Alex West Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Did anyone else see this Jeffries Bros concertina at auction this morning at the Plymouth Auction Rooms? It's a curious beast which looks like a "standard" 39 key Jeffries but with extra rows of buttons slotted into the fretwork on the left and right to make a 46 key instrument (Air button's missing though) It went for a hammer price of £2,000 which means a total cost of £2,480 before restoration - not a bad price! (Not me though - I saw it too late to register) Alex West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Crossland Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) £2600 - it was a 30% commission. Could have been a duet.... There are 44 key duet layouts out there, this was a 44 key plus a drone Edited October 16, 2019 by Bill Crossland Addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex West Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 We might both be right Bill; the commission depends on if you were there in person, on the telephone or using the bidding online system. I know some of the larger Jeffries might be duets, but even some of the large button formats were always anglos - and this particular one looks to have started out - with the fretwork at least - as a standard anglo Alex West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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