Jim Besser Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 As a matter of curiosity, I'm wondering if anybody knows how many Jeffries - all systems, or just Anglos, all the different iterations of the company - were built? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 There's no way of telling, seeing that they seem to have kept no records (perhaps not surprising when you consider that Charles Jeffries senior signed his marriage certificate with an X), and didn't put serial numbers on any of their instruments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Stephen Chambers said: There's no way of telling, seeing that they seem to have kept no records (perhaps not surprising when you consider that Charles Jeffries senior signed his marriage certificate with an X), and didn't put serial numbers on any of their instruments... Thanks; that's interesting. I keep thinking of Jeffries as scarce, but it occurred to me that I really don't know what that means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 For Jeffries Duets (C. Jeffries and Jeffries Bros), the best guess after conferring with Chris Algar is maybe 200-300 max, if even that. There are at least a handful of Jeffries Englishes and Maccanns and Cranes that have turned up, plus one mini. As for Anglos, not a clue! Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 9 hours ago, 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. I have one of those, which really should find a new home. And I believe that Wim Wakker converted a couple to a totally different system, while the "grapevine" (rumor mill?) has it that "many" (how many?) were later converted to anglos (and maybe even "a few" conversions the other way). 9 hours ago, gcoover said: There are at least a handful of Jeffries Englishes and Maccanns and Cranes that have turned up, plus one mini. Yep. One of the Cranes is mine. Sorry, it is not looking for a new home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Yes, that's the best estimate for the original number of Jeffries Duets - some have undoubtedly fallen by the wayside over the years and countless others have undergone conversion therapy into Anglos. The saddest one I know of is a sweet little 27-button mini JD only recently Anglofied and now being offered at a really exorbitant price even with a button arrangement that is still far from standard. How many buttons is your Jeffries Duet, and what is the home key? With the upcoming Jeffries Duet tutor there might actually be a decent market for it! Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunks Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 If anyone has parts for these such as fret ends, reed pans, action boards etc. or an instrument that's been stripped for it's reeds, I'd be interested for a custom re-build project. I'm in central NY State. PM me if you have something that might be usable. Thanx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Acott Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 One point to this thread is that a large no of C Jeffries were made by John and Henry Crabb, Geoff Crabb had a C Jeffries anglo of mine which had stamped on the edge of the air buttoseat the words J Crabb maker in a place where Jeffries would never have seen them. Mike Acott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Woloschuk Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) 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. Edited March 6, 2020 by Paul Woloschuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunks Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I can add two instruments ( safe in their cases for 50+ years ) and one player ( resisted the siren's call for 50+ years).....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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