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Alex West
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WTB - Crane or Jones Anglo w/Brass Reeds
Alex West replied to saguaro_squeezer's topic in Buy & Sell
Rod Are you still interested in a 20 key Jones? Alex West -
I recently acquired a fairly basic but well put together George Jones Anglo with serial number 28049. I've done a search of cnet but can't find any trace of Jones dates, nor of Wes Williams' history files. It has a mixture of steel and brass reeds - but some of the steel reeds look to be replacements. Interestingly, the case has the card of Arthur G Jones attached to the lid. Anyone have any idea of dates of manufacture of Jones anglos? Alex West
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First Concertina for Irish music
Alex West replied to Fiddling's topic in General Concertina Discussion
The picture of the concertina in the first slide is actually a G Jones I think. Lachenals can sound as good (I haven't tested one against a Jones) but reed quality and response does vary Alex West -
In my understanding and experience, if the item in question is over 100 years old and can be certified as such - as is likely the case with the instrument - import VAT is 5% for antiques coming into the UK Alex West
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Jake and Dave have summarised the thought process rather well. My own thoughts as a repairer/restorer are a touch medical - first do no harm. End plates are not (unlike pads, springs, valves, bushings and even bellows) consumables so unless they're so badly damaged as to need extensive repair or replacement, I tend to leave them alone apart from a gentle polish (and typically reinforcement behind the bolt holes). With Lachenal wooden ends, I sometimes take a more aggressive approach since the original laquer was IMHO rather ugly and is often chipped, so I will strip it right back to the original attractive rosewood or mahogany and French Polish from scratch - with all the caveats that Dave has over matching local repairs, losing detail etc Alex West
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1926 Wheatstone anglo case repair
Alex West replied to des tracey's topic in Instrument Construction & Repair
Des If you can't source an original latch, it's not too difficult to make a new one out of thin brass sheet using small brass rivets to attach the latch to some matching leather and copper rivets to attach the whole assembly to the case lid. The photo I've attached isn't one I made myself, but I've made a few like it in the past -
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What is this concertina?
Alex West replied to Owen Anderson's topic in General Concertina Discussion
Anyone see the auction? What did it go for? Alex West -
What is this concertina?
Alex West replied to Owen Anderson's topic in General Concertina Discussion
I'm not sure what you mean by a Richter row. I've a 50 key Ab/Eb Anglo and the 4th row has a mixture of notes additional to those you might find on a 30 (or 38key) and some notes which are the same as on a smaller instrument but in opposite directions. This would give options for playing more easily in different keys to the "home" keys, more chording possibilities and the ability to play in a more legato style Always assuming you had the skill of course I think all auction houses charge a sellers fee as well as a buyers premium. That's why Barleycorn reckon that you might be better off selling to them than going through the auction house or ebay process Alex West -
Compressed or 'relaxed' ?
Alex West replied to Stephen DOUGLASS's topic in General Concertina Discussion
I've seen a simple man's tie used as a strap before - no need to fix it to the instrument surely... Alex West -
Compressed or 'relaxed' ?
Alex West replied to Stephen DOUGLASS's topic in General Concertina Discussion
Easier to shape as well. Good call Theo Alex West -
Compressed or 'relaxed' ?
Alex West replied to Stephen DOUGLASS's topic in General Concertina Discussion
Stephen Sure. The purple is a cotton brushed velvet. Any soft fabric like a crushed velvet will do. The plain panels are card with a double sided adhesive sheet on and the velvet covering them, then mitred and Copydexed on the reverse side. It's also possible to put a thin layer of some kind of foam in there to cushion the panels a little but that's not essential (and may well not be possible due to the tight dimensions). For the 4 vertical posts, I used some spare cheap timber of an appropriate dimension. The key dimension is the closed length of concertina. Deduct this length from the internal width of the case at about half the depth of the case and then divide the result by 2. That gives you the required width of the timber. Take off a little bit for cloth and any squidgy material you might use. You don't need the fit to be so tight that it's a struggle to get the concertina in when compressed. Snug is perfectly OK. Because the Nanuk (or Peli or WHY) case is slightly tapered, you need to saw the timber so that a sloping face is against the side of the case and you have a vertical face against the concertina end. The width of the timber only needs to be sufficient to "bind" against the peaks of the concertina end without clashing with any of the buttons or hand rails. I round over the top of the timber to give a nice look and a "lead-in" to feed the concertina in, then only cover two sides of the timber with velvet. Glue the velvet to the timber with Copydex and the timber to the case with a good contact adhesive. Is that sufficient? I can send you some photos of an intermediate stage if that helps (send me your email address in a Private Message if you like Alex West -
Compressed or 'relaxed' ?
Alex West replied to Stephen DOUGLASS's topic in General Concertina Discussion
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'C Jeffries' Concertina notice on the session dot org.
Alex West replied to Notemaker's topic in Buy & Sell
And I took a look at the pictures. Yes, they need some work, but I've seen worse and they look recoverable Alex West -
Jeffries, Crabb, Jones, Lachenal, Koot Brits Anglo Concertinas for sale
Alex West replied to Alex West's topic in Buy & Sell
Highlander It's a "standard" Jeffries layout. I can send you a fuller description if you're interested if you send me your email address Alex West -
Jeffries, Crabb, Jones, Lachenal, Koot Brits Anglo Concertinas for sale
Alex West replied to Alex West's topic in Buy & Sell
Judy I don't have a Morse. In CG, I just have the 2 Lachenal concertinas and the Jeffries 39 key Alex West -
Jeffries, Crabb, Jones, Lachenal, Koot Brits Anglo Concertinas for sale
Alex West replied to Alex West's topic in Buy & Sell
Noel If you're still looking, can you get in contact with me please? Alex West -
Jeffries, Crabb, Jones, Lachenal, Koot Brits Anglo Concertinas for sale
Alex West replied to Alex West's topic in Buy & Sell
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Jeffries, Crabb, Jones, Lachenal, Koot Brits Anglo Concertinas for sale
Alex West replied to Alex West's topic in Buy & Sell
Noel I do have a D/A but I hadn't thought to sell it yet. It's a very nice one but it doesn't get played as much as it should so I could be persuaded. It's a 30 key, stamped as a Jeffries but actually a Crabb (and no worse for that), with Dipper bellows. I'm away sailing at the moment so can't send any information but send me a PM of what you're looking for and your email address and I'll have a think about it and let you have some more details Regards Alex West