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    Ukrainian National Anthem

    in Tunes /Songs

    Posted

    I've not been on CNet for quite a while, so I hadn't noticed this post, but it's extremely gratifying to see so much support (musical and otherwise) for Ukraine.

     

    Being of Ukrainian descent; thank you Gary for uploading this music.

     

    Слава Україні!

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    Jeffries end stamps and the reversed 'N'

    in General Concertina Discussion

    Posted

    38 minutes ago, Sprunghub said:

    I am with Milesy,  irrespective of the person "stamping" the metal's literacy/competency, the issue looks to be  down to the 'stamp' rather than the stamper ? 

     

    There are 'reverse' 'letter/number' stamps available now - there may well have been then, so not so much 'faulty' per se and a muddle may have occurred  at the Suppliers in packaging the letter set or on the Bench.

     

    Either way, it is a nice "archaic" touch.

     

     

     

     

    I'm not sure that Jeffries Bros, with their reputation for producing quality instruments, would accept defective die stamps.

    Jeffries end stamps and the reversed 'N'

    in General Concertina Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Paul Woloschuk

    On my Jeffries Duet, there is a rather crudely executed stamp on the left end plate beneath the hand rest as follows.... "New Address 12 Aldershot.Road Kilburn.N.W.6"

    What is interesting, and is something which has been mentioned elsewhere on this forum, is that the letter 'N' is reversed throughout the wording.

    For years, I had simply thought that the reversed 'N' was the result of somebody using a incorrectly-made metal die, although that's difficult to visualise happening.

     

    Moving on many years. I was out walking through the park of a local stately home recently, when I noticed an old stone bridge that had an inscription on it (The large house had been used as a VAD [Voluntary Aid Detachment] military hospital during WW1). The inscription had, I assume, been made by a WW1 soldier at the hospital.

    The inscription read, "Pte. W.L. 24/4/17 27th BAttn. CANADIANS.' (see photograph).

    On every occasion, the 'N' was inscribed reversed.

    This set me thinking that the stamp on my concertina might not have been an error after all.

     

    I have found reference online saying that a reversed capital letter N is common on gravestones dating from the 18th century, and was still occasionally used even up to the early part of the 20th century.  Pte W.L. was writing the inscription in his usual way.

     

    But why was the N reversed?

     

    Here's my theory!

     

    If you look at a lower case n, and consider how you would write it, you would usually start with a downward stroke, then up (tracing over the downward stroke), before moving the pen towards the right in a curve, and then down - ' n ' .
    It is easy to see how, if you were to straighten out those movements into three straight lines, you will end up with a reversed N.

    Down.... upwards towards the right..... and down again.

     

    So, if this reversed N was an early version of the letter, if you were to write it in lower case, one would smooth out the straight lines, and so you get  ' n ' .

     

    Maybe the 'reversed' capital N was the original way to present the letter 'N'?

     

     

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    How many Jeffries?

    in Concertina History

    Posted · Edited by Paul Woloschuk

    On 2/20/2020 at 9:48 PM, gcoover said:

    For Jeffries Duets (C. Jeffries and Jeffries Bros), the best guess after conferring with Chris Algar is maybe 200-300 max, if even that.

     

    Gary

     Gary,

    'Big Nick' Robertshaw told me after I had contacted him about my JD that he knew of only twelve players worldwide, and that I was the thirteenth!
    In 2006, there was a post here on C.Net asking for JD players to say how many instruments they owned, and I believe it came to about 21 instruments between 16 players.

    Which To Go For?

    in General Concertina Discussion

    Posted

    But didn't he find the instrument he now plays in a junkshop somewhere? He started out with a high quality Crabb I think; the system found him

     

    That's pretty well what happened to me. I didn't choose a Jeffries Duet, I was presented with an opportunity to buy a concertina without knowing what it was, other than it was vintage and therefore probably worth a punt.

    Having acquired it, I then set about learning to play it, and as I played (mainly) morris, I became comfortable in certain keys.

    Upon realising it was a rarely-played system, I relished the challenge of learning to play it, and as I'm comfortable in certain keys it's probably more sensible for me to stretch myself and learn other keys than it would be to learn a completely new system from scratch.

    Which To Go For?

    in General Concertina Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Paul Woloschuk

    I'm one of the few priviliged people to posess a Jeffries Duet, and like many (I suppose) find playing in keys different from your own comfort zone 'challenging' ! <_<

    I'm looking to buy either another Duet (MacCann?) or an English - but which? I would like a vintage instrument.

     

    I'm intending to use it for sessions and for accompaniment to singing (not my own voice I hasten to add!).

     

    Advice and suggestions welcome.

    North West Morris Tune

    in Tunes /Songs

    Posted · Edited by Paul Woloschuk

    At the time Roger was Squire of "The Garstang" North West Morris Team ,he and Martin Ellison (a superb melodion player) formed the basis of the band.Roger trained the team to such a high standard they were considered, at the time, one of the best, if not the best, North West Morris team to be assembled.The recorded tune was one of Roger's favourites and it normally started their routine with a number of other tunes, one of which I think was "Down the Road".

    I am sure many of you remember the very late sessions at Sidmouth I think it was in the Balfour Arms.I remember only too well arriving back at the Camp site at six in the morning.

    Al

     

    In the 1970s I used to attend a Whitsun weekend based around Rye in Sussex with 'my' side, Rumford Morris Men. Amongst the other teams who regularly attended the weekend were Garstang.

    Re Alan's comment, "....one of the best..." let me put it this way, Garstang were the only team I can recall that would empty a pub of other morris dancers who would come outside to watch them!

    Jeffries Buy It Now on Ebay. Appears to be Similar to the Earlier Frau

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted

    A few contradictions surely!

     

    "Condition: New" :rolleyes:

     

    "Newly refurbished 32 button anglo concertina.......

     

    ....A few known issues are that it will require tuning and that left side has three buttons that sound flat only on the push direction and one key sometimes play when button is not depressed. "

     

    If it was 'newly refurbished' then it shouldn't have any 'issues' - especially not retuning! B)

    Shakespeare C/G for sale

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted · Edited by Paul Woloschuk

    Paul James of the band Blowzabella is selling his 31 key C/G Anglo made by Shakespeare around 1920.

    Owned by Paul since 1975 it was fully restored by John, Rosalie and Colin Dipper in 2012.

     

    Send me a message if you're interested.

    Wm. Kimber

    in Concertina History

    Posted

    I take it that Kimber's instrument is now in the hands of Headington Quarry MM and being regularly used?

    I recall back in the 1970s hearing that Father Ken was going to leave the concertina to EFDSS for display in C# House. :o

    Missing or stolen Castagnari

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted

    .....And in this digital age, you should ensure that you back photos etc up in at least three places to fend against the possibility of your hard drive crashing and wiping them out of existence.

     

    If you have an online email account, you might want to consider sending yourself an email with the images attached - that way, you can logon to your account from any location and retrieve the images.

     

    Just don't upload them to an online photo site where you can be identified or traced.

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