Instrument Construction & Repair

2,603 topics in this forum

1. MIDI concertina keyboard: button boards arrived

   By caj, April 12
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   • Richard Mellish
   • 17 hours ago

2. Bastari Hayden button fixed 1 2

   By David Colpitts, May 7, 2022
   • 30 replies
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   • David Colpitts
   • Wednesday at 08:30 PM

3. Troubleshooting leaky action box

   By RogerT, April 7
   • 6 replies
   • 483 views
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   • RogerT
   • April 12

4. Advice for thickness of leather for bellows 1 2

   By Rod Pearce, January 1, 2020
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   • Wally Carroll
   • April 10

5. MIDI concertina feature wishlist

   By Łukasz Martynowicz, February 27
   • 15 replies
   • 633 views
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   • caj
   • April 8

6. DIY Hall effect bellows sensor for MIDI concertina

   By caj, April 4
   • 1 reply
   • 181 views
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   • Paul_Hardy
   • April 4

7. When all else fails

   By Jody Kruskal, March 22
   • 14 replies
   • 911 views
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   • Tradewinds Ted
   • March 25

8. Curious pitch 1 2

   By SteveS, December 7, 2011
   • 24 replies
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   • Stephen Chambers
   • March 17

9. Concertina maintenance kit in the U.S?

   By Azalin, March 2
   • 15 replies
   • 788 views
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   • David Barnert
   • March 13

10. North America Repairs

    By David Lay, March 23, 2023
    • 8 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Matthew Heumann
    • March 12

11. Crook Concertinas 1 2

    By gcoover, February 27
    • 21 replies
    • 2k views
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    • alex_holden
    • March 10

12. Concertina and Squeezebox Magazine #20

    By Bob Tedrow, March 5
    • 0 replies
    • 212 views
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    • Bob Tedrow
    • March 5

13. Two S. African built anglos. One is perspex.

    By Anglogeezertoo, March 4
    • 2 replies
    • 304 views
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    • gcoover
    • March 4

14. Cleaning brass reeds? 1 2

    By mChavez, February 11
    • 32 replies
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    • Bassconcertina.net
    • March 4

15. Redeeming old valves.

    By Bassconcertina.net, November 21, 2023
    • 3 replies
    • 462 views
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    • Matthew Heumann
    • March 3

16. How Thick are Metal Ends?

    By Cathasach, February 25
    • 3 replies
    • 337 views
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    • Cathasach
    • February 26

17. Getting rid of "BAD" moldy odors in concertinas- My solution:

    By Matthew Heumann, February 14
    • 2 replies
    • 354 views
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    • Alex West
    • February 24

18. Planning a first build- reed question

    By Rayune, February 14
    • 14 replies
    • 776 views
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    • Jake Middleton-Metcalfe
    • February 24

19. A got-at Lachenal

    By Richard Mellish, January 4
    • 10 replies
    • 851 views
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    • Theo
    • February 17

20. How do you make reeds louder or softer?

    By Matthew Heumann, February 15
    • 6 replies
    • 470 views
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    • fred v
    • February 17