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[fearfeasog]

I just got my Morse Céilí #780 (made July, 2010) a week or so ago, after having been playing Morse Céilí #027 (1999, 2000?) for a few months, and I love it. I appreciate the fact that the materials are a bit nicer than the older model. The buttons are flatter on top, and bushed, unlike the older one. The bellows and general playability hasn't really changed much. Part of why I got the Morse over the Clover is the familiarity factor, plus buying local and the convenience of the makers being readily on hand should any problems arise. It's generally a Jeffries layout, but I asked them to give me a double C# on button #1, RH accidental row. so i have 3 to chose from.

 

These are crappy cell phone photos, but it's the best I could do, sorry.

 

 

IMG_20130215_182516 by fearfeasog, on Flickr

 

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IMG_20130215_182334 by fearfeasog, on Flickr

 

IMG_20130215_182311 by fearfeasog, on Flickr

 

 

 

[cannon]

...having "Jeffries" or "Wheatstone" papers on a Marcus would be like putting a Triumph badge on the tank of a Suzuki.

 

Reminds me of a car that used to be parked near the administration building when I was at university:  a VW bug with a Mercedes emblem.      (This was well before someone popularized customizing the VW bug with a Mercedes-like nose.)

 

Apologies to the purists out there, but just to strike a balance, here's my Marcus CG & GD anglos.

 

Both are Deluxe models, the CG(black belows papers) being my first decent concertina when I started 4 years ago, the companion GD (gold Marcus blocking and gold Jeffries papers) being my "golden" 50th birthday present. last year.

 

I don;t have a problem with it, after all a modern hybrid is never going to be mistaken for an antique Jeffries by those who know, and those who neither know or care aren't bothered.

 

All that matters is it plays well (more capable than my abilities I think) and I like it.

 

Digressing slightly, the first car I owned, I built myself. From some angles it looked like a Morgan, from others an MG TF. But underneath it was a 1969 Triumph Herald! Used to have fun watching people try to work out what it was. (google Moss Roadster if you're interested).

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