Maker: Wheatstone

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Wheatstone 28186 (1919)

System :Crane Duet
Maker :Wheatstone
Year: 1919
Serial Number: 28186
Buttons: 55
Owner: Neal Bedwell
Country: England

Badly damaged when purchased. Sent to Wheatstone for a full restoration including new fretwork, action box, wrist straps etc.
Now plays like new!

Wheatstone 1934 34455

System :Crane Duet
Maker :Wheatstone
Year: 1934
Serial Number: 34455
Buttons: 55
Owner: Göran Rahm
Country: Sweden

Rosewood ends, original 5mm metal buttons replaced by 6mm bone buttons. Original handrest and hand strap replaced by a handle arrangement with an intermediate plate on to which a thumb strap, a broad wrist support and a broad wrist strap and a thin strap for attachment of shoulder strap(s) are attached. The instrument was originally acquired by a Salvation Army (SA) officer from SA Headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden

Wheatstone 29979

System :Crane Duet
Maker :Crabb
Maker :Wheatstone
Year:
Serial Number: 29979
Buttons: 72
Owner: Pontus Thuvesson
Country: Sweden

9.5 inches across. This was possibly converted from an 81 button McCann. The name H.Crabb is engraved on the inside of both ends. Bellows, reeds, levers and most part of the action looks very much like Wheatstone, reedpans do not look like Wheatstone and the ends are made by Crabb. Every reed is filed, so it has been completely retuned.

Wheatstone 1942 35429

System :Crane Duet
Maker :Wheatstone
Year: 1942
Serial Number: 35429
Buttons: 48
Owner: Larry Stout
Country: USA

Rosewood ends, metal buttons, black leather 6 fold bellows. Dated 12-10-1942 from the ledgers at the Horniman museum website.

Wheatstone 1941 35347

System :Crane Duet
Maker :Wheatstone
Year: 1941
Serial Number: 35347
Buttons: 55
Owner: Rod Wagoner
Country: Australia

Ebony Ends, six-fold bellows. Spent some time in the Salvation Army as evidenced by its case. Built on Aug 11th 1941 according to the Wheatstone ledgers, a model 74.

Wheatstone 33494 (1934)

System :Crane Duet
Maker :Wheatstone
Year: 1934
Serial Number: 33494
Buttons: 48
Owner: Steve Phillips
Country: UK

Mahogany ends, six-fold black bellows. Described in the ledgers as a model 70. No history – bought in 2007 and restored.