Lee Sinclair Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) I have taken the plunge and have advertised my C. Jeffries, 23 Praed St, 38 button anglo on E-bay. I have put a starting price of £3800.00 on it as I have just spent loads having it reconditioned! New heavy duty 7 fold bellows and tuned to modern pitch. It is F/Bb, I had hoped to have it tuned to G/C but I took advice that it is best to keep as original as possible. I hope some of you will bid and if you want more info let me know. Cheers Edited April 4, 2012 by redlaneham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex West Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) Can't see it - do you have a link to the listing? Alex West Edited April 3, 2012 by Alex West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinclair Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Just search for Jeffries Anglo Concertina - it is there now! Only went on at 8pm last night and is on for ten days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Jowaisas Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 May I ask who did the reconditioning and made the 7-fold bellow? Thank you, Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinclair Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 May I ask who did the reconditioning and made the 7-fold bellow? Thank you, Greg Yes, it was Dave Elliot. He repaded and gave the mechanism a good overhaul. The bellows were bought in, as Dave doesn't make bellows. As I say on the E-bay advert, they are "heavy duty" and are excellent. Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Read Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Dave Leese bellows then, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinclair Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 List of Daves reconditioning for this instrument: new valves, new pads, re-set up of action, some new springs, re- setting of reed pan shims as needed, replacement of the thin leather wrist straps, New heavy duty bellows and Jeffries papers,2 new end bolts,one reed to replace, A complete renewal of all dampers, And a complete renewal of all cross bushes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_freereeder Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Here's the link to the Ebay listing... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jeffries-anglo-concertina-/230771883768 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.elliott Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Dave Leese bellows then, I guess. Yes, Dave did them for me just on the cusp of his 'retirement', the original bellows were brittle and spoiled. made worse by someone painting over the original Jeffreys papers to make the bellows all black. I dressed these bellows in the original style, no black paint! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinclair Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 I've got 84 watchers on Ebay and no offers! Is everyone justing waiting to see what their Jeffries are worth or are they all waiting to bid in the last two minutes? I'm meeting with an interested possible buyer tomorrow so I'll let you all know how that goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinclair Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 What a charming bloke and amazing player - that's why I'm selling, I should have started playing when I was 7 and maybe I could have been that good. Good luck Pat with your bidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinclair Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 It has been pointed out to me that the no returns clause might be putting people off so I have altered that. Please visiting the Ebay listing to check it out. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jeffries-anglo-concertina-/230771883768 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinclair Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 An Australian has started the ball rolling! What is he doing bidding at 2am? Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinclair Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Gone!! for £4000.00 seems cheap to me but has gone to an excellent player and not a dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 (edited) Gone!! for £4000.00 seems cheap to me but has gone to an excellent player and not a dealer. Congratulations on the sale. I think that prices overall are down a bit from their peak a few years ago, and a 38-button Bb/F will be in less demand than a 30-button C/G because most of the Irish and Irish-style players don't want them. Edited April 14, 2012 by Daniel Hersh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mory Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Gone!! for £4000.00 seems cheap to me but has gone to an excellent player and not a dealer. Really good to hear its gone to a player. If its the Pat I think it is it couldn't have gone to a nicer bloke or lovely player. I hope your pleased too. Will that be a new Melodeon in the pipeline then? All the Best mory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinclair Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Really good to hear its gone to a player. If its the Pat I think it is it couldn't have gone to a nicer bloke or lovely player. I hope your pleased too. Will that be a new Melodeon in the pipeline then? All the Best mory Unfortunately it's going towards the daughters wedding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjcjones Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Unfortunately it's going towards the daughters wedding! That makes me thankful I don't have daughters! I think I'd have bought the groom a ladder and told them to elope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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