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Concertinas are made in complete families—treble, tenor, bass and double bass, having a combined total range of nearly seven octaves.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

Concertinas whined, calling to the dance; glasses of native sweet wine and of wine from Ba�albufar passed from hand to hand.

From The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan by Douglas, Frances

It put me in mind of those heavenly Airs that are played from the tops of closely-packed wheeled Vehicles, from many-keyed Concertinas upon Bank-Holidays.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 1, 1891 by Various