Larryo Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Hi, I have been asked about a concertina by a friend who has a chance to buy and seeing I know very little about older concertinas, I thought I would ask the people here.My friend has described as "It has C Jefferies maker stamped on the wood on the top right hand side. It is C/G, 31 Bone buttons, there is a LOW C button on the top left hand side - almost corresponding with air button on right hand side. Its wooden ends, kinda winey/ reddish wood" I am also told that it comes comes apparently with a tin case, apparently like a milk churn?I have asked for photos and they are being forwarded, but in the meantime, can anyone shed any light on this instrument? Thank you Edited September 1, 2009 by Larryo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 It's possible it could be an early Jeffries with rosewood ends, though they're extremely rare with 31 keys (including a drone C) - they'd more usually have only 26. But the original cases for those were usually mahogany - though "termite-proof" tin cases (or outer cases) were sometimes used in the Tropics. Not much more you can say, without photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryo Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 Yes, Stephen, the termite aspect was mentioned as was India.I think the seller is genuine and that the instrument is one of those passed down through families and not recently played.However when I get photos I will be back.Is there a serial number issue with Jeffries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Is there a serial number issue with Jeffries? Only if it's got one, in which case it's a fake... (But there's likely to be a two-digit "batch number.") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Is there a serial number issue with Jeffries? Only if it's got one, in which case it's a fake... (But there's likely to be a two-digit "batch number.") Thanks for that I've been looking for one for my insurance company! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavdav Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I have a 20 key brazillian rosewood Jeffries. Does anyone know what sort of era we'd be talking for these type of boxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I have a 20 key brazillian rosewood Jeffries. Does anyone know what sort of era we'd be talking for these type of boxes? I thought the problem was Chinese made concs Gav , Brazil eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claws Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Is there a serial number issue with Jeffries? Only if it's got one, in which case it's a fake... (But there's likely to be a two-digit "batch number.") So my Jeffries, with the number 79L and 79R (on the bellows) and 79 on both the reed pans - do these denote a batch then? I've often wondered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 ... when I get photos I will be back. I have a 20 key brazillian rosewood Jeffries. Does anyone know what sort of era we'd be talking for these type of boxes? They can be as early as the mid-1870s. So my Jeffries, with the number 79L and 79R (on the bellows) and 79 on both the reed pans - do these denote a batch then? I've often wondered Not a batch, but a number within a batch. You'd need such numbers in a workshop situation, to identify the parts of a particular instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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