saguaro_squeezer Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I did find a Jeffries Duet to add to the family. It's a 58b centered on Bb with the same range as my 66b Crane ... actually it has F#2 which the 66b doesn't have! I started playing around with it last night and it was interesting to find that it fingers a lot like the push on my Chemnitzer. Though, I can see that if you were more entrenched in Anglo than I am, you would certainly be asking where the pull notes were. The low end is quite amazing in its responsiveness (F2 - C3) and it and the Crabb 57b (1907) have a very similar voice. I think this will be a fun addition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunks Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 That looks like a dandy! I have a couple questions.... I don't see an air button. Is there a thumb key left side that would be E or something else? what's the size across the flats? Polly Clap shows a 58 b box in her article in concertina .com. does your layout differ from hers correspondingly of course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saguaro_squeezer Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 No, no air button but there is a blank spot on the RH in the reed pan, so I might put one in. Its 7.6" across the flats and about 8.5 wide at the handles. It has the raised metal handles. The layout is what Polly shows only down a step. So that left hand Thumb key is E3. 58 Jeffries Keyboard.doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunks Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Thanks squeez. my 53 button Wheatstone /Jeffries (C centered) has empty slots in the reed pan to make it a 58 but there are several ways to fill it out as per different makers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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