Instrument Construction & Repair

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1. Pad Materials 1 2

   By RWL, February 3
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   • Dana Johnson
   • February 12

2. Replacing Bellows on a 1930’s German 20 F/C

   By Daveylocker, February 7
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   • 115 views
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   • Daveylocker
   • February 7

3. Columbia Pneumatic Leathers - CPL

   By Don Taylor, February 6
   • 6 replies
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   • Chris Ghent
   • February 6

4. Quieter G Row

   By AmericanIrishAngloEhWhat, January 12
   • 2 replies
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   • SIMON GABRIELOW
   • February 4

5. Leaky bellows chamois

   By RWL, January 31
   • 11 replies
   • 433 views
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   • RWL
   • February 3

6. Hayden Duet Layout Planning 1 2 3

   By Dashy, January 22   

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   • SIMON GABRIELOW
   • February 2

7. Rebuilding a dilapidated German Democratic Republic 20 key concertina.

   By Brian, January 25
   • 14 replies
   • 468 views
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   • SIMON GABRIELOW
   • February 2

8. Case repair

   By Wendy M. Grossman, February 1
   • 0 replies
   • 124 views
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   • Wendy M. Grossman
   • February 1

9. Building Hayden Duett 1 2 3 4

   By Łukasz Martynowicz, March 31, 2013   

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   • Building
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   • Dashy
   • January 25

10. Seeking lighter gauge springs

    By richard, January 25
    • 1 reply
    • 144 views
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    • JD Rogers
    • January 25

11. Pulsating? Reed/Glue Type 1 2

    By Nabio, January 20
    • 21 replies
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    • Parker135
    • January 24

12. Polishing metal buttons

    By Christian Husmann, January 15
    • 10 replies
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    • Christian Husmann
    • January 19

13. Specification of brass needed for replacing old Lachenal reed tongues 1 2

    By Rod Pearce, November 26, 2021
    • 22 replies
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    • ttonon
    • January 16

14. Known bellows paper?

    By Henrik Müller, January 3
    • 6 replies
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    • Henrik Müller
    • January 11

15. Are Strap screws and female threads common?

    By genepinefield, January 10
    • 2 replies
    • 300 views
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    • genepinefield
    • January 11

16. Bellow maintenance

    By Tam Paynter, December 2, 2021
    • 10 replies
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    • 4to5to6
    • January 8

17. Replacing springs.. what is the secret? 1 2 3

    By seanc, November 17, 2021
    • 38 replies
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    • Alex West
    • January 8

18. "Sticking buttons"

    By Alastair Macdonald, December 13, 2021
    • 5 replies
    • 543 views
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    • SIMON GABRIELOW
    • January 5

19. Wheatstone broken end bolt removal

    By Fanie, December 31, 2021
    • 14 replies
    • 497 views
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    • d.elliott
    • January 4

20. To baffle or not to baffle, that is the question! 1 2

    By Andy Holder, January 2, 2012
    • 27 replies
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    • 4to5to6
    • December 31, 2021