drying out a concertina played in the rain
Even if you play a concertina under an umbrella it is going to suck water in. After a very wet Morris Federation day of dance recently, I had"lost" several notes and one sounded continuously. The problem was the leather valves sticking - and then eventually drying out in contorted ways. It has taken me a week to sort out all the problems, which I did partly by very gently re-damping the offending valves and stroking them flat while they dried. Two questions arise...
1. Does anyone have
Yep that's what the Jeffries played at the Cliffs of Moher looked like.... well perhaps not quite as bad as this.
Another point; when people imagine the romance of playing a few hornpipes (or accompanying sea songs ) on the deck of a sailing ship, just think what the salt air will be doing to your steel reeds!!