John Dipper Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Hello, just to let people know some more information about an R Carr concertina that is for sale in the upcoming Gardiner Houlgate auction. Colin and I had a quick look inside it, and the reeds inside are made by Jeffries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takayuki YAGI Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 This one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mellish Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Did it start life as an Anglo or is it a converted Jeffries Duet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, Richard Mellish said: Did it start life as an Anglo or is it a converted Jeffries Duet? I would seriously wonder, but conversion of Jeffries Anglos to Duets was rife at one time (my late friend Jim Harvey told me he got his 4-row Anglo converted by Jeffries' themselves, and I've two 39-key Anglos here at the moment that got keys added and converted to duets), and vice-versa, especially in more recent times. What intrigues me about this one is that it's octagonal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunks Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Something duetish is the pair of thumb buttons LH. My Wheatstone JD has something similar, a B, Bb pair for an instrument centered on C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, wunks said: Something duetish is the pair of thumb buttons LH. My Wheatstone JD has something similar, a B, Bb pair for an instrument centered on C. Though Some of the old Jones Anglos had two thumb buttons... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Davies Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 I own and play a 48 key R.Carr Anglo.I was told by Tommy Williams in the 1970's that Carr worked for Jefferies and "acquired" parts for his own use,including reeds!Tommy also said he "acquired" parts from Lachenals.This information is born out by my concertina which appears to have a mix of Jefferies and Lachenal reeds and Jefferies rivetted and Lachenal hook action levers.I will try to post a photograph of the instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_al_ Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Any photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Davies Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Davies Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Another photograph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_al_ Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 I've been looking for a 40 button G/D, but have never been adverse to a few more buttons than I need. What is the asking price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_al_ Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodle Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 With 62 buttons, I'm guessing that this is also a pretty heavy anglo, 8 fold bellows too, could be bit of a beast to play standing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 (edited) At 62 buttons I'm guessing it is probably not an Anglo, since 62 is a fairly common number of buttons for the larger Jeffries Duets. Would be good if someone could get over there for a preview and a quick squeeze. The auction houses don't always have the best or most accurate descriptions! Gary Edited March 1 by gcoover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davelee Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Just to confirm it is an Anglo Bb/F appears to be in old pitch. Surprisingly light for the amount of buttons. Requires a fair bit of work I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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