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How the Government of Canada fixed my Dipper concertina


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Well, one note on my concertina wasn't playing at all. I could hear air going through, but no sound. I knew it wasn't the lever, spring or similar because the note on the push was working, but not the one on the pull. It took me a while to notice because it's the very high C, which I use in only a couple of tunes (Trim the Velvet in G, or Drunken Sailor hornpipe in Am for example). Anyhow, looking closely at the 'defective' reed, I noticed there was a hair bit stuck in it! I tried with different pieces of paper but they wouldn't really do the job, until I tried my Tax Return notice from the government. It was perfect for the job, and the hair vanished in the sky (ok, the room) and I could play my super high C again.

 

Thank you, Canada!

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