Corbin Collins Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 In my newfound zeal for buying old concertinas and trying to repair them, I ruined a set of bellows for a perfectly good pair of ends on a 30-button metal-ended Renelli. I suppose this is how you learn from your mistakes. Anyone have some working bellows of this size that they'd let go of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geraghty Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 There is an ebay seller in Ireland who offers bellows that are 6 1/4 inch, maybe they would be close enough? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Read Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 On 4/14/2022 at 12:50 AM, Geraghty said: There is an ebay seller in Ireland who offers bellows that are 6 1/4 inch, maybe they would be close enough? Renelli is a low end Italian concertina so those bellows would be overkill and a different way of attaching I believe. Maybe find a scrap italian instrument and rescue the bellows? Otherwise, maybe try contacting Hohner? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbin Collins Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 I think I will just have to be patient and try to salvage some bellows from another cheap instrument I may find. Thanks for the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON GABRIELOW Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Don't worry too much about your bellows; as after years of playing and adjusting my Anglo 30 key squeeze-box, it has a few internal issues! A part of frame to bellows where screw goes into, will need clamping to strengthen a mild split in the wood( I shall use resin W wood glue when opened next time).. it's just wood after all, and easily adjusted, filled,glued etc.. So there's always a way through these issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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