All - I found (what was listed as) a 1950's Paolo Soprani red button box today (price withheld, but a steal)... several of the reeds had come loose and were rattling around, so i pulled the pins and rescued them... bellows good, action good, good condition overall (other than the aforementioned reeds rattling around).
1 - having a difficult time determining the key - I believe it to be a really out of tune BC... using my tuner, it is tuned close to:
inner row (push/pull): C#/F# - F/Bb - Ab/C - C#/Eb - F/F# - Ab/Bb - C#/C - Eb/F - Ab/F# - Bb/C# - F/C
outer row (push/pull): C/F - E/A - G/B - C/D - and so on and so forth.
The top reed pan has E/F sort of carved into the end of it, but has D/E written on it as well. Are these typical P.S. tunings?
Looks like someone with an old CVS value card may have worked on it sometime in recent years (Jerry?)...
2 - anyone have information about this particular model?
3 - who best to give it a go-over?...
it is 23 keys, 8 bass red badge white lettering identical to the one titled han1box at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21478603@N06/page4/i have an album on my facebook page (John Maze) of the various stages of taking it apart (relax, architect and piper - so used to careful work)...
Any help appreciated. Can email photos as well
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