Instrument Construction & Repair

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1. A Broken Old Lachenal

   By Squeezebox Of Delights, 7 hours ago   

   • lachenal
   • anglo
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     • anglo
     • broken
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     • tuning
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   • Squeezebox Of Delights
   • 3 hours ago

2. For what scale reeds does the tongue pass completely through plate?

   By ttonon, 4 hours ago
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   • ttonon
   • 4 hours ago

3. FINISHING MAHOGANY ENDS

   By nkgibbs, Friday at 09:54 AM
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   • Sunbeamer
   • 8 hours ago

4. Weak Note

   By Stephen Selby, 13 hours ago   

   • valve
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   • Frank Edgley
   • 9 hours ago

5. Glued reed pan

   By rcr27, Friday at 03:08 PM
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   • rcr27
   • Friday at 10:53 PM

6. Bellows making materials, which Bookbinding tape?

   By Notemaker, Thursday at 06:43 PM
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   • Chris Ghent
   • Friday at 04:14 PM

7. Baffles for Wheatstone Crane

   By daviseri, Tuesday at 08:42 PM
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   • daviseri
   • Tuesday at 08:42 PM

8. Vintage reeds, how are they cleaned?

   By Notemaker, January 6
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   • Notemaker
   • Tuesday at 08:00 AM

9. klingenthal Need a concertina historian.

   By Brian, January 7
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   • Steve_freereeder
   • Tuesday at 01:37 AM

10. Advice for thickness of leather for bellows

    By Rod Pearce, January 1
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    • Rod Pearce
    • Monday at 01:07 PM

11. Wheatstone Reeds Sounding Very Sharp

    By Ricfry, January 1
    • 5 replies
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    • Dana Johnson
    • January 11

12. Servicing a Crabb

    By lachenal74693, November 1, 2019   

    • service
    • maintenance
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    • 10 replies
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    • lachenal74693
    • January 10

13. Do Tina tuners use a dremel / diamond tip tool, or a file?

    By Notemaker, December 31, 2019
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    • Notemaker
    • January 9

14. Jeffries Duet layout

    By david robertson, December 29, 2019
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    • david robertson
    • January 6

15. Fix for leak at bellows bindings?

    By Oberon, January 4
    • 5 replies
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    • Chris Ghent
    • January 5

16. Lignum vitae, ebony buttons?

    By lachenal74693, December 28, 2019   

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    • ebony
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    • 14 replies
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    • AaronW
    • January 4

17. Re-furbish of original hexagonal case

    By lachenal74693, November 1, 2019
    • 4 replies
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    • Bazza12
    • January 2

18. 28b Lachenal air tightness issues

    By Oberon, December 26, 2019
    • 12 replies
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    • Oberon
    • December 30, 2019

19. Technical issue making leather baffles- What if I don’t have a bushing board?

    By daviseri, December 26, 2019
    • 6 replies
    • 415 views
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    • Don Taylor
    • December 27, 2019

20. Tuning by twanging.

    By paulbrennan, December 12, 2019   

    • tuning
    • 13 replies
    • 1118 views
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    • d.elliott
    • December 26, 2019