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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Concertina airer

Now we have a full range of airers available to use. I particularly like the wall mounted airers which are available in expanding or concertina types. The expanding airer can hold the full wash and be closed to allow more space. I have one in my utility passageway which allows me to dry the clothes and still pass through to the garden. The real benefit is no energy used. Every time I hang my clothes on the airer or my washing line I feel I am carbon Neutral. Not one fossil fuel will be burning anywhere as my clothes dry

Folding a sail concertina style

Sometimes it will be necessary to fold them, and this should be done concertina style, and the sail stored in a sail cover. Sails should always be stored dry because they can be affected by mildew, depending on the material they are made from.

Nylon and Dacron are especially susceptible, and if you sails are heavily resinated they can soften up and lose their efficiency. Sails should be stored as close to room temperature as possible, and kept out of the sun. Sail bags are preferred since they keep out insects and small animals as well as keeping sails dry.

Concertina musical

A concertina is a free reed musical instrument, like the various accoridons and the harmonica. It has a bellows and buttons typically on both ends of it. When pushed, the buttons travel in the same direction as the bellows, unlike accordion buttons which travel perpendicularly to it. Also, each button produces one note, while accordions typically can produce chords with a single button.

The concertina was developed in England and Germany, probably independently. The English version was invented in 1829 by Sir Charles wheatstone and a patent for an improved version was filed by him in 1844. The German version was announced in 1834 by Carl Friedrich Uhlig.

CONCLUSION

Concertina is Free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds. Concertina is also Coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle.