G'day Foolestroupe,

Refer back to my post, some dozen, or so, posts above for a quick description of an 'English' concertina reed as in your Maccann (get the prof's name right!) - of whatever London-make it is.

There are some well made concers with accordion reeds ... even some old Bastardis I own ... but coincertina reeds are made to withstand the much higher pressures in a small cross section like a concertina. I would never drive any Bastari as hard as I do my Lachenals (on occasion).

Regards,

Bob