Bassconcertina.net Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Hello, Im building a treble concertina using american pump organ reeds and I was wondering if a warp/twist in the reed tongue mattered. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttonon Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 So was I, keep us informed. Tom www.bluesbox.biz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassconcertina.net Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, ttonon said: So was I, keep us informed. Tom www.bluesbox.biz One thing I do know is that the warped/twisted reeds do sound when used on a vacuum cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.elliott Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 It's a bit of a bugger to empty the dirt from the bellows though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassconcertina.net Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, d.elliott said: It's a bit of a bugger to empty the dirt from the bellows though. I should build a tuning bellows. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ghent Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 A pronounced twist on the end of a harmonium reed is an attempt to make the stop the reed belongs to sound different to the others. In the concertina context the exaggerated gap between the twisted part of the reed and the frame could be considered a very large leak, making the reed assembly very inefficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassconcertina.net Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 14 hours ago, Chris Ghent said: A pronounced twist on the end of a harmonium reed is an attempt to make the stop the reed belongs to sound different to the others. In the concertina context the exaggerated gap between the twisted part of the reed and the frame could be considered a very large leak, making the reed assembly very inefficient. im gonna figure out how to post images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Pearce Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 To post an image, open the reply box, and drag your image to it by left-clicking on it in the folder it is stored in without taking your finger off, and let go of the mouse button to drop it in the message. Or use the .Choose files. link on the screen. Hope this makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 (edited) You'll get whole sets of reeds in an American organ that are deliberately twisted when it is made, it's to achieve a particular sound on one of the stops. I doubt if you could straighten them out successfully, especially after the length of time they'll have been like that. Edited December 19, 2022 by Stephen Chambers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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