A delicious little instrument with glass buttons and engraved gilt fittings - and complete with its original amboyna case - which recently went to a new home in France.

Aren't these finger slides lovely?

Oops! I forgot to take a picture with the new gold-tooled straps fitted!

Lachenal's top model before the introduction of the 12-sided Edeophone, and in my opinion, it does everything as well as the Eddie, except for rolling off tables.

Top of the Lachenal tree, and deservedly so.

A gorgeous instrument from Chris Algar's collection. I refinished the ends, which were badly worn.

As nice a Crane as you could wish to find, and complete with history and photographs from the North London Concertina Band, with its Crabb associations.

The inside story of a glass-buttoned box.

These bigger Lachenals are harder to find, but it's worth looking.

Probably not the original strap arrangement, but a lovely player.

A delicious little instrument with glass buttons and engraved gilt fittings - and complete with its original amboyna case - which recently went to a new home in France.

Aren't these finger slides lovely?

Oops! I forgot to take a picture with the new gold-tooled straps fitted!

Lachenal's top model before the introduction of the 12-sided Edeophone, and in my opinion, it does everything as well as the Eddie, except for rolling off tables.

Top of the Lachenal tree, and deservedly so.

A gorgeous instrument from Chris Algar's collection. I refinished the ends, which were badly worn.

As nice a Crane as you could wish to find, and complete with history and photographs from the North London Concertina Band, with its Crabb associations.

The inside story of a glass-buttoned box.

These bigger Lachenals are harder to find, but it's worth looking.

Probably not the original strap arrangement, but a lovely player.