Holden 4 (2019)

System :Crane Duet
Maker :Holden
Year: 2019
Serial Number: 4
Buttons: 44
Owner: John Thornton
Country: United Kingdom

44 buttons + air. 6 1/4″ wide, six sides. Weight 1170g. Walnut burr action boxes and end plates. Nickel silver capped 3/16″ diameter buttons, brass action levers, steel reeds in aluminium frames. 1/5 comma meantone tuning. Four non-standard buttons extend the range downwards (see button layout diagram drawn by Paul Hurst).

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Holden 3 (2019)

System :Crane Duet
Maker :Holden
Year: 2019
Serial Number: 3
Buttons: 45

45 buttons + air release. Eight sides, 6 1/4″ wide. Weight 1135g. Figured maple action boxes and end plates with applewood borders. Nickel silver capped buttons, brass action levers, steel reeds in aluminium frames. End plate design by Nina Dietrich.

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