Hello all,
I know this is a late posting on the subject, but I just discovered Concertina.net while I was looking for Crabb Concertina. Too bad they're gone. (tells you how long its been since I talked to them!)
When I bought my C. Jeffries 38 button in 1974 in the states, it needed new reed pads and springs.
I made the springs out of tempered bronze music wire, bought fron a music school.
This has served well for the past decades, though I don't play as much as some people.
On the subject of repair, I do need to get some new bellows made (hence the call so long ago to Crabb) as playing with patches and leaks is getting too much.
I will check the Concertina Connection. If anyone has a place they feel would be the best source, a new posting would be much appreciated.
Capt Rick
