Ooh. That’s brilliant. Could you send me a link mate? You have my email as we’ve had a few chats. Cheers and thanks for the video😊 oh it’s Johnny Zeeuw by the way 😃
Hi Rich That was a very good video on bellows exactly what I was looking to do to my Grandmothers accordion. Could you provide my the link for the seller of the bellows?
Hi here is the link www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004286215895.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.253b2b65iO8emR&browser_id=271026a86aa84aa1b793c005cbe7646b&aff_trace_key=ee093526dc6c47b2a5ae45502ae71444-1734637588685-00739-UneMJZVf&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=kbdxhkxsxwbasocd193e0754b0d147d80e6414869b&gclid=&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21GBP%2145.29%2145.29%21%21%21404.38%21404.38%21%40211b819117346376035742893ead0c%2112000028635136931%21sea%21UK%214657456960%21X&algo_pvid=528c1398-1c0c-4a9c-92ca-7d30f6ce7d43 Best wishes Rich
Have you considered using epoxy? Gives you more time to work and you can mix it to a more flexible consistency. I've never used it on an accordion, just about to embark on restoring a 24 bass Pietro for the first time, but I have used it on many other things to great effect. Might be cheaper and easier to work with than superglue. Also, have you ever restored the keys? My project has loose keys, tilting side to side dramatically, and will have to be sorted. I'm not too afraid of that, far less so than tending to the reeds, as I can handle woodwork and I have a spare accordion that proved too far gone to repair so is now spares and the parts for a tuning table. I assume there were either felt pads on either side of the keys to keep them straight, or wooden washers that sit in the frame. I'm going to strip down the spare keyboard for parts and to get a feel for it before touching the newer one but there doesn't seem to be information on repairing keyboards. Do most people see it as a write-off situation?
Hello Thanks for your message I would avoid epoxy on any part of an accordion! Having had to try and disassemble a number of accordions where epoxy was used - with varying degrees of success .. It's a bit too permanent and severe for a delicate instrument . Keyboard issues can be tricky Often a metal rod passes through all of the keys from one side to the other Over time the hole in the wooden part of the key that the rod goes through gets enlarged and makes the key wobbly Also warping of the wooden part of the key can make it sit at a funny angle I would think carefully about restoring an accordion with serious keyboard issues ..!
Hi Rich😊 Where did you source the bellows and how much were they? Cheers
I got them for £80 from a seller on Ali Express - they are really well made and made perfectly to size
Ooh. That’s brilliant. Could you send me a link mate? You have my email as we’ve had a few chats. Cheers and thanks for the video😊 oh it’s Johnny Zeeuw by the way 😃
Hi Rich That was a very good video on bellows exactly what I was looking to do to my Grandmothers accordion. Could you provide my the link for the seller of the bellows?
Hi here is the link
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004286215895.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.253b2b65iO8emR&browser_id=271026a86aa84aa1b793c005cbe7646b&aff_trace_key=ee093526dc6c47b2a5ae45502ae71444-1734637588685-00739-UneMJZVf&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=kbdxhkxsxwbasocd193e0754b0d147d80e6414869b&gclid=&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21GBP%2145.29%2145.29%21%21%21404.38%21404.38%21%40211b819117346376035742893ead0c%2112000028635136931%21sea%21UK%214657456960%21X&algo_pvid=528c1398-1c0c-4a9c-92ca-7d30f6ce7d43
Best wishes Rich
@ Thank you Rich for info. I’m confident I can make this happen.
@@leojoseph6009 I would be very careful to check your measurements before ordering - good luck !
Have you considered using epoxy? Gives you more time to work and you can mix it to a more flexible consistency. I've never used it on an accordion, just about to embark on restoring a 24 bass Pietro for the first time, but I have used it on many other things to great effect. Might be cheaper and easier to work with than superglue.
Also, have you ever restored the keys? My project has loose keys, tilting side to side dramatically, and will have to be sorted. I'm not too afraid of that, far less so than tending to the reeds, as I can handle woodwork and I have a spare accordion that proved too far gone to repair so is now spares and the parts for a tuning table. I assume there were either felt pads on either side of the keys to keep them straight, or wooden washers that sit in the frame. I'm going to strip down the spare keyboard for parts and to get a feel for it before touching the newer one but there doesn't seem to be information on repairing keyboards. Do most people see it as a write-off situation?
Hello
Thanks for your message
I would avoid epoxy on any part of an accordion! Having had to try and disassemble a number of accordions where epoxy was used - with varying degrees of success ..
It's a bit too permanent and severe for a delicate instrument .
Keyboard issues can be tricky
Often a metal rod passes through all of the keys from one side to the other
Over time the hole in the wooden part of the key that the rod goes through gets enlarged and makes the key wobbly
Also warping of the wooden part of the key can make it sit at a funny angle
I would think carefully about restoring an accordion with serious keyboard issues ..!
Hi my friend can you fix my reeds they are all still in place in the blocks but omr need revalved if I can send the blocks could you help ty