Jeffries English on Ebay.

[Geoff Wooff]

A  chance to  bid  for  a rare  Jeffries  48key  English  Treble  on Ebay.

 

 

[David Levine]

Hi Geoff-- it this the one? On UK eBay:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373827356751?hash=item5709d8c84f:g:meoAAOSwUCFhuQO~

[polavoy]

Be useful to see the inside. The reeds are kind of important.

[Geoff Wooff]

Yes  , that's  the  one  David .

[Robin Harrison]

Has anyone on this site ever played one ?

              I'd love to know how it sounds compared to an Æola. I wonder if it has anything of the "honk".

[Geoff Wooff]

7 hours ago, Robin Harrison said:

Has anyone on this site ever played one ?

              I'd love to know how it sounds compared to an Æola. I wonder if it has anything of the "honk".

I  had  a  Rosewood  ended  version to  try out  for  an  month  or  so, about  30  years  ago.  The  tone was  bold, fat  and  fruity  but  the  action  was  horrible  , the four fold  bellows  was  too  heavy  and  a  certain lack  of  dynamic  range  was off putting.   Perhaps  with  some  sympathetic  revisions  by  someone  who  played the  EC  it  could have  been good.  In  short  I  passed on the opportinity  to  purchase  it  for  the  intention of  playing in  sessions.

Edited December 16, 2021 by Geoff Wooff

[MelBoy]

Hi C.netters!

 

this instrument has sold for a pretty healthy price (£4800 ish), as I’m sure many will have noticed.

 

I didn’t want to post the link below whilst the auction was in progress, although the C.net thread was there for anyone to research.

 

….this is the Jeffries English I previously owned, and which is now in the possession of a player and musician deserving of its merits.

 

 

Judging simply by ‘my’ Jeffries English, these are instruments of outstanding quality -and yes -they have the honk!

 

There is every chance there may be a few more out there…

 

Mike R