Lachenal repair?

[nultylynch]

Good evening,

I’m looking for repair recommendations for a Lachenal. I’ve had Greg Jowaisas repair  a concertina before, but am having difficulty reaching him. Who else should I turn to?

thanks,

Nulty

[Ken_Coles]

Another experienced tech in the US is Bob Snope at the Button Box in Mass. (which is still doing repairs, just no retail or manufacturing). Last week he gave me a place in the repair queue which he said he'd probably get to "in December."

 

I'm guessing someone here who has been in touch with Greg lately will chime in.

 

Ken

[Greg Jowaisas]

Still alive and well and repairing, refurbishing concertinas as time allows.

 

You can message me thru concertina.net or call and leave a message: 859) 291-7062 9am to 7pm EST.

 

[Stephen DOUGLASS]

Big shout out to all who are repairing, fixin' and fettlin'! You are gems. Thank You.

I have had a couple of concertina's nuanced by Bob Snope over the last couple of years...transformative work done, that helped me stay 'keen'... and changed unplayable to lovely instruments.

This thread is apropos to 'another' regarding 'apprenticeships'....what are we gonna do going forward? Those skilled

craftsmen are thin on the ground.

[Richard Mellish]

The skilled craftsmen are not as thin on the ground as they were 50 years ago. Some emerged from the woodwork. But I agree that more apprentiships would be good, both sides of the Pond and maybe even eleswhere.