since.

 

 

Serial number is 167167 and it is in old pitch but also Bb/F. It plays very well considering it has hardly been touched for so long.

 

What I was wondering and perhaps Stephen can help is - was this not one of Lachenal's top-end models? The name Peerless seems to stick in my mind. Perhaps you can put me out of my misery.

 

Thanks

 

Pete

 

 

(modified to re-add photo)

Edited September 7, 2005 by Pete Dickey

[Stephen Chambers]

What I was wondering and perhaps Stephen can help is - was this not one of Lachenal's top-end models? The name Peerless seems to stick in my mind. Perhaps you can put me out of my misery.

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Pete,

 

"The Peerless" was a trade mark of John G. Murdoch & Co. Ltd., a firm with a nation-wide chain of shops, and who sold musical instruments wholesale, for whom Lachenal's built concertinas.

 

There was some discussion about them in this thread, and yours is the metal-ended version of the ebony-ended Peerless, and my "Unique Anglo German", described in that thread. It should be a nice instrument.

 

Cheers,

 

(Edited after seeing photo.)

Edited September 8, 2005 by Stephen Chambers

[Pete Dickey]

That's marvellous, at least I know I'm not imagining things.

 

Thanks a lot Stephen

 

Pete