I have a 36 button Eb/Eb Jeffries in excellent plus condition. I bought mine for $300 USD about 1992. Good to see you playing one. There is nothing like a Jeffries.
Thank you for the video! Best video on a Jeffries I’ve seen! I am not a concertina player, but rather a mandolin player. A Jeffries certainly seems to be like the Sobell of mandolins. I learned of Jeffries by seeing Noel Hill talk about his. You’re a lucky man to own such a fine instrument. Expensive, but a good investment for sure!
Thanks for the video ...I'm glad to say I own an Anglo C/G ... the Rolls Royce of concertinas. I agree with your comments that it has a shrill tone especially on the higher notes....it takes a while to get used to. I began playing on a Wheatstone with the larger buttons. Somehow, I found it difficult to play faster tunes like reels. On the Jeffries, I found the more pointed nickel buttons a little uncomfortable in the beginning. I find it so responsive..it really got me into the fast lane. This a powerful instrument in a session..it can really hold its own! It is one of my treasured possessions. I paid €6000 - for my Jeffries in 2014. I believe you could pay €8000- now.
Thanks for the video and congrats on the new (to you) box. It does indeed seem to be a lovely instrument. Great job of conservation/restoration. I have a Praed St. Jeffries in F/C which I have enjoyed since the 1980s, carried around the world multiple times on various ships. I've been a beginner concertina player since the '60s. I hope you enjoy your box. I understand your concern about the money involved but I think someone once said something to the effect 'you can't take it with you'.
I bought a 44 key C Jeffries Anglo without realizing what it was in Alberta Canada to use as a movie prop for a couple hundred dollars. It needs new leather handles, the bellows are original and intact but have some patches. Some of the reeds work, a few screws and five buttons are missing. I expect it’s worth restoring but who can be trusted to repair these and what sort of cost should I expect?
Wow Les, that is so interesting, I didn't previously associate you with Anglo concertina although I knew you well with Melodeon. (I started additionally myself on Anglo about 3 years ago). Thank you, a really good video, neat playing too ! Best Regards.
Those Guitar's look more and more like firewood . . . . you love that Concertina & Log burner . . . . just do it . . . ha ha ha ha ha . . . Thank you for all of the effort and time you put into your vids . . . TRUE MUSIC LOVER
Ah yes - I imagine it is a bit like caviar in price too!! Out of interest, what do the buttons at the bottom in the middle do? I’ve always been puzzled by them...
To play in specific keys. Anglo concertinas are diatonic instruments so best geared to the keys of the two main rows. Depending on your level of proficiency you will be able to coax other keys out of them of course. Most people start by playing up and down the two main rows. Things will hopefully progress from there!
@@daddylongles But, my question is, which music requires those different keys, since c/g is the preferred tuning for Traditional Irish Music? Is it to play with other instruments, is it to play other types of music, or is it just personal preference?
