Wheatstone Boyd
Wheatstone-Boyd treble no. 23124, built 1901.
Description:
Metal ends, newly nickle plated with ebonized frame (french polished).
48 metal keys.
6 fold Bellows.
Because of the metal ends and a shallow reedpan, this instrument produces
lots of harmonics, which gives it a brilliant sound quality. The equilibrium (balance
between low and high notes, which is of utmost importance in polyphonic music)
is superb.
The instrument easily cuts trough the massive sound of a modern Yamaha concert
grand, which seems nowadays the standard instruments in concert halls.
This instrument too has been restored by the Concertina Connection.