Wheatstone and the concertina

[ppppenguin]

To us, the name Sir Charles Wheatstone is best known for his eponymous bridge, or perhaps for an early electric telegraph. What is less well known in our circles is that he also invented the concertina.

Today is World Concertina Day: https://concertina.org/world-concertina-day

[BusyBee]

These people who invent things in more than one field really amaze me at times.

Tracy

[Mike Watterson]

My dad had a modern Wheatstone type concertina. He played it well too. Much more portable and lighter than the weapons of mass destruction called Piano Accordions.

The Wheatstone type squeeze box is very expensive. I suspect very similar materials and construction to the original. A harmonica (AKA mouth-organ) might work on a similar principle of reeds, but is vastly cheaper.