Ps. Sorry I forgot to mention. That's a gorgeous Hohner Tango you have there. It really is worth getting hold of nice ones that are a bit out in tuning and then to clean up, revalve and tune the reeds if necessary. Yours has a lovely sound.
That was so useful Dennis and thank you for explaining it. I am tuning my first Melodeon. A Hohner Corso. I am using Dirks Tuner. When I first got the tuner I just looked at it in awe and thought.." what the Heck!!!" But now I understand it and find it so useful for seeing all three treble reeds on the screen with the errors. It's quite magical. I have a korg ot120 but it can only record one note at a time which means taping up two of the reeds to play the one you want. How do " you" isolate reeds and especially the " pull" reeds? Pete
Dennis. I dabble just keeps the old instruments playable. You make it seem simple. Others say that the tuning changes once you put the reeds back into the accordion. To what extent if this is correct. Thank you in advance richie
Hello. As a general rule, middle reads (MM) that are situated opposite each other ON THE SAME REED BLOCK, and then tuned together on the tuning table, do NOT alter pitch when put back in the accordion. However, middle reads (MM) that are situated on DIFFERENT read blocks and thus tuned independently, may sometimes be out of tune when placed back in the accordion. Other obstinate reads for whatever reason, will have to be taken back out of the accordion, tuned by ear, and then placed back in the instrument. Hope this helps. Dennis
I just found your videos, could you please let me know where did you get the cheap software you mentioned? Thanks a lot in advance for your information
Where are you based, Dennis? I'm a piano tuner/technician based near Chichester (UK), and wondered if I could pick your brains please? What you call a dry or flat-tuned I've also heard described as straight-tuned - I understand that concert accordions are dry or flat tuned - is this correct?
Although born in London England, I now live in Vancouver Canada. I don't know much about concert accordions as I am only interested in folksy type music. I do realize however that if an accordion has 2 middle reeds you will obviously get a much fuller sound: a) because you have 2 reeds vibrating and b) because 2 reeds can never vibrate in exact sympathetic motion. Also I have to admit I don't know what you mean by 'flat tuned' unless you are implying that the accordion middle C is tuned somewhere below 440 c/s. Feel free to ask as many questions as you like. You can email me at damott@telus.net
Thanks for that Dennis. Actually I meant straight-tuned or dry-tuned - when I said flat-tuned I was just having a senior moment..! Thanks for your offer to answer more questions, I'll email you with these. Great videos on accordion repairs and tuning, very informative, many thanks.
Great video thanks, but the thing that's still confusing me is when you open up the accordion to take out the reed blocks and tune them, how do you know which one is which voicing?!
Just to let you all know......... I have created a new web site the intent of which is to show exactly how various manufactures tuned their musette sounding accordions as they came out of the factory. Please see: www.mymusette.ca
Thanks Dennis, a very helpful lesson.
thanks a bunch bro. hope to put this knowledge to use. God bless - Tim (New York)
excellent video Dennis Thanks a bunch!!
Ps.
Sorry I forgot to mention.
That's a gorgeous Hohner Tango you have there.
It really is worth getting hold of nice ones that are a bit out in tuning and then to clean up, revalve and tune the reeds if necessary.
Yours has a lovely sound.
That was so useful Dennis and thank you for explaining it.
I am tuning my first Melodeon.
A Hohner Corso.
I am using Dirks Tuner.
When I first got the tuner I just looked at it in awe and thought.." what the Heck!!!"
But now I understand it and find it so useful for seeing all three treble reeds on the screen with the errors.
It's quite magical.
I have a korg ot120 but it can only record one note at a time which means taping up two of the reeds to play the one you want.
How do " you" isolate reeds and especially the " pull" reeds?
Pete
Dennis. I dabble just keeps the old instruments playable. You make it seem simple. Others say that the tuning changes once you put the reeds back into the accordion. To what extent if this is correct. Thank you in advance richie
Hello. As a general rule, middle reads (MM) that are situated opposite each other ON THE SAME REED BLOCK,
and then tuned together on the tuning table, do NOT alter pitch when put back in the accordion. However,
middle reads (MM) that are situated on DIFFERENT read blocks and thus tuned independently, may sometimes be
out of tune when placed back in the accordion. Other obstinate reads for whatever reason, will have to be taken back out of the accordion, tuned by ear, and then placed back in the instrument. Hope this helps. Dennis
I just found your videos, could you please let me know where did you get the cheap software you mentioned?
Thanks a lot in advance for your information
Hola soy Jorge de Buenos Aires Argentina, me gustaría traducir al español para entender lo que habla el maestro luthier..
Thank You!
thankyou. sir. for. your videos its very. helpful. @#100
sir did you have a sheet table tuning for accrodeon.?
Where are you based, Dennis? I'm a piano tuner/technician based near Chichester (UK), and wondered if I could pick your brains please? What you call a dry or flat-tuned I've also heard described as straight-tuned - I understand that concert accordions are dry or flat tuned - is this correct?
Although born in London England, I now live in Vancouver Canada. I don't know much about concert accordions as I am only interested in folksy type music. I do realize however that if an accordion has 2 middle reeds you will obviously get a much fuller sound:
a) because you have 2 reeds vibrating and
b) because 2 reeds can never vibrate in exact sympathetic motion.
Also I have to admit I don't know what you mean by 'flat tuned' unless you are implying that the accordion middle C is tuned somewhere below 440 c/s.
Feel free to ask as many questions as you like. You can email me at damott@telus.net
Thanks for that Dennis. Actually I meant straight-tuned or dry-tuned - when I said flat-tuned I was just having a senior moment..! Thanks for your offer to answer more questions, I'll email you with these. Great videos on accordion repairs and tuning, very informative, many thanks.
Great video thanks, but the thing that's still confusing me is when you open up the accordion to take out the reed blocks and tune them, how do you know which one is which voicing?!
sir?Thankyou for the bideo you make?will be bery helpful to me?help to tuning my accrodion.Thanks#100
Just to let you know that my accordion tuning web site has finally been fully updated. Please see www.mymusette.ca
Could you introduce us Caucasian accordion or garmon
Gostaria que fosse traduzido para o português Brazil.
Just to let you all know......... I have created a new web site the intent of which is to show exactly how various manufactures tuned their musette sounding accordions as they came out of the factory. Please see: www.mymusette.ca