DDF Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I recently bought a 1890s 30button Jeffries.I have noticed it has this name rather crudely carved into one of the ebony panels,on the instrument underside thankfully.I have included a picture of the amazing collection of springs I removed from it ,they seem to be the only thing that was ever replaced.The action boards and sides are made of mahogany which seems like a good choice being more split resistant and of far less interest to insects.The tuning is strange being B/F#.Does anyone have an idea where this type of tuning would have been used or would it have been chosen originally to go with someone singing pitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelB Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 My guess is that B/F# wasn't it's original key. It's more likely to be Bb/F, but in a "legacy" key, sharper than current concert pitch. So it wouldsound more like B/F#, but actually be "correct" for an old brass band (an old Salvation Army instrument, maybe?). MB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDF Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 Hi Michael,When I was buying it I thought it was most probably Bb/F but when I checked with a tuning meter it was tuned around B/F# which was confirmed when I took the reeds out ,by there stampings.Regards,David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Kruskal Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I recently bought a 1890s 30button Jeffries.I have noticed it has this name rather crudely carved into one of the ebony panels,on the instrument underside thankfully.I have included a picture of the amazing collection of springs I removed from it ,they seem to be the only thing that was ever replaced. They seem to be some kind of ancient concertina runes with mysterious meanings. Lovely photo. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDF Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 I recently bought a 1890s 30button Jeffries.I have noticed it has this name rather crudely carved into one of the ebony panels,on the instrument underside thankfully.I have included a picture of the amazing collection of springs I removed from it ,they seem to be the only thing that was ever replaced. They seem to be some kind of ancient concertina runes with mysterious meanings. Lovely photo. Thanks for sharing. I think I know what some of them say"use me to hold up nappies(diapers) not levers". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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